The Patrick Madrid Show: May 01, 2024 - Hour 3
The Patrick Madrid Show
Relevant Radio
4.8 • 587 Ratings
🗓️ 1 May 2024
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
Patrick discusses the intricacies of Natural Family Planning, the impact and intentional choices of young couples regarding procreation, and how technology intersects with modern parenting. Patrick also tackles the unique challenges of maintaining religious obligations while traveling.
- Victor - Is it ever a sin to practice NFP? (00:39)
- Melanie - I would like to encourage couples not to wait too long because there could be infertility concerns
- Frank - What is my liability for missing Mass on Sunday while on a cruise? (09:31)
- Jorge - My 15-year-old son is wondering if he should have a smart phone. What do you think? (16:32)
- Ronnie - I heard that Purgatory doesn't exist because our journey to heaven starts on earth and our destination is determined based on how we live on earth. Do some Catholics not believe in purgatory? (24:22)
- Joan - My grandson couldn't get to Mass and asked for a dispensation, but the pastor didn't let him, so they ended up swimming to Mass.
- Robert – Could demonic oppression be a gift from God?
- Mark - Who writes the prayers of the faithful at Mass and what should I do if some of them have a political bent? (43:02)
- Vicki – Is it proper that some people face the isle and bow when the priest enters? (47:18)
- Anthony - Should we believe that Mary remained a virgin even after Jesus was born? (49:45)
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Compelling insights, unpredictable conversations, |
| 0:12.7 | encouragement for your day. |
| 0:14.8 | It's the Patrick Madrid Show on Relevant Radio. |
| 0:19.4 | Okay, hour three is here. |
| 0:20.8 | Thank you for listening. This is The Patrick Madrid Show on Relevant Radio and the Relevant Radio. Okay, Hour 3 is here. Thank you for listening. |
| 0:21.8 | This is the Patrick Madrid Show on Relevant Radio |
| 0:24.2 | and the Relevant Radio app. |
| 0:25.4 | So please tell all your friends about the show |
| 0:27.5 | and we'll grow this audience. |
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| 0:40.0 | Let's start with Victor in Sacramento. Hi, Victor. |
| 0:51.7 | Hey, Patrick, good morning. Hey, I had a question about natural family planning. There's a confession helper or like an examination of conscience helper on the relevant |
| 0:56.0 | radio app that I that I often use when I go to confession and one of the questions |
| 1:01.0 | says did I without just reason with the intention of avoiding conception make use of |
| 1:08.0 | marriage on only those days when offspring would not likely be engendered. |
| 1:14.2 | So I guess my question is, you know, what is a just reason? |
| 1:20.0 | And I guess one scenario that I'm thinking of in particular is say you have a newly married |
| 1:25.4 | couple, right? And, you know, they'd like to ideally not have kids for, say, the first couple of years to kind of, you know, enjoy each other, travel, whatever. |
| 1:35.9 | And so they're using natural family planning, but they're only, you know, making use of marriage outside of the fertile days, I guess you could say. |
| 1:44.6 | Would that be considered a sin? |
| 1:47.5 | It could be, sure. |
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