The Patrick Madrid Show

• Tensions between Israelis and Palestinians have escalated further as Palestinian militants in Gaza fired hundreds of rockets into Israel, which responded with ramped-up airstrikes on the coastal enclave.
• Pete – Don’t most Palestinians support Hamas?
• Ted – Where in the Bible does is say that racism is a sin?
• Patrick shares his thoughts on how to reach more people using the medium they use the most, their phones.
• Voter Suppression!!!!!!!!!!! Queen’s speech: voters will need photo ID to vote
• Wisconsin bakery prints photo of alleged store thief on cookies
• Singapore researchers control Venus flytraps using smartphones
• Devon – Why are some of the Psalms omitted from the Liturgy of the Hours.
• Beth – How do you know the difference between being scrupulous and being careful?
• Maria, 12 years-old – Why do we refer to St. Michael as a saint?
• Tim – Why was the “one” dropped from the “one God forever and ever”?
• Steve – Knows a 16-year old who is mentally challenged. She doesn’t know Christ. Can she still go to heaven?

• Gas prices hit 7-year high as pipeline shutdown spurs panic buying.
• Stephanie – Does the hour fast before Communion include gum and liquids?
• Chris – Question about the possible salvation of Judas
• Ed – If you pray for people to save their souls, but you commit a mortal sin right before death w/o confession, will you have any chance at being saved?
• Richard – What are the Requirements to becoming a Deacon?
• If someone told you that this was not designed but is merely the result of purely random natural forces working blindly against each other over eons of time, would you believe it?
• Barbie – Question about human composting.
• Ken – has the Act of Contrition changed over the years?
• Is requiring an ID to vote racist? The answer is no.
• Maria – How do you treat relics?

• Sam – If you happen upon an accident and the dying person wants to be baptized and you don’t have water, what should you do?
• Gabriella – Why is St Claire the Patron Saint of Television?
• George – I’m against human composting.
• Jean – Question about choosing Godparents
• Mary – Did Vatican II have heresies?
• Gianna – is a godparent but there have been family ties ruptured, what should she do?
• Janine – Do you think priests are “softer” on suicide than in the past?
• Louis – used to be Seventh Day Adventist and is thinking about becoming Catholic, looking for advice
• Beverly – doesn’t understand why extraordinary ministers are allowed to distribute communion
• John – we need stricter voting ID laws
• Pat – Friends father is a fallen away Catholic and terminally ill. How can he evangelize him?

Joanne asks if angels can appear on earth in human form without us knowing. She had someone who helped her once and then he disappeared before she could thank him.

• Mary – How can someone receive the Holy Eucharist if they are severely allergic to sugar?
• Saul – Can bodily illness be related to demonic possession?
• Sugary drinks linked to increased risk of bowel cancer in younger women
• Patrick shares his love of the movie “Tombstone” and relates a story from his own life that reminds him of a moment in the film where he had to step in and take care of the problem
• Patrick answers an email from Stuart about Lucifer NOT being Satan. Patrick sets the record straight.
• Fr. Thomas Weinandy: Giving Communion to Pro-Abortion Politicians Scandalizes the Eucharist