Patrick recommends the book, “End of the Present World and the Mysteries of the Future Life.” He also mentions that Saint Therese of Lisieux was so taken by this book that it spurred her entry into the convent. "Reading this book was one of the greatest graces of my life," she says in her autobiography. "The impression I received from it is too sweet to express. All the great truths of religion and the mysteries of eternity plunged into my soul a happiness not of this earth."
Chris - if a Catholic does not believe in the sacrament of confession, can they receive communion?
Audio: Harris laughing after question about Ukrainian refugees
Jaimie - Thank you for recommending that book “The Dogma of Hell.” It helped me a lot.

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<li>Patrick recommends the book, &ldquo;End of the Present World and the Mysteries of the Future Life.&rdquo; He also mentions that Saint Therese of Lisieux was so taken by this book that it spurred her entry into the convent. "Reading this book was one of the greatest graces of my life," she says in her autobiography. "The impression I received from it is too sweet to express. All the great truths of religion and the mysteries of eternity plunged into my soul a happiness not of this earth."</li>
<li>Chris - if a Catholic does not believe in the sacrament of confession, can they receive communion?</li>
<li>Audio: Harris laughing after question about Ukrainian refugees</li>
<li>Jaimie - Thank you for recommending that book &ldquo;The Dogma of Hell.&rdquo; It helped me a lot.</li>
</ul>

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The Patrick Madrid Show: March 11, 2022 - Hour 2

What happens when you post a real Monet and sa

Audio: 2016. Guy McPherson (a climate change e

Audio: King Charles announces new UK digital I

Break 1

Audio: Zach Galifianakis on AI

Audio: TikTok is the fentanyl of social media.

Audio: 4 norms to pull kids out of the anxiety

Break 2

Audio: Giving your kid a smart phone

Mike - In the book of Revelation, Jesus talks 

Patrick opens with a story about art critics mistaking Monet for AI slop, sparking questions about authenticity in a tech-soaked world. He follows twisted threads connecting digital surveillance in China to new digital IDs in the UK, then tosses in stories of hysterical climate predictions, AI anxieties, and the social decay linked to endless scrolling. Children and families become the focus as Patrick unpacks warnings from experts, connecting smartphones, plummeting fertility, and a relentless tide of content that threatens innocence.

 
What happens when you post a real Monet and say it’s AI? The comments are amazing. - https://x.com/SHL0MS/status/2054280631807316329 (00:42)
Audio: 2016. Guy McPherson (a climate change expert, scientist, and professor from the University of Arizona) says that there will not be any humans on the planet by 2026 due to the effects of climate change - https://x.com/mazemoore/status/2055376238345076837?s=46 (06:01)
Audio: King Charles announces new UK digital ID - My ministers will also proceed with the introduction of digital ID that will modernize how citizens interact with public services. - https://x.com/OliLondonTV/status/2054542004219232295?s=20 (09:59)
Audio: Zach Galifianakis on AI – It’s a biblical biting the apple - https://x.com/Zigmanfreud/status/2051691184477913346?s=20 (23:31)
Audio: TikTok is the fentanyl of social media. With Jonathan Haidt –https://x.com/newstart_2024/status/2054654456701100040?s=20 (27:30)
Audio: 4 norms to pull kids out of the anxiety spiral we’ve created - Jonathan Haidt on the Daily Show - https://x.com/newstart_2024/status/2055349160514081005?s=46 (31:22)
The rise of smart phones, and the decline infertility - https://x.com/lugaricano/status/2055778470878449892 
Audio: Giving your kid a smart phone - This is exactly what you are doing when you give your child unsupervised access to the internet (A phone not only gives your child access to the world, it gives the world access to your child) – https://x.com/Miss_Snuffy/status/2045051230838558930?s=46 (39:56)
Mike - In the book of Revelation, Jesus talks about Nicolaitans. Who is the Synagogue of Satan? (44:21)

