The Patrick Madrid Show: May 07, 2026 - Hour 3

The Patrick Madrid Show

Relevant Radio

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.8 • 587 Ratings

🗓️ 7 May 2026

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Patrick talks about the everyday challenge of living within our means, sharing personal stories of financial pressure, faith, and family resilience while fielding questions about guardian angels, church teachings, and complicated marriage situations. The conversation moves from practical choices like saying no to luxuries to the comforting reminder that God provides even when the future feels uncertain. Throw in parent worries, the struggle for children’s faith, and moments of encouragement from saints and scripture, and Patrick blends struggle, hope, and candid advice in unpredictable, real-life Catholic conversations.

Audio: Is it possible to have a family on one income? This gentleman explains how to make it work: Just say no. - https://x.com/DangerousThinkg/status/2051417871805227355 (00:21)
Daniel - Are we assigned only 1 guardian angel or multiple guardian angels? (07:01)
Saul - I am a Catholic and am going to a Christian service. How should I behave? (10:23)
Alexandra (email) – Is it okay to allow our young son to attend a bible study group with 20 to 30 non-Catholic students during a study hall (18:26)
Victor - I am married through the city hall but not through church. Am I sinning by receiving Communion? (20:01)
Mary - I thought during the Old Testament days that the high priest had all these little stones. I thought that the Urim and Thummim were checks and balances back then. I think we need to pray. (28:01)
Cindy - My three children don't believe in God and I am afraid to talk to them about Him. Can you please help me? (32:09)
Mario - I thought that in the Catena Aurea is connected to the lots that the priests used to cast to determine service. (39:49)
Sue - What are your thoughts about a Protestant going up and speaking about the deceased at a Catholic funeral? (42:06)
Veronica - Thank you for the encouragement about being a Phillip to a fallen away Catholic (44:31)
Regina - Should I pray for my uncles who passed away? They sexually assaulted my mother. (47:43)
Angel - How are the Vatican and Jesuits connected? (49:06)

Transcript

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0:00.0	Compelling insights, unpredictable conversations,
0:12.7	encouragement for your day.
0:14.7	It's the Patrick Madrid show on Relevant Radio.
0:19.6	Does your wife work? I said, no, my wife is a mother of four kids at home. He said, then how do you do it? He said, I know basically what you're making here. How do you do it? I said, well, it's a very, very difficult, very complex, very mathematical equation. I say, you sure you want to hear it? He said, I want to hear it. I said,
0:38.3	you sure? He said, man, I'm sure. How do you do it? I said, we say no. We just say no. No, we're
0:45.7	not going out to eat. No, we don't need satellite TV. No, you don't need a hundred dollar pair
0:52.0	of basketball shoes. No, we don't have to have TV dinners.
0:57.5	No, my wife can cook. You just say no. No, I bought a 1976 Dodge Dart paid cash for, you know, for $700.
1:10.0	I don't need a car payment.
1:11.6	I just need a vehicle that would get me from point A to point B.
1:14.5	I said, just say no.
1:18.5	Live within your means.
1:21.9	Cyrus, do you need a $100 pair of basketball shoes?
1:26.0	I never have.
1:28.4	Not even once.
1:29.8	When Reblock pumps were popular when I was in junior high.
1:35.4	When you were in the NBA?
1:36.2	When I was in junior high and they were $100 shoes or more.
1:40.9	And I remember all the rich kids had them.
1:44.0	And I had pro-wing eagle pumps so that you'd get
1:47.4	those at the Payless shoe store and they were 1999, I think. And they had a puffy tongue on them.
1:55.5	And so I would always make a joke that I have my pro-wing eagle pumps and I'd go, you know, when you pump up the
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