The Patrick Madrid Show: June 18, 2025 – Hour 1

Patrick opens with a fiery exchange between Senator Ted Cruz and Tucker Carlson, sparking raw reflections on war, truth, and Catholic conscience in a chaotic world. He calls listeners to prayer, discernment, and staying right with God—then fields honest questions on self-defense, marital ethics, and how to deal with friends choosing lifestyles at odds with Church teaching. Jarring world events meet no-nonsense faith and practical answers, plus some surprising advice on social media and confession, all in an hour moving from tense headlines to deep matters of the soul.

  • Audio: Ted Cruz has a heated exchange with Tucker Carlson over the military strikes against Iran (02:42)
  • *Patrick comments on watching the signs of the time but also not living in fear (05:55)
  • Todd – Cruz did initially say we are supporting Israel. It sounds like he let something out of the bag but he still meant we are in support. (12:51)
  • Morgan (email) – On your show the subject of self-defense has come up and you’ve explained that the church’s position is that a person being attacked with a knife cannot defend themselves with a gun, or something to that extent (14:24)
  • Email – What constitutes a marriage act and the permissions surrounding that. (20:26)
  • Nicole – How do I as a Catholic love all people, yet uphold the truth when it comes to the LGBTQ community? (30:54)
  • Dede – Could you expand on what you mean by what is not acceptable when it comes to the marital act? (42:18)
Patrick Madrid is an acclaimed public speaker and has authored or edited 26 books, which have sold over a million copies worldwide, including foreign-language editions. He hosts The Patrick Madrid Show daily on Relevant Radio.