The Patrick Madrid Show: September 15, 2025 – Hour 1

September 15, 2025 Podcasts, The Patrick Madrid Show

Patrick fields thought-provoking questions ranging from whether Jesus ever lost his temper to the challenges of having charitable discussions with relatives from other faith backgrounds. In the same breath, ... Read more

The Patrick Madrid Show: September 15, 2025 – Hour 2

September 15, 2025 Podcasts, The Patrick Madrid Show

Patrick challenges listeners with raw questions about faith, public grief, and how Christian teachings intersect with justice and cultural controversies. He fields calls from individuals wrestling with anger, searching ... Read more

The Patrick Madrid Show: September 12, 2025 – Hour 2

September 12, 2025 Podcasts, The Patrick Madrid Show

Patrick reflects on the assassination of Charlie Kirk with raw honesty, giving a voice to heartbreak and confusion filling the airwaves. He balances faith, grief, and sharp cultural observations ... Read more

The Patrick Madrid Show: September 12, 2025 – Hour 3

September 12, 2025 Podcasts, The Patrick Madrid Show

Patrick brings listeners into the immediate aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, airing Governor Spencer Cox’s emotional press conference on what this tragedy means for the nation and for free ... Read more

The Patrick Madrid Show: September 12, 2025 – Hour 1

September 12, 2025 Podcasts, The Patrick Madrid Show

Patrick opens with shock and sorrow at the assassination of Charlie Kirk, questioning the future of public discourse and the fragility of free speech after such violence. Nearly overwhelmed ... Read more

The Patrick Madrid Show: September 11, 2025 – Hour 1

September 11, 2025 Podcasts, The Patrick Madrid Show

Patrick stands with a nation stunned by the assassination of Charlie Kirk, a young father and bold voice for open dialogue, killed while addressing students. The episode unfolds with ... Read more

The Patrick Madrid Show: September 11, 2025 – Hour 2

September 11, 2025 Podcasts, The Patrick Madrid Show

Patrick confronts the shocking assassination of Charlie Kirk and digs into what this act means for free speech, faith, and the raw danger that erupts when political rhetoric breeds ... Read more

The Patrick Madrid Show: September 11, 2025 – Hour 3

September 11, 2025 Podcasts, The Patrick Madrid Show

Patrick continues his heartbreaking reporting on the assassination of Charlie Kirk as reactions and breaking news pour in. The focus lands on the wounds left behind, Charlie’s family, his ... Read more

The Patrick Madrid Show: September 10, 2025 – Hour 3

September 10, 2025 Podcasts, The Patrick Madrid Show

Patrick talks with callers struggling with the messy reality of faith, from the awkwardness of disagreements before Communion to raw confusion over Vatican decisions and heartbreak in the headlines. ... Read more

The Patrick Madrid Show: September 10, 2025 – Hour 1

September 10, 2025 Podcasts, The Patrick Madrid Show

Patrick responds to listeners grappling with family conflict when a loved one identifies as transgender and offers straightforward advice for explaining these issues to kids. One moment, he’s addressing ... Read more

The Patrick Madrid Show: September 10, 2025 – Hour 2

September 10, 2025 Podcasts, The Patrick Madrid Show

Patrick fields heartfelt questions from listeners, discussing everything from Catholic wedding validity in the SSPX, non-Catholics receiving Communion, and whether armed security belongs at Mass, to how best to ... Read more

The Patrick Madrid Show: September 09, 2025 – Hour 1

September 9, 2025 Podcasts, The Patrick Madrid Show

Originally aired on 06/03/2025 Patrick fields pressing questions from listeners, sharing candid thoughts on funerals, Catholic liturgy, and the discomfort that comes with boundary-crossing moments at Mass. He takes ... Read more

The Patrick Madrid Show: September 09, 2025 – Hour 2

September 9, 2025 Podcasts, The Patrick Madrid Show

Originally aired on 06/03/2025 Patrick opens the hour by responding to a listener’s struggle with isolation while growing closer to Jesus, drawing parallels to St. Paul’s hardships and the ... Read more

The Patrick Madrid Show: September 09, 2025 – Hour 3

September 9, 2025 Podcasts, The Patrick Madrid Show

Originally aired on 06/03/2025 Patrick opens with playful Taco Tuesday banter before answering listener questions about Catholic wedding protocols, the real story behind Saint Patrick’s sainthood, and the significance ... Read more

The Patrick Madrid Show: September 08, 2025 – Hour 2

September 8, 2025 Podcasts, The Patrick Madrid Show

Patrick fields real-life questions about faith, relationships, and the tangled intersections between Catholicism and Protestantism, offering a moving story of a once-divided marriage, sharing a book to spark honest ... Read more

