Initiation: Baptism and Confirmation
As we approach the season of autumn, the first day being September 22nd, we’re going to begin to see many things change. The leaves will begin to change colors, the temperature will drop and the air become crisper, people will begin to layer up with sweaters and jackets, and baseball will be replaced by football.... Continue reading→
The Liturgy of the Word: Listening to Christ
As we continue our walk with Jesus through the Mass, we move from His baptism in the river Jordan to His preaching. We experience this in the next part of the Mass, the Liturgy of the Word. Here we usually read first from the Old Testament prophets. Each week Jesus listened to and read these... Continue reading→
Why Do Babies Need to Be Baptized?
Recently on The Patrick Madrid Show, listener Esther called in to the show to ask Patrick two questions. Her first question was why do we baptize people using the Trinitarian formula instead of just in Jesus’ name? And her second question was why do babies need to be baptized if it is a form of... Continue reading→
What Happens When We Die?
Recently on The Patrick Madrid Show, Tracy from Oakland called in to ask Patrick a few questions about the concepts of death, what happens to the body, and how we reconcile judgment and the resurrection with what we learn in the Catechism. “With ‘Ashes to ashes and dust to dust’, it brought up these questions... Continue reading→
Mass: The Re-Presentation of Christ’s Life
Let us continue to deepen our Eucharistic Amazement and Revival, as the U.S. bishops are encouraging us to do, by deepening our understanding of the Mass and its parts. The Holy Mass is a sacrament of Christ’s love for us, of his “greater love no man has than to lay down his life for his... Continue reading→
Where do animals go when they die?
Chances are, at some point in your life, you had a pet or an animal companion and maybe you still do. It could be anything from a dog or cat to a bird or a goat. But in youth, animals can be a great boon, providing companionship, a form of responsibility, and a partner in... Continue reading→
7 Tips for a Good Confession
“It’s been said that sin is the shipwreck of the soul. If the sin is serious, it is a fatal shipwreck. Confession is the only plank to which you can safely cling if you want to be brought back to the harbor of God’s grace.” (Canons Regular of St. John Cantius) Recently on The Patrick... Continue reading→
Can People Who Don’t Believe in God Still Go to Heaven?
Recently on The Patrick Madrid Show, a young listener David called in to ask if people who don’t believe in God could still go to heaven. In other words, are atheists and agnostics even capable of attaining salvation given their denial of the basic belief that our creator exists? Patrick began by laying a foundation... Continue reading→
Reconciling with the Gospel Truth
There is a video out there, by Cale Clarke’s own admission, of him visiting Caesarea Philippi and proclaiming to his audience that that is the location where Jesus spoke to St. Peter and said, “You are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail... Continue reading→
The Eucharist: The Sacrament of Trinitarian Love
We have been covering the Eucharist: the Sacrament of God’s trinitarian love. As Pope Benedict XVI says: “The sacrament of charity, the Holy Eucharist is the gift that Jesus Christ makes of himself, thus revealing to us God’s infinite love for every man and woman… The first element of Eucharistic faith is the mystery of... Continue reading→
