It may seem like an easy question to answer: How far does God’s mercy extend? The answer is in the question. God is all-powerful, all-loving, all-present, all-knowing, and all-merciful. His mercy has no limits. So, it extends beyond our comprehension. But how can we be sure someone is forgiven if they die from suicide or...Continue reading→

You may remember from a few years ago when news came out that thousands of baptisms were declared invalid when it was discovered that a priest in Arizona had erroneously been using the words “We baptize you…” instead of “I baptize you…” for 20 years. Because of their invalidity, those thousands of Arizona residents who...Continue reading→

If you’ve spent any amount of time in engaging with the modern social sphere in the past few years, you’ve undoubtedly run into people who say things like, “I’m not religious, I’m spiritual. I don’t need religion because I’m a good person. I spread positive vibes, so I don’t need to pray. I don’t need...Continue reading→

There are countless movies and books about the end of the world, and what might happen when the earth succumbs to nuclear conflict, apocalyptic natural disasters, or it’s swallowed up by a zombie infection or an alien invasion. We’ve seen it in War of the Worlds, A Quiet Place, I Am Legend, Mad Max, Snowpiercer,...Continue reading→

On The Patrick Madrid Show, listener Bethany called in to the show for her second time to talk to Patrick about a deeply troubling and traumatic time in her life that has weighed on her for years. When she was seventeen years old, Bethany premaritally conceived a child. Under pressure from her family and the...Continue reading→

I believe in God, the Father almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried; he descended into hell; on the third day he rose again from...Continue reading→

On The Patrick Madrid Show, Patrick received a Twitter question from listener Ashley that read: What does “state of grace” mean? If someone is to die in the state of grace, do they bypass purgatory and go straight to heaven? If we have residual sin when we die, why go to confession? Patrick broke it...Continue reading→