The Patrick Madrid Show: February 18, 2026 - Hour 2
The Patrick Madrid Show
Relevant Radio
4.8 • 587 Ratings
🗓️ 18 February 2026
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
Patrick answers heartfelt questions about Catholic faith, from the effects of double baptism to whether small children should receive Ash Wednesday ashes. He encourages honest conversation about marriage outside the Church, reconciliation, and practical matters like choosing godparents or receiving ashes from non-Catholic sources. Unexpected moments arise, including stories about The Waltons, and Patrick draws from scripture and tradition to offer guidance rooted in compassion and clarity.
- Nancy (email) – Is Ash Wednesday more attended than Christmas? (00:36)
- Shelby - I have a family member who was baptized for the 2nd time. What is the status of their soul? (04:07)
- Alexandria - How do I navigate marriage when my spouse is not Catholic? (11:09)
- Anne – What is reparation? Is there any way to regain lost graces? (23:01)
- Stephanie - I just received ashes at a drive thru at an Episcopal Church. Is that ok? (28:53)
- Norma - I want to thank you for your good advice. It really helped my husband and me. (31:38)
- Liz - A priest told me that it was wrong for kids to receive ashes. (37:35)
- Joe - How come the Gospels are not signed by the Gospel writers? There is no actual confirmation that they wrote it. (45:08)
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | I am not accustomed to repeating myself, young man. |
| 0:04.1 | I'm not accustomed to repeating myself. |
| 0:07.0 | Compelling insights, unpredictable conversations, encouragement for your day. |
| 0:14.0 | It's the Patrick Madrid Show on relevant radio. |
| 0:18.0 | I remember that. |
| 0:20.0 | Welcome back, 88-914-9-9-49. |
| 0:24.0 | If you call that number, we'll get you on the air. |
| 0:26.6 | 88-914-9-149-49. |
| 0:31.1 | I had a note here from Nancy this morning, she says, |
| 0:35.6 | our priest said this morning that attendance at Ash Wednesday services |
| 0:40.7 | mass is greater than that at Christmas. He didn't mean my parish specifically. He meant in general |
| 0:48.3 | or overall. If he meant just in the United States, he didn't say so. He came across as making a |
| 0:53.9 | statement about the Catholic Church worldwide, |
| 0:55.9 | regardless of how wide his scope he was referring to. |
| 0:58.4 | It surprised the heck out of me. |
| 1:00.4 | I wonder what you know about this. |
| 1:02.1 | Is it true that Ash Wednesday attendance is more popular than Christmas? |
| 1:05.6 | I don't know. |
| 1:08.7 | I don't know. |
| 1:09.8 | And I don't know if it's ever been measured. Perhaps it's been measured. Maybe, you know, Pew, Pew Research has done a poll, perhaps. Or maybe one of the other polling companies. Maybe the merest religious order has done a poll. I really don't know. That'd be an interesting thing. Cyrus, can you jot that down |
| 1:28.1 | and maybe you can AI it when you've got some free time and see what AI has to say? Who knows? I don't know. |
| 1:35.5 | But I'll put it this way, Nancy. I wouldn't be surprised if it were true. Maybe it's not true. But if it were true, maybe it's not true. |
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