The Patrick Madrid Show

Patrick answers listener questions about Catholic funerals, is it okay to leave Church right after communion, is it okay to chew the Host when receiving communion, and is there cultural differences between American and Mexican Masses? Tim - I met Patrick one year ago at Chandler. I mentioned that I saw Led Zeppelin in England. I just heard Cyrus play a Led Zeppelin song and I just wanted to say hi. Alicia - Can a Catholic have two funerals? Joe - As a parishioner, I noticed after communion it seems 1/2 the church leaves. Why? Alesha - The abuse is not necessarily a marital issue, but an issue with the marriage Teresa – My relatives haven’t been to confession in many years. Should I encourage them to go to Mass, knowing that if they do, they will receive communion without being in grace? Chuck - Is it proper to chew the Host when receiving communion? Gabrielle – How long should we pray for souls in purgatory? Joan - How do we deal with folks who have emotional and mental problems. How does that work with going to communion? What if he forgot to tell all of his sins? Chris – Is there differences between an American and Mexican Mass? (ie. Fast one hour before) - Is it ok to be on the line for confession during Mass? Carlos – How can I talk with my cousin who said she doesn't want to have any more babies? Daniela - If you don’t do your penance, do you have to go to confession again and re-confess your sins?

It’s true that the Holy Eucharist is not a prize for the “perfect” but is medicine for the weak. That’s precisely why those in the state of mortal sin should not receive the Eucharist before first having their sins absolved in the sacrament of confession/reconciliation. Dana - How do I have an “intimate relationship” with Christ? Karen - Did St. Paul contradict Jesus? Rick - Is being disrespectful to parents a serious sin? What can my 17-year-old do instead of fasting during lent? Steve - What is the Catholic view of salvation?

Patrick gives advice and guidance to man suffering with depression and answers listener questions about the annulment process and if being rude to someone who wronged you is a reason to not take communion Joshua – Were the Beatles Satanists? Vanna - We are not speaking to sister in laws and wondering if this conflict would remove us from being able to receive Communion? Louis - I am depressed and don't understand why the Archbishop O’Connell was murdered. Why did God allow this? Suicide Hotline is: 988 Will - Going through annulment process - how much of a mental defect is out of our control and how much is based on sin? Jodi - Was it sinful to take communion after being uncharitable towards my ex-husband’s girlfriend?

Patrick answers questions about praying, how to help someone dying reclaim their faith, when did priestly celibacy start, and was it Noah’s fault that he got drunk? Kevin - Protestant friend said you only need to pray once, while other said to pray constantly. Linda – My friend is dying from ALS. How can I help reinforce her faith? Carol - Did priestly celibacy start so that money would not go to a wife and family but rather to the church after a priest’s death? Marilyn – In regards to Jodi, from the end of the 2nd hour – Forgiveness is necessary or else you will be the one hurt. David - Genesis 9 - Did Noah plant the first garden? And if so, was it his fault that he got drunk? Can you interpret this passage? Patrick responds to an email from a listener who realizes they were not in a state of grace before taking communion. Did I commit a mortal sin? Donald - Can you help me understand the concept of praying to my guardian angel? My wife cheated on me and we are in separation and I want my family to stay together. Maria - Is it wrong to have romantic feelings for your second cousin?

Patrick comments on the falsehood of an over populated planet and shares how Japan births have fallen to record lows as their population crisis deepens Michael – Did God create the serpent, in the first place, to tempt Adam and Eve? Michelle - At adoration a person fell to the floor and started speaking in tongues. Why would this happen? Brian - Should we be eating those food products that are being fertilized with dead human bodies compost? It is legal in California and Colorado. Jackie - Whatever happened to all of the nuns? I don’t see them anymore. How do I dispose broken rosaries?

