The Patrick Madrid Show

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The Patrick Madrid Show: July 14, 2023 - Hour 3 Jul 14, 2023

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Patrick answers listener questions about the Trinity, speaking in tongues, Catholic funeral masses, what is the protocol for receiving communion for the homebound, and why did Judas need to point out who Jesus was if everyone knew who he was?

Pam (email) – Is it okay to use analogies to explain the Trinity?
Matt – My Protestant friend 'prayed over me' and was speaking in tongues. Was this okay?
Christopher - Are Catholics required to have a funeral mass when they pass?
Marilyn - My daughter is married outside the church? Will she ever be able to receive communion?
Virginia - Women came up and asked for six hosts at communion for her pix for her homebound husband. What is the protocol?
Sue - Can you clarify why God wouldn't hear your prayers if you are in mortal sin?
Mike - Why was Judas needed to point Jesus out? Didn't everyone already know what he looked like?
Zachary – What is the difference between Novice Ordo and Latin Mass? Why does the priest face a different direction?
Mary - Why are priests not allowed to get married?

The Patrick Madrid Show: July 13, 2023 - Hour 1 Jul 13, 2023

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Patrick answers listener questions about how to help fallen away friends back to the Catholic Church, what does God do with prayers from Protestants, will Lutherans be welcomed back into the Catholic Church, and is it valid for the Apostolic Pardon to be prayed by a lay person?

Kevin (email) – I’m looking for scripture that can help lead my fallen away friends back to the Catholic Church
Email – Question about the Theology of the Sacraments of Initiation
Email – Yoga isn’t dangerous, and Patrick should reexamine his thoughts about it
Joseph – wedding question
Gabriel - What does God do with the prayers from Protestants and is the Holy Spirit present within the protestant church?
Mark – Will Lutherans be welcomed back to the Catholic Church?
Mary – My Protestant friend, who is a mom, mentioned that she feels her children are not saved because they cannot be baptized till they are at the age of reason. Is that a Protestant view?
Lawrence - If the prayer of the Apostolic Pardon was prayed by a lay person because the priest wasn't available, is it valid?

The Patrick Madrid Show: July 13, 2023 - Hour 2 Jul 13, 2023

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Patrick continues his conversation with Lawrence from the end of the last hour. Patrick explains what an Apostolic Pardon is.
Barbara - If the Good Thief did not have to go to confession, and Jesus gave him a free pass to Heaven, does it contradict the theology and all the hoops we have to go through as Catholics to go to Heaven?
Victoria - Worried about sister who is married with two kids, but not married in the Catholic Church. I don’t see her husband being helpful with the kids. He emotionally abuses her. Because my sister is Catholic, can she still divorce him? Is it advisable to divorce?
Jacinto - Is God's real name Jehovah?
Will – What is the age of reason for communion or confirmation?
Mary - How one goes about changing the Roman Missal? What would it take to say “body, blood, soul and divinity of Christ” when distributing communion in order to increase the number of Catholics who believe in the presence of Jesus in the Eucharist.

The Patrick Madrid Show: July 13, 2023 - Hour 3 Jul 13, 2023

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Patrick answers listener questions about what to do if you see a non-Catholic receiving Communion, do angels and demons have free will, and how to respond when a non-Catholic asks about “Catholic guilt”

Diana - I thought one of the features of the Apostolic Pardon could be granted when person is unconscious. Is that true?
Michelle - Works at a local Catholic university that promotes a woke agenda, including enneagrams and yoga. How can I handle this?
Do I have any responsibility to stop a non-Catholic from receiving Communion?
Leslie – My friend’s kid is falling away from the faith and really struggling. How can we help?
Rocco - In iconography, Jesus holds up 2 fingers up, what does that signify?
Tom - How can I engage more with classical literature? Was there a saint who wrote about classical literature?
Dan - Hebrew Scriptures: in the Torah, the same word is used for angels and demons, and neither of these creatures has free will. How can Christians believe that angels and demons have free will?
Audio: Republican representative from Ohio Jim Jordan grills FBI director Christopher Wray for spying on Traditional Latin Mass Catholics
Julie - How can I respond to non-Catholics when they say the church makes you feel guilty and that the Church is legalistic?

The Abuse Crisis in the Church: A Faithful Catholic's Response (Special Podcast Highlight) Jul 12, 2023

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If someone told you that they left the Church due to the abuse crisis, what would you say?

Brian from Jacksonville found himself in this situation and asked Patrick how he should have responded.

Patrick reads some words from his book Why Be Catholic. He explains that if you really believe that Jesus founded this Church, there should be no reason to leave. We need to be Catholic for Jesus, not for anyone else.

