The Patrick Madrid Show

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The Patrick Madrid Show: July 19, 2023 - Hour 3 Jul 19, 2023

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Father talks confession and communion to the homebound, how priests should handle being obedient when scandal arises, praying to Mary and prayer at home instead of church.

Kathy in Maryland - Can I bring my sister communion? She needs confession. She has Alzheimer’s.
Susan in New Jersey- What is the right way for priests to handle a situation when a Cardinal or others are misbehaving or abusing another?
Sandy in Michigan - Why do Catholics pray to Mary? 1 tim2:5 there is only one mediator between God and Man.
Angela in Texas - How would you answer a person that he can pray anywhere he doesn't need to go to Church?
Peter in Georgia asks How come people who seems to do incorrect things seem to get blessings, but people that do things correct struggle more to get those blessings?
Dawn in Rhode Island- Do we know the 500 that Jesus appear to before the Ascension?
Jimmy in Florida - Are you a practicing Catholic, if you believe in the Eucharist but have a problem with other teachings of the Catholic Church?

The Patrick Madrid Show: July 18, 2023 - Hour 1 Jul 18, 2023

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Special Guest Host Ken Hensley

Ken shares his conversion story from being raised with no religion to palling around with Scott Hahn on their journey to becoming Catholics
Cynthia - I'm talking to my old Protestant pastor, who will be teaching a program about Catholicism. What book about Catholicism should I give him?
Dan - Why was Luther the leader of the Reformation? Lutherans say Luther was right. Catholics say Catholicism was right. What does Ken think about why Luther was wrong?

The Patrick Madrid Show: July 18, 2023 - Hour 2 Jul 18, 2023

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Special Guest Host Ken Hensley - I was a Christian before I became a Catholic.

Mike - Eucharist: the more I immerse myself in the Eucharist, the less worthy I feel. Maybe I'm scrupulous, I feel like I have to approach the Eucharist on your hands and knees. How do I square the unworthiness in the Eucharist with devotion to the Eucharist?
Francisco - My daughter doesn't want to come to Church.
Tony - Why convert the Protestants if they can be saved?
Brian - Comment on why everyone should become Catholic. I believe that Chesterton said, 'The Church is bigger on the inside than it is on the outside'. On the outside, there are rules and rigid liturgy, but on the inside, we have the seven sacraments, the Eucharist, and Confession.

The Patrick Madrid Show: July 18, 2023 - Hour 3 Jul 18, 2023

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Special Guest Host Ken Hensley

Madeleine - My husband doesn't understand that the Eucharist is real. What should I do or tell my husband to convince him that the Eucharist is real? He did say that he would go along with Catholic stuff for the sake of his children but never convert.
Hazel - How to I respond to my son who went to the Cathedral of Seville? He thinks that people were mistreated in order to make the Church (financial and otherwise).
Elaine - I didn't belong to a Church, but the Holy Spirit came over me one day and I went to the Catholic Church (Holy Name Cathedral). I started RCIA!
Matt - How do protestants view the Catholic Church? What do they think when we say “one holy Catholic and apostolic church?”
Leonard - Can you discuss the simple words “do this” that Christ said at the Last Supper?
Gordon - I believe that Paris became a great city because of Notre Dame. This was an art museum and it was the city center.

The Patrick Madrid Show: July 17, 2023 - Hour 1 Jul 17, 2023

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Special Guest Host Ken Hensley

Karen (email) – If faith is a gift from God, how can He condemn people that don’t have faith?
Denise - I tried to go to confession, but the priest wasn’t there. What's going on?
Iran - What's the difference between the soul and the spirit? Does our soul die when we die?
Anonymous – My friend is ill and dying. He’s filled with guilt because of an abortion he paid for when he was younger and he’s scared of going to hell. How can I help him?
Angela - When does Ken think about A.I.?