Patrick answers listener questions about the purpose of anointing the sick, what is Extreme Unction, how to help your parents come back to the Church, and why is Pontius Pilate mentioned in the Apostles Creed? Rod - What would have happened if the serpent didn't crawl in his belly? Lynn - What is the purpose of anointing the sick? Denise – Offers her personal experience in regards to pre-Vatican and then post-Vatican II. Mike - What is the meaning in the Nicene Creed of “begotten” and “proceeds from the Father and the Son” when it talks about the Holy Trinity? Alonso - Extreme Unction was for last rites but when the title changed it wasn't as clear that it’s not just for sick people Grey - How can I get my dad back into the faith Mary - Nicene and Apostles creed - why is Pontius Pilate mentioned?

Patrick answers listener questions about if some of the Old Testament is allegory or if it should all be taken literally, can Confirmation names be changed later, why did Jesus go to hell, and are we allowed to say “alleluia” during Lent? Benson - Ae we allowed to say alleluia during Lent? Jim – Is the entrance antiphon required? Malcolm – Question about the creation story in Genesis and if it’s an allegory or should be taken literally Patrick recommends “In the Beginning…': A Catholic Understanding of the Story of Creation and the Fall” by then Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger George Anne – My friend is deathly ill and has no religious background.  What will happen to him? What can I do? Mark - Can Confirmation names be changed or are they forever? Joseph - Adam and Eve were not depicted like apes that had evolved. How do I answer my kids questions about evolution? Anne - First Friday Devotion - are benediction and adoration required? Is confession required? What about when it lands on Good Friday? Sarah - At mass I am not sure that I believe everything or feel foolish for believing. Can I receive communion? What should I do? There is a Saint Cyrus Velma - Why did Jesus go to hell? Luke - Preparation for Communion - can the priest change the words there? Jeanie - My daughter is a medium. What can I do?

Patrick starts with emails and dives into questions about receiving Communion worthily and going to both Catholic and Protestant Sunday Services. Patrick answers emails from airline pilot about helping those who are Mormon to learn more about Catholicism. Aaron - Is it ok to go to a Catholic Church and a protestant faith community at the same time? Danielle- The priest at Mass was discussing how divorcees cannot receive communion and I need some clarification. Beatrice - My experience of a transgender person in the Amtrak station. Fern- Why is it that as Catholics, we don't let people receive Communion when the sick (sinners) need the grace of the sacrament to be better people. Sherri- We had our marriage blessed but were living together before we became Catholic. I know now that we should have gone to confession but were not told then. Do we still need to confess the sins of co-habitation?

Hour 2 Patrick jumps right back into Sherri’s call and addresses offering up our sufferings, being trivial in Confession and Baptism as infant as well as mortal sin in the bedroom and reconfessing a sin. Patrick finishes with Sherri-Married in Lutheran Church but blessed in Catholic Church once I converted. Did we sin? James- Once I have confessed my sins, I still suffer the consequences. Can I still offer this suffering up? Raquel - You can offer the Eucharist for someone else. How do I do this correctly? Is it wrong if the person doesn't want these prayers? William – email about being trivial in confession Mike - Trouble understanding the Sermon on the Mount. Judy - Top Ten Questions about Catholics from OSV. Julie - If someone is baptized as an infant and later says that they did not consent to this, what is the state of their soul? Patrick answers email about mortal sin in the bedroom. Philip - If I confessed a sin a long time ago and I still pray and ask forgiveness, Is it wrong or sinful to think I need to confess it again when I have not committed the same sin since the first time?

Patrick replies to an emailer whose parent is having an affair, he responds to callers about passing on the faith to our children/grandchildren and Emailer- Found out a parent is having an affair in their 70’s. What should I do? Ted - Where in the bible does it say what religion a child will be brought up in? Should the children take the religion of the father? Anna- I feel guilty because I left the Church and brought my children with me. I came back but they did not. Am I forgiven for this? Chuck- I received general absolution in Vietnam and not sure that I was forgiven. What should I do? Pablo - My wife and I need to have our marriage convalidated. Should we be living as brother and sister? Mike - I didn't make my confession before I received confirmation. What should I do? Nicholas- How did Cain reproduce if he was the only man around? Mark – What is the difference between forgiveness, atonement and repentance?