The Patrick Madrid Show

Patrick gives advice on how to help your spouse back into the Catholic Church, helps an 8th grader with ideas on how to argue against abortion in a paper she needs to write for a pro-choice teacher and gives the Churches recommendations how to handle the tragedy of a miscarriage. Hector (continued) - Planning to get married, girlfriend ex-Catholic- advice on convincing her to get married in church. Gabriel 10-years-old - Do dinosaurs actually exist? Isabelle – in 8th grade and writing a paper about abortion: Is there a way to explain why abortion should be illegal to non-religious people? Mark - Question about the mystic Luisa Piccarreta, some are advancing her cause of beatification but Church says we should wait for the interpretation of her writings. What is your take on her? Patrick Answers an email about what is the proper protocol in the Church in the event of a miscarriage? Patrick - New Catholic and struggling with adoration of Mary and saints- any suggestion to help me?

Patrick answers questions about the intercession of saints, how to grow a more personal relationship with Christ, if God created everything that was good why did He create hell, and is it okay to have a Masonic ritual in a Catholic Church? Rick – I don't agree with the advice a priest gave my son. The son got kicked out of seminary, he was involved in pornography, and is now at a rehab Catholic center and wants to move into an apartment with female and male friends. Aaron - How does the intercessors of the Saints work? Do the Saints go to Jesus, then Jesus to the Father? Emily – How can I grow in a personal relationship with Christ? Patrick recommends “My Daily Bread” by Fr. Anthony Paone Amy - If God created everything that was good, how did hell come into place? Al – There was a Masonic female ritual prior to a funeral Mass in the church. Is that ok? Barbara - What is the name of the free drug/alcohol rehab center in Florida? Patrick recommends www.hopereborn.org Terra - My children are being baptized next month, and my Protestant pastor brother is refusing to go.

Leo - When Adam and Eve ate the fruit, did they suddenly know everything bad? Did they know they were naked? Anne - Why has it not been addressed that the children of Fatima also had a vision about hell? We were told to pray the rosary for peace, there is no peace anywhere. Mary - What is my moral obligation to my husband considering he is being unfaithful? Patrick recommends https://marysadvocates.org/ Joe - God created the angels before humans. Why didn’t he suffer for them as he did for us humans? Patrick reads and responds to an email from an adult son who was physically and emotionally abused by his father. He says he has forgiven his father, but he doesn’t want to see him in Heaven. Carlos - Advice regarding his uncle who got diagnosed with stage 4 cancer, and he doesn't have time left. He is away from the faith and don't know how to approach the topic. Richard - Niece is not marrying in the Catholic Church. Do you have any advice on what to say to her or how I can address this situation? Diana – I finally went to confession, because of your advice, but I didn't say it all. Am I still forgiven? Emily - Does divorce affect more than the abused at home?

Patrick answers questions about why were books taken out of the Protestant bible, how to get rid of demonic spirits, cremation, and why do we pray the Rosary? Rob – My friend asked me to join her getting baptized in the Church of Nazarene, is that something I can do? Cathy - Why were 7 books taken out of Protestant bible? Patrick recommends the show “Shtisel” Annie - How do you get rid of demonic spirit transference between siblings? What books can you read demonic spirits and how to get rid of them? Judy - When we will resurrect with our bodies, what would happen to people whose remains are getting cremated? Pat - What Bible should I get my 13-year-old grandson who wants to come into the faith? Thomas - Question about my son's baptism (a couple of years ago). The priest was losing his memory at the time, and parts of the rite were not performed. Is there anything we need to do to complete the rite? Cindy - Can psychics put a spell or curse on you? George - Why do we pray the Rosary if we are only supposed to pray to God?

Patrick answers questions about scandal, clapping in church, Sola Scriptura, and divorce. Dave – Asks for a book recommendation for atheist friend Patrick recommends Edward Feser – “The Last Superstition: A Refutation of the New Atheism” Patrick reads and responds to a couple living together as brother and sister. Can they still receive communion if they still see each other naked? Ann - Should people clap in Church? I don't think they should. Raul - How do I defend against people who say the Church Fathers used Sola Scriptura? Therese - My friend's husband wants to convert to the Catholic Church. RCIA are saying he can't join until next year, what should they do? Mark - I heard it was traditional to accuse one’s self of one’s own sins in the Church. Was that ever a thing? Patrick recommends The Devil's Role in the Spiritual Life: St. John of the Cross' Teaching on Satan's Involvement in Every Stage of Spiritual Growth” by Cliff Ermatinger Bill - Seemed to change the translation in the readings last Sunday, regarding what Jesus said about Divorce. Am I overreacting?