The Patrick Madrid Show: July 17, 2023 - Hour 2 Jul 17, 2023

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Special Guest Host Ken Hensley

Ken continues his conversation about A.I. with Angela from the end of the last hour, bringing up jobs that no longer exist because of changes in technology
Patrick - Why do Catholics pray to dead people? Where is the misinterpretation?
Ken shares his personal story of why he turned away from the idea of “faith alone”
Jessica – Is there a book I could give my Protestant husband to help guide him to the Catholic faith?
Kathleen – Since we don’t know if someone is in hell or heaven, should we be praying for them?

The Patrick Madrid Show: July 17, 2023 - Hour 3 Jul 17, 2023

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Special Guest Host Ken Hensley

Ken continues his conversation with Kathleen about praying and he focuses on the Communion of Saints
Roger - When it comes to salvation, is it believing in Christ alone or is there something else to it?
Dominic - Why be Catholic if you can be Protestant and be saved?
Gretchen - Did Christ view me the same when I was a protestant now that I am a Catholic?
Javier - Is it okay if you forget a sin during confession? Can I go to a Protestant Church for fellowship?
Elia - Does the name Luther have a tie to Lucifer? Is there a book about the changes that happened once Luther started Protestantism?
Kim - Dominic should make sure his authenticity is real and keep chipping away little by little

Why Don't Catholic Priests Get Married? (Special Podcast Highlight) Jul 14, 2023

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Why don't Catholic priests get married, and is it true that a married man could be ordained a priest? Could the Catholic Church's rule of priestly celibacy ever be changed?

Patrick clarifies that priestly celibacy is a discipline, not a doctrine, which means it is a custom that could potentially change in the future. He explains that in other rites of the Catholic Church, such as the Eastern Rites, married priests are permitted.

To understand the basis for priestly celibacy, Patrick refers to Jesus' teachings in Matthew chapter 19. Jesus discusses marriage and consecrated celibacy, stating that not all individuals are called to celibacy but only those to whom it is given. Jesus presents celibacy as a higher calling for those who are willing to make themselves "eunuchs" for the sake of the kingdom of heaven.

Patrick emphasizes that the discipline of celibacy in the Latin rite of the Catholic Church developed over time to align the priesthood with the example of Jesus, who was celibate and universally available to all. He also mentions that St. Paul encouraged singleness for the purpose of dedicating oneself wholeheartedly to the kingdom.

Finally, he recommends a resource called "Celibacy and the Priesthood," which is an audio conversation he had with a married Catholic priest, discussing the topic in more depth.

The Patrick Madrid Show: July 14, 2023 - Hour 1 Jul 14, 2023

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Patrick answers listener questions about IVF and what to do with the “leftover” embryos, what do Protestants mean when they say “give grace”, and he give advice to a grandma who has been told that her grandbaby will be raised “gender neutral”

Email – Family member used IVF after many years of not being able to conceive. She has 3 embryos left to implant and doesn’t know what to do with them.
Louis - Friends asked me to officiate at their wedding. Can I do that?
Riley 12-years-old – My cousin said it’s weird that I’m Catholic and that I pray to saints. How should I respond?
Benjamin – What do Protestants mean when they say 'give grace'?
Dee – My son is calling his baby 'they' and raising the child gender neutral. How can I handle this?
Connie - Jehovah witness used scripture, Act 15:28-29, to say you can't have a blood transfusion, but what does that verse really mean?

The Patrick Madrid Show: July 14, 2023 - Hour 2 Jul 14, 2023

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Patrick answers listener questions about what happens after Judgement Day, how best to debate a Jehovah Witness, is it a good idea to read meditation prayers, and how are we to understand God’s mercy if he sends good people to hell?

Jackie – What happens after judgement day?
Mike – How do I debate Jehovah Witnesses properly?
Matthew - Is it a good idea to read meditation prayers?
Matt - Read that souls that perish with original sin go straight to hell. How do we balance that with the hope we have that God will save us?
David - When others have done wrong to me, I seem to sympathize with them. How can I balance this better?
Matthew - How best can I separate the requirement of kosher food from the Old Testament with the blood of Christ being present in the Eucharist?

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