Patrick opens with a story about art critics mistaking Monet for AI slop, sparking questions about authenticity in a tech-soaked world. He follows twisted threads connecting digital surveillance in China to new digital IDs in the UK, then tosses in stories of hysterical climate predictions, AI anxieties, and the social decay linked to endless scrolling. Children and families become the focus as Patrick unpacks warnings from experts, connecting smartphones, plummeting fertility, and a relentless tide of content that threatens innocence.
&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>What happens when you post a real Monet and say it&rsquo;s AI? The comments are amazing. - <a href="https://x.com/SHL0MS/status/2054280631807316329">https://x.com/SHL0MS/status/2054280631807316329</a> (00:42)</li>
<li>Audio: 2016. Guy McPherson (a climate change expert, scientist, and professor from the University of Arizona) says that there will not be any humans on the planet by 2026 due to the effects of climate change - <a href="https://x.com/mazemoore/status/2055376238345076837?s=46">https://x.com/mazemoore/status/2055376238345076837?s=46</a> (06:01)</li>
<li>Audio: King Charles announces new UK digital ID - My ministers will also proceed with the introduction of digital ID that will modernize how citizens interact with public services. - <a href="https://x.com/OliLondonTV/status/2054542004219232295?s=20">https://x.com/OliLondonTV/status/2054542004219232295?s=20</a> (09:59)</li>
<li>Audio: Zach Galifianakis on AI &ndash; It&rsquo;s a biblical biting the apple - <a href="https://x.com/Zigmanfreud/status/2051691184477913346?s=20">https://x.com/Zigmanfreud/status/2051691184477913346?s=20</a> (23:31)</li>
<li>Audio: TikTok is the fentanyl of social media. With Jonathan Haidt &ndash;<a href="https://x.com/newstart_2024/status/2054654456701100040?s=20">https://x.com/newstart_2024/status/2054654456701100040?s=20</a> (27:30)</li>
<li>Audio: 4 norms to pull kids out of the anxiety spiral we&rsquo;ve created - Jonathan Haidt on the Daily Show - <a href="https://x.com/newstart_2024/status/2055349160514081005?s=46">https://x.com/newstart_2024/status/2055349160514081005?s=46</a> (31:22)</li>
<li>The rise of smart phones, and the decline infertility - <a href="https://x.com/lugaricano/status/2055778470878449892?s=46&amp;t=m_l2itwnFvka2DG8_72nHQ">https://x.com/lugaricano/status/2055778470878449892</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li>Audio: Giving your kid a smart phone - This is exactly what you are doing when you give your child unsupervised access to the internet (A phone not only gives your child access to the world, it gives the world access to your child) &ndash; <a href="https://x.com/Miss_Snuffy/status/2045051230838558930?s=46">https://x.com/Miss_Snuffy/status/2045051230838558930?s=46</a> (39:56)</li>
<li>Mike - In the book of Revelation, Jesus talks about Nicolaitans. Who is the Synagogue of Satan? (44:21)</li>
</ul>

The Patrick Madrid Show: May 18, 2026 - Hour 1

Josh - Is it a problem that I don't talk about

Anne - We have 5 children involved in cybersec

Maria - Data Centers take a lot of energy and 

Joe - Why would Protestants care about the rap

Billy (email) - Is it wrong to take a photo 

Phil - Data Centers are on a closed-circuit sy

Patrick opens with a caller’s honest struggle about sustaining faith and character in environments that never quite align with Catholic convictions, offering advice that blends scriptural grit with lived wisdom. Conversations about the unchecked spread of AI and massive data centers quickly turn uneasy, sparking debate over their promises and the unseen costs shaping towns and families while ordinary life persists.

 
Josh - Is it a problem that I don't talk about my faith? (00:46)
Anne - We have 5 children involved in cybersecurity and AI. Pope Leo wrote about bringing Catholic teaching to industries. I am also concerned about data centers taking up land space. We were offered money for land. (15:01)
Maria - Data Centers take a lot of energy and I believe they raise electricity and they take up a lot of water. I think they could cause a drought. (24:42)
Joe - Why would Protestants care about the rapture? Why was the father of John the Baptist punished? (31:06)
Billy (email) – Is it wrong to take a photo of the Roses at the Basilica while going up for Communion? (39:42)
Jan (email) - Our parish has a priest who doesn't elevate the host and the cup, he doesn't distribute Communion, he doesn't genuflect when he walks by the tabernacle, he doesn't greet his parishioners after Mass, and worst of all, he doesn't like to hear Confessions so he very often refuses to do so.
Phil - Data Centers are on a closed-circuit system. It doesn't cause water pollution. (48:52)

