Sharleen - My Church is St. Bernadette in Scot

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Aaron - I am distressed by this shooting. Is t

Walter 11-years-old - I am an altar server, an

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Sharlyn - If God wills all things, is it His w

Patrick opens with real-time updates on the tragic mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic Parish and School in Minneapolis, offering prayers and compassion while processing the horror as fresh details emerge. Amid sorrowful news, Patrick answers heartfelt listener calls about loss, faith, and why God permits such suffering, comforting those in pain while highlighting hope in scripture and the life of the Church. An eleven-year-old altar server’s voice brings a moment of gentle encouragement and innocence against the day’s grief.

 
Sharleen - My Church is St. Bernadette in Scottsdale. We have Knights of the Altar. (02:24)
Aaron - I am distressed by this shooting. Is there any canon law or church teaching that would address that these children went to heaven? (24:01)
Walter 11-years-old - I am an altar server, and it has helped me get so much closer to God. (30:28)
Sharlyn - If God wills all things, is it His will for people to use their free will to carry out evil intention? (41:51)

Patrick opens with real-time updates on the tragic mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic Parish and School in Minneapolis, offering prayers and compassion while processing the horror as fresh details emerge. Amid sorrowful news, Patrick answers heartfelt listener calls about loss, faith, and why God permits such suffering, comforting those in pain while highlighting hope in scripture and the life of the Church. An eleven-year-old altar server&rsquo;s voice brings a moment of gentle encouragement and innocence against the day&rsquo;s grief.
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<li>Sharleen - My Church is St. Bernadette in Scottsdale. We have Knights of the Altar. (02:24)</li>
<li>Aaron - I am distressed by this shooting. Is there any canon law or church teaching that would address that these children went to heaven? (24:01)</li>
<li>Walter 11-years-old - I am an altar server, and it has helped me get so much closer to God. (30:28)</li>
<li>Sharlyn - If God wills all things, is it His will for people to use their free will to carry out evil intention? (41:51)</li>
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The Patrick Madrid Show: August 27, 2025 - Hour 3

Jodi - I have a friend who won't go to confess

Patricia - My grandson is getting married in A

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Greg - I disagree with what you said yesterday

Brad - I am discerning becoming a deacon and I

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Arthur - I am worried about my family not maki

On today's Patrick Madrid show, Jodi wants to convince her friend about changing his practice of receiving the Eucharist without Confession, Greg disagrees with what Patrick said to a caller yesterday about Baptism, and Patrick provides Brad with some resource to help him discern a call to the diaconate.

 
(00:42) Jodi - I have a friend who won't go to confession or mass but receives the host. Can you help me convince him to change this practice?

 
(12:56) Patricia - My grandson, who is Catholic, is getting married in April, but his fiancé is not baptized. Is it okay for me to attend the wedding?

 
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(18:37) Greg - I disagree with what you said yesterday about the priest who put his thumb on the baby forehead then it wasn't an actual baptism. I think that there are so many priests who mess up the proper way that it would cast doubt on the validity of many sacraments of the Church.

 
(28:03) Brad - I am discerning becoming a deacon and I was wondering what I can read about this.

 
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(37:18) Arthur - I am worried about my family not making it to heaven because I don't evangelize. I am the only Catholic in the family, and I don't talk about the faith with them. What should I do?

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<li>On today's Patrick Madrid show, Jodi wants to convince her friend about changing his practice of receiving the Eucharist without Confession, Greg disagrees with what Patrick said to a caller yesterday about Baptism, and Patrick provides Brad with some resource to help him discern a call to the diaconate.</li>
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<li>(00:42) Jodi - I have a friend who won't go to confession or mass but receives the host. Can you help me convince him to change this practice?</li>
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<li>(12:56) Patricia - My grandson, who is Catholic, is getting married in April, but his fianc&eacute; is not baptized. Is it okay for me to attend the wedding?</li>
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<li>(18:37) Greg - I disagree with what you said yesterday about the priest who put his thumb on the baby forehead then it wasn't an actual baptism. I think that there are so many priests who mess up the proper way that it would cast doubt on the validity of many sacraments of the Church.</li>
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<li>(28:03) Brad - I am discerning becoming a deacon and I was wondering what I can read about this.</li>
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<li>(37:18) Arthur - I am worried about my family not making it to heaven because I don't evangelize. I am the only Catholic in the family, and I don't talk about the faith with them. What should I do?</li>
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The Patrick Madrid Show: February 24, 2026 - Hour 1

