The Patrick Madrid Show

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The Patrick Madrid Show is your source for the latest in current events and contemporary issues. Join host Patrick Madrid for compelling insights, lively conversations, and encouragement for your day!... more

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February 26, 2026The Patrick Madrid Show: February 26, 2026 - Hour 3
(4:22) Karen - I think that John's grand kids would be greatly benefited from Catholic Schools. Catholic schools drew me to convert.

(11:36) Patrick talks about the R.I.P. List he started.

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(17:40) Christina - Per your request I have started praying for souls in Purgatory and it has borne great fruit.

(21:48) Iris - I have a dispensation for marriage question.

(31:21) Susan - My husband was not Catholic when we married and I am not sure if I got the dispensation. How do I find out?

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(39:25) Julia - I don't want to get married by the civil law but the church said that I had to do that even if I marry in Church. Why is this the custom?
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February 25, 2026The Patrick Madrid Show: February 25, 2026 - Hour 1
On today's Patrick Madrid show, Patrick answers a question from Danny about concupiscence and explains what the word, "concupiscence" means, can we go straight to God for our Confession instead of going to a Catholic priest, and why wasn't Jesus in the tomb for a full 3 days?

(00:46) Danny - At what point do you discern when you are sinning because of your concupiscence and when it is because of the Devil?

Break 1

(19:15) Patrick explains the meaning of the word, “concupiscence”.

(21:53) Bill - My Catholic friend said he didn't need to go to confession but can confess straight to God. How do I respond to this?

(33:03) Jonathan - Why wasn't Jesus in the tomb for a full three days even though He said He would be dead for three days?

(45:53) Patrick - Do you have any resources for the topic of scrupulosity?

Books Patrick recommended: "Scruples and Sainthood" and "A Thousand Frightening Fantasies"
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February 25, 2026The Patrick Madrid Show: February 25, 2026 - Hour 2
In Hour 2, Patrick answers an email from Will whose wife changed her mind about having kids, is ok to receive Communion if you miss Mass on purpose, and is it still effective to pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet for someone who has already died. Patrick answers these important and consequential questions.

(00:33) Email – Will – My wife has changed her mind about wanting to have kids. She wanted to have them when we got married but now doesn’t anymore. What can I do?

(4:56) Diane - Is it ok to receive Communion if you miss Mass on purpose?

(8:41) Yvonne - In the Hail Holy Queen prayer used to say 'Hail holy queen mother of mercy HAIL our life our sweetness and our hope' why did they take out the extra 'hail'? AND when we pray the divine Mercy Chaplet for someone who died already is it still effective?

(24:12) Tracy - If I had a surgery to reduce the risk of breast Cancer but it would prevent me from having any more children can I do that in the eyes of the Church?

Break 2

(32:25) Donna - When was it a mortal sin to miss Mass?
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February 25, 2026The Patrick Madrid Show: February 25, 2026 - Hour 3
Patrick answers questions about a priest talking about the devil a lot, can you go to Confession to a priest over the telephone, why do some people reject the idea of visitations from the souls in Purgatory, saints and angels and can the words of the Mass during the offertory be changed? Patrick considers these questions and offers concrete answers.

(3:31) Patricia - Our Priest plays rock n' roll music really loud and talks about the devil a lot. What can we do about this?

(8:03) Bernadette - Can I go to confession on the Telephone with the priest?

(11:50) Joe - Why do some people reject the idea of visitations from the poor souls, saints and Angels?

(16:36) Luz - When we have the offertory the priest says 'May the lord accept the sacrifice at OUR hands'.

Break 1

(20:44) Kevin - Creed: How will Christ judge the living and the dead when the dead have already been judged?

(29:36) Leo - Why do we think Jesus is God if He never says He is God in the synoptic Gospels?

Break 2

(39:01) Paul - I lied about my availability to work one day. Is that venial sin?
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February 24, 2026The Patrick Madrid Show: February 24, 2026 - Hour 1
On today's Patrick Madrid show, Jodi wants to convince her friend about changing his practice of receiving the Eucharist without Confession, Greg disagrees with what Patrick said to a caller yesterday about Baptism, and Patrick provides Brad with some resource to help him discern a call to the diaconate.

(00:42) Jodi - I have a friend who won't go to confession or mass but receives the host. Can you help me convince him to change this practice?

(12:56) Patricia - My grandson, who is Catholic, is getting married in April, but his fiancé is not baptized. Is it okay for me to attend the wedding?

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(18:37) Greg - I disagree with what you said yesterday about the priest who put his thumb on the baby forehead then it wasn't an actual baptism. I think that there are so many priests who mess up the proper way that it would cast doubt on the validity of many sacraments of the Church.

(28:03) Brad - I am discerning becoming a deacon and I was wondering what I can read about this.

