The Patrick Madrid Show: October 16, 2024 - Hour 1
The Patrick Madrid Show
Relevant Radio
4.8 • 590 Ratings
🗓️ 16 October 2024
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
Are cosmetic procedures merely acts of vanity, or can they serve a genuine purpose? Join Patrick as he navigates this sensitive issue, dissecting Church teachings, societal expectations, and personal motivations. From tattoos and nose jobs to hair coloring and the fight against aging, Patrick provides valuable insights to help listeners evaluate the moral dimensions of self-enhancement. If you've ever pondered the fine line between self-care and vanity, this episode is definitely for you.
- Liz - Is it okay to have Cosmetic procedures? What does the Church teach? (00:56)
- Robert - Why don't apologetics focus more on 'whatever you did to the least of my brothers, you do to me'? That seems like an insight into the Eucharist and a way to bridge the gap with Protestants. (19:01)
- Joanna - If one spouse is encouraging the other person to do cosmetics, would it be okay even if the person getting the changes doesn't care at all? (22:55)
- Patrick shares St. Thomas Aquinas’ views on using makeup (34:50)
- Joanna - My 11-year-old said he wasn't watching things on the phone, but my husband said that he did do it. He is not admitting it. What should I do? (36:54)
- What does Pope John Paul II have to say about what you can, and can’t do, on Sunday? (44:39)
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. on relevant radio. |
| 0:32.1 | Welcome and thank you for listening to the Patrick Madrid Show on Relevant Radio and the relevant radio app. |
| 0:38.1 | I welcome your phone calls. The number to dial is 888-914-9-49. |
| 0:46.5 | 888-914-9-9-49. E-mails can go to Patrick at Relevantradio.com. Got plenty in store for you. |
| 0:50.5 | And why don't we start off with some phone calls. Let's get first to Liz in California. |
| 0:53.2 | I don't know where in California you are, Liz, but welcome. Hi. Good morning, Patrick. I'm from Northern California. I don't know where in California you are, Liz, but welcome. Hi, good morning, Patrick. I'm from |
| 0:57.7 | Northern California. Okay. And I have a question regarding cosmetic procedures and the church is teaching |
| 1:07.7 | and kind of a male point of view on it. So if you want a background, |
| 1:14.6 | they'll give it to you, but if not, that's okay. Okay. I realize this is probably a sensitive topic. |
| 1:20.4 | So are we talking about like body modification because of an injury or some blemish or disfigurement that should be or could be corrected? |
| 1:30.3 | Or is it more an enhancement for to serve one's vanity or ego, like something that's not necessary, but might be thought of as, well, this will enhance how nice I look. |
| 1:44.9 | Is it in the first category or in the second category? |
| 1:48.5 | Second. |
| 1:49.6 | Okay. |
| 1:50.5 | Well, the church looks at it this way, and by that, what I mean is if you look at the |
| 1:56.9 | church's teaching on the issue of pride in the catechism, this would fall under, or could fall |
| 2:02.6 | under the category of pride in the form of vanity. In that, as St. Thomas says, this is a summary of |
| 2:11.1 | his point about the vices, and that is all sin is rooted in an inordinate love of self. |
| 2:19.2 | And if we think about that as we approach a question like, should I do this? |
| 2:24.0 | Should I not do this? |
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