The Patrick Madrid Show: August 12, 2025 - Hour 3

Patrick answers listener questions about reverence at Mass, grappling with thorny abortion conversations, and defending Catholic teaching with confidence. He weaves together candid stories from callers who once disliked his style but found conviction in his approach, mixes in a dash of Taco Tuesday cheer, and draws from personal experiences and classic Catholic resources to encourage growth in faith, honesty in disagreement, and charity in responding to cultural temptations like celebrity gossip.   Theresa - When are we supposed to genuflect at Mass? I am trying to teach my children. (00:37) Jenny - I am close with someone who is brilliant and says he is a humanist. I am praying for his conversion but how can I convince him that life begins at conception? Also, I want lead him to faith. (05:18) Phil - What is your opinion on TV and radio shows that report news about celebrities? (20:22) Cyrus shares a couple of emails in response to Jenny’s call (35:54) James - Does your book Pope Fiction counter Babylon Mystery Religion? This book makes the claim that the Mass and the Pope are pagan. (40:24) Gary - What happens when a married couple doesn't have an annulment and one of the party dies? (44:48)