The Patrick Madrid Show: April 20, 2026 - Hour 3
The Patrick Madrid Show
Relevant Radio
4.8 • 587 Ratings
🗓️ 20 April 2026
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
Patrick opens with a discussion of a viral photo of an IDF soldier smashing a crucifix in southern Lebanon, reflecting on the public reactions and a strong statement from Cardinal Pizzaballa. He fields spontaneous questions from callers about sharing faith in the workplace, the meaning of the Apostles’ Creed, biblical roots of confession, and tough family situations, all while weaving in stories from his own family life and celebrating unexpected joys. Patrick keeps the tone honest, practical, and sometimes wry, moving from global headlines straight into the everyday decisions of faith.
- Patrick comments on an image currently going viral on social media of an IDF soldier using a sledge hammer to smash the head of a statue of Jesus on the cross - https://x.com/PMadridShow/status/2046219147684585723 (00:25)
- Charles – Is it licit or allowed to encourage coworkers to go back to a non-Catholic Church if they are not Catholic? (05:10)
- Lauro - Is it ok to work for a man who lives an immoral lifestyle? (10:26)
- Doug - Is it a sin for me to lie about my business details to an online course that I am taking? Their questions seem invasive. (12:43)
- Sylvia - What does it mean for Jesus to have descended into hell and rise again? (20:11)
- Mary - Should I give a car to my father-in-law so he will attend mass? (28:43)
- Denise - Pope is not political. I wish people would think about it. This is not about popularity. Pope doing a good job and I wish Trump would choose words better. (35:08)
- Zander - What is a good Bible verse to prove why Confession to a priest is important? (38:11)
- Richard - My son's fiancé doesn’t want to do marriage prep. (46:49)
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | You are going to have the most excellent adventure. |
| 0:09.0 | Compelling insights, unpredictable conversations, encouragement for your day. |
| 0:14.8 | It's the Patrick Madrid Show on Relevant Radio. |
| 0:17.9 | I believe this is going to be our finest hour. |
| 0:20.5 | Yes, indeed. Hey hey i want to bring your |
| 0:22.1 | attention to a picture that is circulating widely on the internet right now it shows an idf soldier |
| 0:29.2 | uh israeli defense force soldier smashing with what appears to be like a sledgehammer type of |
| 0:36.1 | device uh the head of a statue of jesus on the cross and this is with what appears to be like a sledgehammer type of device, |
| 0:40.4 | the head of a statue of Jesus on the cross, |
| 0:42.8 | and this is in southern Lebanon. |
| 0:45.2 | Now, at first, when this picture emerged, |
| 0:48.8 | people immediately began saying, |
| 0:51.0 | oh, that's just AI, it's not real, it's not real. |
| 0:53.8 | Well, the IDF itself announced yesterday, it said, we're currently |
| 0:56.1 | examining the reliability of this photograph. If it indeed is a real recent picture, these actions |
| 1:01.7 | do not align with the IDF's values and the behavior expected of IDF soldiers. The incident will be |
| 1:08.0 | investigated thoroughly and in depth. and if necessary steps will be |
| 1:11.5 | taken in accordance with the findings well then shortly after that um the idf announced following |
| 1:18.2 | the completion of an initial examination regarding the photograph published earlier today of an |
| 1:23.6 | idf soldier now the people are reacting to this phraseology, and I understand why, harming a Christian symbol, |
| 1:31.8 | I mean, that's about the most euphemistic way you could put it, but that's the way they put it. |
| 1:36.3 | It was, they said, determined that the photograph depicts an IDF soldier operating in southern Lebanon. |
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