Recently on The Patrick Madrid Show, listener Maria called in to tell her story of past addiction and how she got over it. Patrick likened the decision to form good habits to the learning of instruments and discussed why the small decisions in life matter. Maria said that she started smoking marijuana in high school. […]Read more

On The Patrick Madrid Show, Kimberly called in to ask Patrick about the correct protocol for when the Eucharist is accidentally dropped at Mass. She witnessed this happen at Mass recently and saw a parishioner bend down to receive Our Lord from the ground, and she wondered if this was appropriate. Patrick responded by saying […]Read more

While medical marijuana has been legal in some parts of the US since the 1990’s, the legalization of its recreational use did not begin until 2018. And when that movement began to gain traction, so did the popularity of the cannabis plant as a source of medicinal aid. Certain illnesses were found to be significantly […]Read more

Recently on The Patrick Madrid Show, Patrick received several calls from listeners on both sides of the topic of noisy and distracting children at Mass. In response, he read an article he wrote some time ago to give his comprehensive thoughts on the issue.  The following article was originally written by Patrick Madrid in 2011: […]Read more

Recently on The Patrick Madrid Show, Patrick fielded a call from Irene who asked two questions. Her first question asked whether babies in the womb have guardian angels, to which Patrick responded that they do. “It seems that they do,” he said. “The Church’s general opinion, theologically, is that everybody receives a guardian angel. Jesus […]Read more

Recently on The Patrick Madrid Show, Antonio from Bakersfield called to get Patrick’s thoughts on the sin of gluttony, its prevalence, and how it affects our bodies and souls, especially considering that it is one of the Seven Deadly Sins. “My question is about the sin of gluttony…I’ve heard other shows on Catholic radio mention […]Read more

There is a popular party game called “Would You Rather” that poses a dilemma in the form of a question. Usually both of the options offered are bad (would you rather be alone for the rest of your life or always surrounded by annoying people?) and one is forced to choose between the two. Often […]Read more