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How Do We Know the Soul is Immortal?

April 8, 2026April 8, 2026 Articles, Catechesis, The Patrick Madrid Show

On The Patrick Madrid Show, Steve called in to ask Patrick about the immortality of the soul, the mortality of the body, and how Catholics can reconcile heaven and hell with an all-loving God. He called in to say, “This is kind of amazing for me. I’ve been listening to you for about three years […]

Securing the Sanctuary

February 13, 2026February 13, 2026 Articles, News and Culture, The Patrick Madrid Show

The topic of parish safety was poignantly highlighted in a recent discussion initiated by listener Eric from Virginia who called into The Patrick Madrid Show. Eric expressed his unease following a recent attempted shooting, prompting him to seek advice on advocating for enhanced security measures at his own parish. “In Louisiana last week, there was […]

St. Thomas Aquinas’ 5 Arguments for the Existence of God

February 10, 2026February 10, 2026 Articles, Faith and Spirituality, The Patrick Madrid Show

Long before Jesus, Christianity, and the likes of St. Thomas Aquinas, the Greek philosopher Aristotle came tragically close to determining the existence of God through his own conjectures and determinations. But, as he did not have the benefit of divine revelation, his findings were incomplete. Fast-forward 1500 years and we see St. Thomas Aquinas produce […]

How to Make a Better Confession

February 9, 2026February 10, 2026 Articles, Catechesis, The Patrick Madrid Show

On a segment of The Patrick Madrid Show, Patrick received an email from an anonymous listener who wrote in asking about confession: Patrick, would you recommend any confession supplements for making a good and thorough confession? Also, would you recommend any prayers before examining your conscience or before confession? Can you offer an examination that […]

How Do I Love the Sinner but Hate the Sin?

June 13, 2024February 11, 2026 Articles, Catechesis, The Patrick Madrid Show

Many people scorn Catholics because they believe the Church teaches us to hate people for their sins and cast judgment when it is not our place. But that could not be further from the truth. Rather, Church teaching tells us that we are to love the sinner and hate the sin. But how do we […]

Should You Receive Jesus Under Both Species?

May 7, 2024May 6, 2024 Articles, Catechesis, The Patrick Madrid Show

A listener wrote to The Patrick Madrid Show to ask about receiving communion under both species. “I can’t fight the feeling that I should be receiving communion both by eating the body and drinking the blood as Jesus commanded. Since the Church teaches this is a heresy, should I refrain from receiving communion at all? […]

Never Too Far Gone: Returning to Confession

April 23, 2024February 16, 2026 Articles, Catechesis, The Patrick Madrid Show

What is the limit on God’s mercy? How far gone must one be before God is no longer open to welcoming that person back into the fold? Trick questions: there is no limit. God is always ready and willing to receive you into the state of grace with open arms. As long as you are […]

What Do Catholics Believe About the Rapture?

March 6, 2024March 6, 2024 Articles, Catechesis, The Patrick Madrid Show

“Rapture” is the term often used by Christian denominations to describe one of the last phases of human existence in which the believers of a particular creed will be granted salvation and entrance into paradise, while the others will be left behind. You can see it in everything from movies (The Rapture) to video games […]

Should Americans pay reparations for slavery?

January 25, 2024January 24, 2024 Articles, News and Culture, The Patrick Madrid Show

Amongst other sins, slavery is one of the great blemishes on the history of the United States. Disgraceful, deplorable, reprehensible, and shameful, slavery was the greatest evil our nation harbored through the 19th century. Because of this great crime we perpetrated against our fellow human beings, we have spent the last 160 years attempting to […]

The Trolley Car Dilemma

November 16, 2023November 15, 2023 Articles, Catechesis, The Patrick Madrid Show

Have you ever heard of the “Trolley Car” dilemma? On The Patrick Madrid Show, Patrick discussed this hypothetical quandary in the context of choosing who lives and who dies, and he tied it to the decision to drop the nuclear bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. The Trolley Dilemma is a 2014 moral problem […]

Choosing Life and Keeping the Faith

October 19, 2023October 19, 2023 Articles, Family and Kids, The Patrick Madrid Show

Recently on The Patrick Madrid Show, Patrick received a heart-breaking email from a young mother in California named Juana. Juana explained that she had heard the viral call with Alicia a few weeks ago in which Patrick had an emotional heart-to-heart with a distressed mother on her way to purchase abortion pills from a Planned […]

What can we expect from the National Eucharistic Congress?

October 7, 2023October 4, 2023 Articles, Faith and Spirituality, The Patrick Madrid Show

Recently on The Patrick Madrid Show, Kevin from Florida called in to ask Patrick about the National Eucharistic Congress (NEC) and what we as individual Catholics can hope to gain from the Congress and what we should expect. Kevin said that he intends to go and wants to know what a reasonable and fruitful outcome […]

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