The Patrick Madrid Show: September 08, 2025 – Hour 3

September 8, 2025 Podcasts, The Patrick Madrid Show

Patrick opens the hour by wrestling with the classic question of free will versus God’s foreknowledge, using vivid analogies to draw listeners in as he takes each caller seriously, ... Read more

The Patrick Madrid Show: September 08, 2025 – Hour 1

September 8, 2025 Podcasts, The Patrick Madrid Show

Patrick takes urgent, real-life questions from listeners: a caller wonders about addressing a priest removed from ministry, sparking a direct conversation about laicization and the permanent mark of Holy ... Read more

The Patrick Madrid Show: September 02, 2025 – Hour 3

September 2, 2025 Podcasts, The Patrick Madrid Show

Patrick tackles grief and faith head-on, answering tough questions about martyrdom, church law, and sacramental practice following the Minnesota church shooting. He fields real-world calls, from Teri’s struggle with ... Read more

The Patrick Madrid Show: September 02, 2025 – Hour 1

September 2, 2025 Podcasts, The Patrick Madrid Show

Patrick explores current controversies in schools, where parents speak out against policies branding girls as mentally ill for wanting privacy from boys in restrooms. He brings listeners firsthand accounts ... Read more

The Patrick Madrid Show: September 02, 2025 – Hour 2

September 2, 2025 Podcasts, The Patrick Madrid Show

Patrick opens the hour by tackling unsettling headlines from Europe, with France and Germany bracing for potential conflict, and raises the question of what governments might know that ordinary ... Read more

Why They Mock “Thoughts and Prayers”

September 2, 2025September 2, 2025 Articles, Catechesis, Faith and Spirituality, The Patrick Madrid Show

Secular figures mock the phrase “thoughts and prayers” for several reasons. Some do not understand prayer. To them, prayer is nothing more than wishful thinking or a sentimental slogan. ... Read more

The Patrick Madrid Show: August 28, 2025 – Hour 3

August 28, 2025 Podcasts, The Patrick Madrid Show

Patrick confronts the aftermath of the Minneapolis church shooting, threading callers’ raw stories and emails through his search for why violence has surged, all while scrutinizing cultural shifts, violent ... Read more

The Patrick Madrid Show: August 28, 2025 – Hour 1

August 28, 2025 Podcasts, The Patrick Madrid Show

Patrick opens with heartbreak, reading the U.S. Bishops’ response to the Minneapolis church shooting, then moves through the raw aftermath: a child’s shaken words, Mayor Frey’s press conference, and ... Read more

The Patrick Madrid Show: August 28, 2025 – Hour 2

August 28, 2025 Podcasts, The Patrick Madrid Show

Patrick takes tough questions about capital punishment and Catholic teaching, untangling how doctrine and papal guidance shape conscience in cases like jury service for murder trials. Callers weigh in, ... Read more

The Patrick Madrid Show: August 27, 2025 – Hour 3

August 27, 2025 Podcasts, The Patrick Madrid Show

Patrick opens with real-time updates on the tragic mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic Parish and School in Minneapolis, offering prayers and compassion while processing the horror as fresh details ... Read more

The Patrick Madrid Show: August 27, 2025 – Hour 1

August 27, 2025 Podcasts, The Patrick Madrid Show

Patrick handles questions from callers about selling blessed items and explains the Church’s stance on simony, warning against treating spiritual goods as commodities. He picks apart misunderstandings about Christ’s ... Read more

The Patrick Madrid Show: August 27, 2025 – Hour 2

August 27, 2025 Podcasts, The Patrick Madrid Show

Patrick opens the episode weighing whether non-Catholic students should be altar servers in Catholic schools, laying out Church teaching and exploring its purpose. As listeners call in with their ... Read more

The Patrick Madrid Show: August 26, 2025 – Hour 2

August 26, 2025 Podcasts, The Patrick Madrid Show

Brian calls in from San Francisco, searching for faith after a hard life, and Patrick offers hands-on advice for reconnecting with parish life and finding support. Marriage, divorce, and ... Read more

The Patrick Madrid Show: August 26, 2025 – Hour 3

August 26, 2025 Podcasts, The Patrick Madrid Show

Patrick responds to questions that cut to the heart of Catholic life, moving from a supervisor’s Sunday work dilemma to a mother’s heartbreak over her son abandoning Mass for ... Read more

The Patrick Madrid Show: August 26, 2025 – Hour 1

August 26, 2025 Podcasts, The Patrick Madrid Show

It shouldn’t be a controversy to start a pro-life club at a Catholic high school. Patrick sorts through inconsistent policies and the confusion faced by students and parents. He ... Read more