The Patrick Madrid Show: December 30, 2025 - Hour 2
The Patrick Madrid Show
Relevant Radio
4.8 • 587 Ratings
🗓️ 30 December 2025
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
Patrick opens the hour by responding to a listener’s struggle with isolation while growing closer to Jesus, drawing parallels to St. Paul’s hardships and the promise of deeper spiritual bonds. He fields questions about Christian relics, considers the spiritual growth possible in suffering through flawed government, addresses the frustrations of Social Security, and gently advises callers on topics like wearing the rosary while on duty as a police officer or breaking the habit of speaking harshly to a parent.
- Lauren (email) – Do people choose not to follow Jesus because it can lead to a life of isolation? (00:39)
- Sean - Remind Patrick that Codex Sinaiticus was found at the St. Catherine’s Monastery at Mount Sinai (06:05)
- Alex - In response to affordable housing, isn’t it sometimes good to undergo suffering? (11:54)
- Jean – What about someone who pays into Social Security but dies before they collect anything (22:06)
- Patty – I’m a patrol sergeant and I wear the rosary around the neck. Is that disrespectful? (25:33)
- Bill - How do we discern between real videos of the pope and something that might be AI? (28:43)
- Beth - Response to an earlier email from Lauren about faith and isolation: the more we get involved in our parish, the more we feel connected. (35:20)
- Elena - Are there sins that God won’t forgive? (38:00)
- Jose - I live with my mom and help her. Is it right for me to leave? (44:58)
Originally aired on 06/03/25
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, Patrick Madrid here. I'm spending a little time today with my wife and family, and I sure hope that you are having a blessed and Merry Christmas. |
| 0:08.4 | I want you to know that I'm thinking about you and praying for you, and I hope you enjoy today's encore presentation of the Patrick Madrid Show. |
| 0:15.5 | Merry Christmas. I like tacos. |
| 0:25.6 | Compelling insights, unpredictable conversations, encouragement for your day. |
| 0:31.7 | It's the Patrick Madrid Show on Relevant Radio. |
| 0:39.0 | That's right. |
| 0:40.3 | Welcome back to the Patrick Madrid show. |
| 0:42.4 | You never know what kind of conversation you'll hear here. |
| 0:45.0 | And it could be yours if you call 888-914-9-49. |
| 0:49.5 | 88-914-9-49. |
| 0:52.4 | A couple emails to get to before we get to phone calls this is from |
| 0:55.8 | Lauren and she says do you do you think people choose not to follow Jesus because it |
| 1:02.1 | leads to isolation the closer I get the more distant I become to family and friends |
| 1:07.2 | sometimes I ponder does Jesus really want us to live this way? I know life is short, |
| 1:12.1 | but it's also long. That's a really good point. It's a really good way to put it, Lauren, |
| 1:17.4 | and thank you for the kind sign-off that you included in your email. Life is short, but it's also |
| 1:23.4 | long. I presume what you mean by that is that we still have to live in this world with the people |
| 1:29.4 | and, you know, friends and work situations and family. So we don't want to unnecessarily make |
| 1:37.7 | things any more difficult than they can be. I don't know the answer to that question, but I think it's person-specific. |
| 1:46.5 | I'll put it that way. |
| 1:47.6 | I think that for some people, let's take St. Paul as an example. |
| 1:54.4 | He chose to follow Jesus. |
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