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(37:18) Arthur - I am worried about my family not making it to heaven because I don't evangelize. I am the only Catholic in the family, and I don't talk about the faith with them. What should I do?
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February 24, 2026The Patrick Madrid Show: February 24, 2026 - Hour 2
Patrick helps Jacob to seriously address the temptation to return to practicing witchcraft, is it a sim if a voluntarily break one of my Lenten penances, and Nancy wants to Patrick's thoughts about her starting a Bible study.

(00:34) Jacob - I used to practice witchcraft before becoming Catholic. I still feel tempted to return to witchcraft and I wonder if you have any advice?

Break 1

(24:07) Jim - I go to confession every 3 weeks or so, but my wife doesn't want to go to confession because she doesn't want to have a middleman in the priest. What can I do?

Break 2

(39:47) Charles - If I break a voluntary, Lenten penance is it a sin?

(47:02) Email – Nancy: What are your thoughts on joining a Bible Study group?
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February 24, 2026The Patrick Madrid Show: February 24, 2026 - Hour 3
In hour 3 of today's Patrick Madrid Show, Elaine calls to comment on some callers and thank Patrick, Patrick helps guide Pedro through the feeling of being in a roller coaster, and Rose asks about the Church's position on Limbo.

(0:29) Elaine - I have a cousin who hasn't been to confession in a long time, and I thank you for your wise words.

(12:03) Pedro - Since November I have been going to Mass every Sunday. It is a roller coaster in my faith where sometimes I feel really holy and sometimes I feel not holy at all. What can I do to be more stable in my Faith?

Break 1

(21:57) Maria has a question about attending a wedding.

(33:12) Rose - Does the Church still believe in Limbo?

Break 2

(40:14) Email - Liz: Where did the custom of abstaining from meat come from?

(43:46) Joe - Vatican II and the god of the Muslims. How do I explain it to someone who has an Islamic background, and they want to become Catholic?
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February 23, 2026The Patrick Madrid Show: February 23, 2026 - Hour 1
On today's Patrick Madrid show, Patrick discuses wrestling against the principalities and powers with Al, Paul has a question about Baptism, and Sam wants to know, can you date someone if your annulment is denied. Patrick offers thought provoking answers and commentary to help listeners better understand the Catholic faith and what the Church teaches.

(00:38) Al - Principalities and powers: why does it say we wrestle against them in Ephesians as if they are bad, if they are Angels?

(3:30) Paul - My friend had twins who were born prematurely and got baptized but the priest didn't use the word 'you' when baptizing but the baby's name. Is it still valid?

Break 1

(20:20) Marilyn - We prayed the rosary before Mass yesterday. We prayed the Sorrowful Mysteries on Sunday because of Lent but I had never heard of that. Is that a thing we should be doing?

(23:13) Email – Sam – If someone was married by the Church and was denied an annulment can they date someone?

(28:54) Norma - I am getting married this summer and one of our guests is gay and he wants to bring his partner. What should we do?

Break 2

(38:10) Tyler - It looked like the priest put water on his fingers and then on the child's head, that alright?
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February 23, 2026The Patrick Madrid Show: February 23, 2026 - Hour 2
In hour 2, Patrick gets a call from Nicole commenting on a prior caller's situation with her gay friend attending the wedding, Myra wants to know about being baptized incorrectly, and George also discusses inviting a gay couple to the wedding. Patrick astutely directs the conversation and provides smart answers in response to these and other concerns.

(00:41) Nicole - About the woman with friend who is gay: She has to look at it through the biblical lens. She should also not invite drunkards or adulterers or any other sinners to her wedding.

(7:43) Myra - What happens if you are baptized incorrectly can you go to heaven?

(13:08) George: Inviting a gay couple to a wedding: I did invite a gay couple to my wedding because I wanted all of my close friends to be at the Mass. So I would say it is okay to invite them.

Break 1

(22:38) Email – William – The priest never arrived to our parish for mass. Did leaving to go to Mass elsewhere fulfill my Sunday obligation.

(26:15) Sarah - Is it idolatry when we genuflect to a crucifix?

Break 2

(44:09) Patrick begins his conversation with John
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February 23, 2026The Patrick Madrid Show: February 23, 2026 - Hour 3
On Hour 3 of today's show, Patrick continues to help John sort through a difficult situation involving his wife finding out that he was unfaithful, is adding something for Lent just as good as giving something up? In addition, Patrick offers insightful answers to other callers.

(00:32) John - I was beaten up by my wife because she found some things in my past, including inappropriate conversations with other women and emotional affairs, spending money badly and adultery. I just left our apartment, and we have a 2-month-old with a heart condition.

(13:02) Dante - Is adding something for Lent just as good as giving something up?

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(20:58) Lisette - Should I try to avoid pregnancy?

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(34:25) John - When is addiction to pornography a venial or mortal sin?

(44:46) Patrick - I am half Greek Orthodox and Half Protestant: Regarding Baptism in the Orthodox Church do you have to be completely submerged. How do you deal with baptisms that aren't valid, and what does the Church say happens to them?
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