🌟 The Caller: Monica from Waco Monica called in (✨ shoutout to Catholic moms and dads fielding tough questions from their kids!) with a super-specific query from her 12-year-old: “Is the papal conclave truly blind the whole way through?” Or does someone peek at the votes after each round? 🧐 Patrick’s Explanation: -Each Cardinal, seated at […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

John from Illinois called in with a big question: Because Pope Francis has passed away, who’s running things at the Vatican in the meantime? 🤔⛪ 🧑‍⚖️ Who’s in Charge When There’s No Pope? When a pope dies, things don’t go totally dark… but they do hit the brakes, hard. -The machinery of the Apostolic See […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Here’s the scoop from The Patrick Madrid Show when Maria from Oshkosh, Wisconsin called in with a very real Catholic dilemma 😬. She asked: “If a job makes someone work on Sundays, is it a sin to miss Mass?”“Can I just go during the week instead?” Here’s what Patrick had to say: 😇NOT a Sin […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Listener Karen from Illinois wrote in asking what a plenary indulgence is, and Patrick did not disappoint. 🧐 So, what is an indulgence anyway? Patrick breaks it down like this: Sin is forgiven in confession, but its effects still linger (like spiritual scars). Jesus paid the penalty for sin once and for all, but we […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

This episode of The Patrick Madrid Show is 🔥 Holy Spirit fire meets tough love. The heart of it? Get your soul to confession: like, now. Not later. Not “someday.” Now. 🙏💯 💬 The Setup: Elizabeth Calls In Elizabeth from Maine (and we LOVE her ❤️) calls in and says: -She and her friends (all […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

A caller named Mike from Jacksonville asks the big question: Should Catholics receive Communion on the hand or on the tongue? Here’s Patrick’s response… 📜 What the Church Says: -Traditionally, Communion has always been received on the tongue in the Western Church. -After Vatican II, some people started receiving on the hand as a kind […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Patrick Madrid explained why Purgatory is actually a very biblical doctrine, even though the word itself isn’t spelled out in Scripture (kind of like the word “Trinity”… but we all believe in that, right?). Step 1: Bible Alone? Not So Fast! 📖🚫 Patrick started by calling out the big assumption that everything has to be […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

On The Patrick Madrid Show, Cyra from Alberta called in with a tough but crucial question: who should she and her husband pick as legal guardians for their kids in their will? 😬 Her top choice is her sister and brother-in-law: loving, family-oriented, and nearby. But there was a hitch: they’re not practicing Catholics. Her […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Okay, this was an important one on The Patrick Madrid Show. Molly from Tampa called in with an admission: she secretly baptized her niece and nephew because their parents weren’t raising them Catholic. Now she’s wondering: Does she need to go to confession? Let’s unpack it. Right Intentions, Wrong Move 😬 Patrick immediately reassured Molly […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Mark from Honolulu called into The Patrick Madrid Show with a Lent question that you might have wondered about: 👉 “Can I add something extra for Lent (like good deeds or ministry work) instead of giving something up?” Sounds appealing, right? You don’t have to suffer through black coffee and no streaming services… just do […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Okay, let’s get real about fasting. Patrick Madrid explains in this episode, and honestly? It’s not as scary as it sounds, especially compared to Jesus’ 40-day fast in the desert. Like, can you imagine? 😳 So, What’s the Deal with Catholic Fasting? First, fasting isn’t some random rule the Church made up. It’s an ancient […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Okay, so on this episode of The Patrick Madrid Show, we get a look into the virtue of hope. A caller named Matt from Columbus, NJ, kicks things off by saying that a lot of Catholics don’t really get what hope actually is. Honestly, he’s onto something.   What’s Hope, Really? 🤔 Most people think […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more