The Patrick Madrid Show: April 30, 2026 - Hour 3

Patrick welcomes listeners into a mix of raw stories and real questions—grief after decades of marriage, struggles with overwhelming sadness, queries about predestination and Church traditions, even concerns about Catholic schools and modern practices like yoga, all swirling together with advice grounded in faith. He guides callers through sorrow, confusion, and faithfulness, answering pain with hope and confusion with clarity.   Carol - Was there a Lilith before Eve? (01:43) Christina (email) - I’m not bowing to the Priest!! I am bowing to the crucifix the way we bow at the name of Jesus in the Gloria. (04:36) Jay - I just got hired as a counselor for a summer camp. How should I deal with pornography and sexual topics? How do I address this as a counselor? (07:51) Teresa - How can I overcome overwhelming sadness because of the loss of my husband? Can I pray to my husband? (12:35) Suzanne (email) - I quit my yoga membership (18:58) John (email) – Pilates is a good alternative to yoga (19:53) Paul (email) - Do parish priests know what’s going on in their own grade schools? (20:38) Kitty - I am 89 and my husband passed away 3 years ago. I’ve been in a very deep depression since then. (21:45) Valerie - Receiving the Eucharist every day has helped me ever since I lost my husband. (29:44) Jennifer - I am a younger widow and have gone through the grief process too. Going to church was the best healing I had. I also had children as a widow and changed my career. This blessed me so much. (32:44) Joe - What does the Catholic Church believe about Predestination? (36:53) Mary - Can I have priest come to my home to do a blessing? I have an adult special needs person I take care of. (43:09) Joe - How much free will do we have when God bestows us with mystical gifts like the stigmata, etc? (47:31)