The Patrick Madrid Show: May 22, 2026 - Hour 2
The Patrick Madrid Show
Relevant Radio
4.8 • 587 Ratings
🗓️ 22 May 2026
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
Patrick answers uncomfortable questions that demand clarity and real answers about family dilemmas surrounding IVF and awkward moments at Mass. He speaks straight, whether addressing baptism without parental consent, why Catholics shouldn’t receive communion in Methodist services, or confronting end-of-life trials with medical decisions. Every call sparks his candor and keeps the conversation both grounded and utterly unpredictable.
- Email - What is the best response to a relative who is excited to tell you that her daughter and husband are going through IVF and they have three embryos? (01:15)
- April - Why isn't there any historical evidence for Jesus outside of the Bible and Christian literature? (10:01)
- Judy (email) - There are several times during mass when people hold their hands facing up and then go even higher with their hands. I wonder where that came from and what you think. (15:28)
- Jim - IVF does affect medical workers too. Our sonogram technician was shaken because she said people decide which babies live and which ones die. (20:53)
- Rebecca - I grew up Catholic and my grandmother was Methodist, but they celebrated Communion. Was it ok for me to take Communion with them? (23:15)
- Anna - Does a grandparent have the authority to get grandchild baptized without parent's approval? (29:01)
- Patty (email) – Are you not aware that OCIA programs are flourishing? (33:21)
- Talina - Who created God? (35:05)
- Angie - My brother-in-law is declining and we are doing extraordinary means to keep him alive. Is it ok for us to stop medication. (44:08)
(Originally Aired on 03-18-2026)
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Compelling insights, unpredictable conversations, |
| 0:12.6 | encouragement for your day. |
| 0:14.7 | It's the Patrick Madrid show on Relevant Radio. |
| 0:25.0 | Thank you. relevant radio. Good morning. |
| 0:26.1 | Welcome to the Patrick Madrid Show. |
| 0:27.4 | Thank you for listening. |
| 0:29.1 | We had some conversations a little bit yesterday about IVF in vitro fertilization. |
| 0:34.7 | And I got a note this morning from Anonymous. |
| 0:38.3 | I had to double check on that, |
| 0:40.3 | anonymous in Pennsylvania, |
| 0:42.3 | who wrote to me and said, |
| 0:43.3 | What is the best response to a relative who's excited to tell you |
| 0:46.3 | that her daughter and husband are going through IVF |
| 0:49.3 | and they have three embryos? |
| 0:50.3 | So quote, I'll let you know if everything goes well |
| 0:53.3 | and she becomes pregnant. I'm a practicing |
| 0:55.9 | Catholic anonymous rights. And she, the lady in question, was raised Catholic but does not practice |
| 1:03.2 | fully anymore. She's always excited and congratulatory when we become grandparents. And I want to be |
| 1:08.3 | happy for her too. But obviously, I don't believe in IVF. How do I respond? |
| 1:12.7 | Thanks for the advice. Well, it's a delicate situation, obviously. And I understand you want to be, |
| 1:19.0 | you want to be gracious and supportive. And of course, it is a beautiful thing that potentially this couple may have children, |
| 1:30.9 | but they're going about it the wrong way, as you well know. |
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