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The Patrick Madrid Show

The Patrick Madrid Show: January 26, 2026 - Hour 1

The Patrick Madrid Show

Relevant Radio

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.8587 Ratings

🗓️ 26 January 2026

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Patrick greets listeners with compassionate answers to questions about missed Mass, biblical mysteries, and personal faith struggles. He fields calls and emails covering everything from dinosaurs in Genesis to parishioner concerns about politics at church, weaving in remarks on Archbishop Hebda’s recent op-ed about immigration reform. Through empathy, wit, and clear references to Catholic teaching, Patrick keeps the conversation fresh and authentic.

 

  • Ann (email) – Is it a mortal sin to miss Mass? (00:48)
  • April - Why aren't dinosaurs and previous hominids not mentioned in the Bible? (04:27)
  • Letycia - How do I format a Litany if I want to write one? (06:51)
  • Laura (email) - Would you be concerned if your daughter's fiancé admitted to "fooling around" with both men and women when he was in college? He has been celibate for over a decade. They are both practicing Catholics. (11:07)
  • Rudy - How come Patrick Madrid doesn't know about Leviathan in the Bible when we talk about dinosaurs? (16:53)
  • Chandler (email) - Does the consistent testimonies of people saying they saw Jesus when they almost died (and had a near death experience) disprove purgatory? (20:00)
  • Amy (email) - After listening to your dismissal of lay persons, especially women, I just feel guilty being a Eucharistic Minister. (23:50)
  • Charley (email) - I've noticed different interpretations of Jesus' five most precious wounds. Not His physical wounds, but the symbolism behind His wounds reflecting these offenses. (31:31)
  • Genny (email) – Politics have entered my church. Should I consider a different parish for the sake of my family’s spiritual health? (38:23)
  • Archbishop Bernard Hebda - We Need Comprehensive Immigration Reform Now (44:15)

Transcript

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0:00.0

Compelling insights, unpredictable conversations,

0:12.0

encouragement for your day.

0:14.7

It's the Patrick Madrid Show on Relevant Radio.

0:22.0

Good morning and welcome back to the Patrick Madrid Show.

0:24.9

I hope you had a wonderful weekend.

0:26.9

We are back in action.

0:28.8

And the number to call to be on the air is 888-914-914949.

0:33.7

88-914-914-9-149-49.

0:36.0

If you'd like to send me an email, please send it to Patrick at Relevantradio.com.

0:41.8

I have a note here from, I'll call her Ann. That's not her real name. Anne in Pennsylvania, she

0:48.7

says several years ago I had a stroke which consequently caused a left frontal lobe injury to my brain. The result of this is that I make

0:56.9

poor decisions and act impulsively. I have missed mass several times due to this. Is this a mortal sin?

1:02.2

Answer to that is no. I'm thinking that it's not, but I'm not entirely certain. Can you please help me

1:07.5

and thank you so much? Okay, Anne. I'm first of all terribly sorry to hear about

1:12.5

this injury I can only imagine how debilitating you must feel you know when this injury causes

1:18.7

difficulty in your life but that right there forms the answer to the question is it a mortal

1:25.7

sin to miss mass and here's why I say it's not a

1:29.0

mortal sin. First of all, mortal sin is something that you have to have sufficient knowledge of,

1:34.1

that, okay, this is a bad thing to do, and have sufficient freedom to be able to choose to do it

1:40.9

anyway, or to not do, in the case of a sin of a mission, to not do something

1:46.5

that you recognize you have a moral obligation to do. So in this case, you have a Sunday

1:52.9

obligation as a Catholic, but if you are unable to fulfill that because of, in your case,

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