Jacob - I used to practice witchcraft before b

Jim - I go to confession every 3 weeks or so, 

Charles - If I break a Voluntary Lenten Penanc

Email â Nancy: What are your thoughts on joi

Patrick helps Jacob to seriously address the temptation to return to practicing witchcraft, is it a sim if a voluntarily break one of my Lenten penances, and Nancy wants to Patrick's thoughts about her starting a Bible study. 

 
(00:34) Jacob - I used to practice witchcraft before becoming Catholic. I still feel tempted to return to witchcraft and I wonder if you have any advice?

 
Break 1

 
(24:07) Jim - I go to confession every 3 weeks or so, but my wife doesn't want to go to confession because she doesn't want to have a middleman in the priest. What can I do?

 
Break 2

 
(39:47) Charles - If I break a voluntary, Lenten penance is it a sin?

 
(47:02) Email – Nancy: What are your thoughts on joining a Bible Study group?

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<li>Patrick helps Jacob to seriously address the temptation to return to practicing witchcraft, is it a sim if a voluntarily break one of my Lenten penances, and Nancy wants to Patrick's thoughts about her starting a Bible study.&nbsp;</li>
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<li>(00:34) Jacob - I used to practice witchcraft before becoming Catholic. I still feel tempted to return to witchcraft and I wonder if you have any advice?</li>
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<li>(24:07) Jim - I go to confession every 3 weeks or so, but my wife doesn't want to go to confession because she doesn't want to have a middleman in the priest. What can I do?</li>
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<li>(39:47) Charles - If I break a voluntary, Lenten penance is it a sin?</li>
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<li>(47:02) Email &ndash; Nancy: What are your thoughts on joining a Bible Study group?</li>
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The Patrick Madrid Show: February 24, 2026 - Hour 2

Elaine calls in about previous callers' commen

Pedro - My faith life has been like a roller c

Maria - my family has been invite to a wedding

Rose - Does the Church still believe in Limbo?

Email â Liz - where did the custom of abstai

Joe - Vatican II and the god of Muslims

 In hour 3 of today's Patrick Madrid Show, Elaine calls to comment on some callers and thank Patrick, Patrick helps guide Pedro through the feeling of being in a roller coaster, and Rose asks about the Church's position on Limbo.

 
(0:29) Elaine - I have a cousin who hasn't been to confession in a long time, and I thank you for your wise words.

 
(12:03) Pedro - Since November I have been going to Mass every Sunday. It is a roller coaster in my faith where sometimes I feel really holy and sometimes I feel not holy at all. What can I do to be more stable in my Faith?

 
Break 1

 
(21:57) Maria has a question about attending a wedding.

 
(33:12) Rose - Does the Church still believe in Limbo? 

 
Break 2

 
(40:14) Email - Liz: Where did the custom of abstaining from meat come from?

 
(43:46) Joe - Vatican II and the god of the Muslims. How do I explain it to someone who has an Islamic background, and they want to become Catholic?

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<li>&nbsp;In hour 3 of today's Patrick Madrid Show, Elaine calls to comment on some callers and thank Patrick, Patrick helps guide Pedro through the feeling of being in a roller coaster, and Rose asks about the Church's position on Limbo.</li>
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<li>(0:29) Elaine - I have a cousin who hasn't been to confession in a long time, and I thank you for your wise words.</li>
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<li>(12:03) Pedro - Since November I have been going to Mass every Sunday. It is a roller coaster in my faith where sometimes I feel really holy and sometimes I feel not holy at all. What can I do to be more stable in my Faith?</li>
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<li>(21:57) Maria has a question about attending a wedding.</li>
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<li>(33:12) Rose - Does the Church still believe in Limbo?&nbsp;</li>
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<li>(40:14) Email - Liz: Where did the custom of abstaining from meat come from?</li>
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<li>(43:46) Joe - Vatican II and the god of the Muslims. How do I explain it to someone who has an Islamic background, and they want to become Catholic?</li>
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The Patrick Madrid Show: August 27, 2025 - Hour 3

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