The Patrick Madrid Show: July 12, 2023 - Hour 1 Jul 12, 2023

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Patrick comments on his thoughts about people saying “Thoughts and prayers” -

If a Catholic doesn’t receive the Sacrament of Confirmation, does the Holy Spirit not live in them? Why is it so important?
Aaron - I can't seem to get ahold of my priest. He’s not responding to my calls. What should I do?
Bob - Funny story about the miraculous medal – My grandson called it the “ridiculous” medal by mistake!
Gail - Can the church not accept money from lottery winnings?
John - Should be we be fasting on meat all Friday? Is alligator considered meat?
Joe - When it comes to thoughts and prayers, what about feelings?
Lance - Who made the law that we can't eat meat on Friday’s in the first place?

The Patrick Madrid Show: July 12, 2023 - Hour 2 Jul 12, 2023

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Patrick answers listener questions about the Sign of the Cross, what is the history of indulgences, and he directly addresses an email that accuses him of “putting false information on the airwaves”

Email – I give up my morning coffee for Lent because it’s a bigger sacrifice for me then giving up meat
Bridgette - How many times should you make the sign of the cross when you pray?
Kurt - Can Holy Water or blessed salt be distributed outside of church
Dusty - What is the history of indulgences?
Caroline - Cute story: my little boy asked me, “why do we say lasagna in the highest?”
Elena – “Secret of the Rosary” by Saint Louis de Montfort includes prayers to pray before each decade. Is there a resource like that for the Luminous mysteries?
Pat - My son said the Infant of Prague was “infinite frog”
Patrick responds to an email from Dennis who says he should “stop putting false information on the airwaves” in regards to the Catholic Church being the Church established by Jesus.
Christian - My son just came into the Church (I came into the Church a few years ago). My son will be going to a Catholic university because of Relevant Radio!

The Patrick Madrid Show: July 12, 2023 - Hour 3 Jul 12, 2023

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Patrick explains what a “communion of saints” mean, and he addresses the priest scandal and how that shouldn’t deter us from our love of the Catholic Church

Donna - What does it mean that there is a “communion of saints?”
John - My wife and I are going to have a convalidation ceremony. My wife doesn’t want to wear a dress, but instead suit and pants.
Lee - Comment about intercessory prayer. I converted to Catholicism 20 years ago. As a Protestant, I was raised to think that the soul is asleep in Christ after death. As Catholics, we don't believe that the soul sleeps.
Ed – Is there a book about faith and science that I can recommend to my son who says, “I believe in science”?
Brian - How can I respond to someone who said he left the Church because of abuse crisis.
Steve - Is the Catholic Church okay with me doing Yoga?
Maria - There is sexual abuse everywhere. Why do people focus on the Catholic Church? Now the Church has special training to help priests report abuse.
Raymo - How does the Church differentiate pride vs proud?
Liz - What about Catholic Yoga while praying the Rosary? How can it be wrong if I'm praying while exercising?

Will an Apostolic Blessing Get You Straight to Heaven? (Special Podcast Highlight) Jul 11, 2023

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If you receive an apostolic blessing, would this wipe away all Purgatory time?

Javier explains that his mom was given this right before she passed away and he wants to know if he can be sure that she's in heaven.

Hear Patrick's explanation on what the Church teaches.

Patrick reads an email from Mike regarding this topic, and he takes a call from Fr. Tim who offers his moving experiences related to Anointing of the Sick.

The Patrick Madrid Show: July 11, 2023 - Hour 2 Jul 11, 2023

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Summary- Patrick explains what an apostolic pardon is and when it should be used, and Father Tim calls in to give firsthand experience of giving the sacrament to those near death.

Emailer-response to a situation a week ago of encouragement to young couple who were having family conflict.
Norbert in New York What are your thoughts on bishop Michael Curry's analogy that we are all part of one tree, and each denomination has a special gift?
Javier in Miami, FL comments on people dying and the apostolic blessing: my mother in law passed away a couple weeks ago.
Emailer asking what this apostolic pardon is all about? Can I request this if a person is close to death?
Zachery in Texas Why don't Catholics take more into consideration what we were taught in the Didache?
Eleanor in Palos Hills, IL - I saw a women give other women communion at the tabernacle after mass? is that OK?
Emailer- Asking did Pope John Paul elevated the “Word of God”? Some are thinking this means that Eucharist is not as important as word. How do I respond?
Fr. Tim Eastern Shore Maryland- My experiences giving last rites to those close to death.

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