Patrick opens with a caller&rsquo;s honest struggle about sustaining faith and character in environments that never quite align with Catholic convictions, offering advice that blends scriptural grit with lived wisdom. Conversations about the unchecked spread of AI and massive data centers quickly turn uneasy, sparking debate over their promises and the unseen costs shaping towns and families while ordinary life persists.
&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>Josh - Is it a problem that I don't talk about my faith? (00:46)</li>
<li>Anne - We have 5 children involved in cybersecurity and AI. Pope Leo wrote about bringing Catholic teaching to industries. I am also concerned about data centers taking up land space. We were offered money for land. (15:01)</li>
<li>Maria - Data Centers take a lot of energy and I believe they raise electricity and they take up a lot of water. I think they could cause a drought. (24:42)</li>
<li>Joe - Why would Protestants care about the rapture? Why was the father of John the Baptist punished? (31:06)</li>
<li>Billy (email) &ndash; Is it wrong to take a photo of the Roses at the Basilica while going up for Communion? (39:42)</li>
<li>Jan (email) - Our parish has a priest who doesn't elevate the host and the cup, he doesn't distribute Communion, he doesn't genuflect when he walks by the tabernacle, he doesn't greet his parishioners after Mass, and worst of all, he doesn't like to hear Confessions so he very often refuses to do so.</li>
<li>Phil - Data Centers are on a closed-circuit system. It doesn't cause water pollution. (48:52)</li>
</ul>

The Patrick Madrid Show: May 18, 2026 - Hour 2

Sheryl (email) - There is nothing worth endang

Mike - I am part of a weekly Protestant Bible 

Charlie - What do you think of people who have

Break

Larry - Can you describe the meaning behind 

Doug - Lately, I noticed that the big issue 

Xavier (9-years-old) - Did God make darkness?

Mary - Our Church put up a Columbarium

Patrick welcomes listeners into candid conversations that jump from parish life and apologetics to raw, personal struggles with faith, sexuality, and Catholic teaching. He fields everything—children’s questions about darkness and light, the meaning behind the show’s theme song, honest doubts about cremation, and the pain of feeling alienated from the Church—offering compassion without dodging tough truths.

 
Sheryl (email) - There is nothing worth endangering our water supplies and power to the average working American, which is what these data centers will do! Some people are destroying our beautiful and fertile farmland and lessening the food supply to line their pockets. (01:30)
Mike - I am part of a weekly Protestant Bible Study and some of my family has been telling me I shouldn’t go because I am Catholic. What do you think? (02:11)
Charlie - What do you think of people who have fallen away from Church because of negative experiences from other Catholics because of sexuality and other topics? (08:25)
Larry – Can you describe the meaning behind your theme song, Move by Saint Motel? (25:24)
Tom (email) – Data centers will bring jobs
Doug – Lately, I noticed that the big issue people get hung up on is Catholics' treatment of gays. I keep hearing conversion therapy as a treatment. Does the Church do this? (32:10)
Xavier (9-years-old) - Did God make darkness? (40:35)
Mary - Our Church put up a Columbarium. When did Church teaching change on this? (46:21)

Patrick welcomes listeners into candid conversations that jump from parish life and apologetics to raw, personal struggles with faith, sexuality, and Catholic teaching. He fields everything&mdash;children&rsquo;s questions about darkness and light, the meaning behind the show&rsquo;s theme song, honest doubts about cremation, and the pain of feeling alienated from the Church&mdash;offering compassion without dodging tough truths.
&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>Sheryl (email) - There is nothing worth endangering our water supplies and power to the average working American, which is what these data centers will do! Some people are destroying our beautiful and fertile farmland and lessening the food supply to line their pockets. (01:30)</li>
<li>Mike - I am part of a weekly Protestant Bible Study and some of my family has been telling me I shouldn&rsquo;t go because I am Catholic. What do you think? (02:11)</li>
<li>Charlie - What do you think of people who have fallen away from Church because of negative experiences from other Catholics because of sexuality and other topics? (08:25)</li>
<li>Larry &ndash; Can you describe the meaning behind your theme song, Move by Saint Motel? (25:24)</li>
<li>Tom (email) &ndash; Data centers will bring jobs</li>
<li>Doug &ndash; Lately, I noticed that the big issue people get hung up on is Catholics' treatment of gays. I keep hearing conversion therapy as a treatment. Does the Church do this? (32:10)</li>
<li>Xavier (9-years-old) - Did God make darkness? (40:35)</li>
<li>Mary - Our Church put up a Columbarium. When did Church teaching change on this? (46:21)</li>
</ul>

The Patrick Madrid Show: March 11, 2022 - Hour 2

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