Patrick talks with a little boy who likes to play pretend that he’s Jesus and is wondering if that’s okay, he also answers questions about the Brown Scapular, how confession works, and how to set boundaries with family. Noah 7-years-old - Can we play the passion of Christ at recess. Is it okay if I play like I am Jesus? Bill - Is the story of Abraham and Isaac literal? Fern - Warnings about religious items saying they were made with chemicals that could be harmful. Can I clean this off somehow? Betty - Can you explain how the Brown Scapular works? How does confession work? Paul - I was surfing the dial and am impressed with this show. Do you have any recommendations to who we can write to combat society issues? Victoria - I'm taking care of a family member and wondering how to set boundaries? Judy - I used to be like Paul and felt that the world was falling apart and called this program. You helped me through this. From that talk I learned I needed to seek out truth more and go to daily Mass.

Patrick shares a prayer of Saint Teresa of Avila: “Let nothing disturb you, let nothing frighten you” Francis - Rubrics in the Mass: It seems like the priest should be the one to say “Lord have mercy?” Frances - Why did Jesus descend into hell for 3 days? Lewis - Regarding an article about Mormons criticizing Catholics for not taking communion seriously. It is because it has become a routine part of Mass? Tony - Gandhi had a similar encounter where he didn't believe that Jesus was present because of how other Catholics treated Jesus in the Eucharist. Martin - A priest made my mom a Catholic during WWII really fast so she could get married in the Catholic Church before the war. Jeff - A couple in my parish got a blessing for their marriage before their previous marriages were annulled. Can they receive communion? If not, how do I talk to them about this? Nicki – My children's father, my ex-husband, is not validly remarried. How do I explain this to our adult children? Jennifer - You recommended an article about Critical Race Theory a few years ago. Can you bring it up again?

Patrick shares a study about how teen girls are experiencing record levels of sadness and suicide risk in direct relation to cell phone and porn addiction Abby - Why do we say "I confess one baptism for the forgiveness of sins" in the creed at mass? I don't understand why the word “confess” is used. Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon made the unexpected announcement that she would be resigning from government after eight years in the role. Thomas - I have heard of people going to Lourdes and having miracles. Is this verified? Teen Girls Experiencing Record Levels of Sadness and Suicide Risk, CDC Says Nicolas - Does the face of God change when a new person is born, since we are made in the image of God?

Patrick responds to an email asking about dating and pornography use. Is it okay to tolerate any pornography use? Liz - Dating and Porn: This is very prevalent in today's world even in Catholic communities. Fred - I was one of the unproven miracles of Lourdes. I had epilepsy, after going to Lourdes, I began to heal and was eventually totally healed. Jose - I used to struggle with porn. I agree that woman should not date someone who has that problem. Lucy - My friend is Bisexual. She said she finds me pretty, so now I am questioning whether to continue a friendship. What should I do? Patrick - How do I discern when I am being gluttonous? Liz - God freed me from the struggle from porn addiction.

Patrick continues taking calls about cell phone and porn addiction and strongly recommends not giving children cell phones Joe - I am a recovered sex addict. I got through it because of the great advice from priests during confession. Porn is nothing but fast food. Cecilia - Is there a letter from Saint Paul that talks about Anthropology? Lia - Giving kids phones: My kids don't have phones; how do I handle this since everyone else does have a phone? Annmarie - Is there really fire in hell? I heard that hell is not literally fire. Henry - I was a police officer and child porn is something we dealt with. Mark - Is there a resource that talks about the destruction of porn in society for someone who is struggling with porn? Patrick - I am a porn addict and it has ruined my life. Parents need to put protections on their own phones. Ann - My friend is in prison for child porn. It cost him his job and marriage. When he was a child he was exposed to porn.