The Patrick Madrid Show: June 18, 2025 - Hour 1

Patrick opens with a fiery exchange between Senator Ted Cruz and Tucker Carlson, sparking raw reflections on war, truth, and Catholic conscience in a chaotic world. He calls listeners to prayer, discernment, and staying right with God—then fields honest questions on self-defense, marital ethics, and how to deal with friends choosing lifestyles at odds with Church teaching. Jarring world events meet no-nonsense faith and practical answers, plus some surprising advice on social media and confession, all in an hour moving from tense headlines to deep matters of the soul. Audio: Ted Cruz has a heated exchange with Tucker Carlson over the military strikes against Iran (02:42) *Patrick comments on watching the signs of the time but also not living in fear (05:55) Todd - Cruz did initially say we are supporting Israel. It sounds like he let something out of the bag but he still meant we are in support. (12:51) Morgan (email) - On your show the subject of self-defense has come up and you’ve explained that the church’s position is that a person being attacked with a knife cannot defend themselves with a gun, or something to that extent (14:24) Email - What constitutes a marriage act and the permissions surrounding that. (20:26) Nicole - How do I as a Catholic love all people, yet uphold the truth when it comes to the LGBTQ community? (30:54) Dede - Could you expand on what you mean by what is not acceptable when it comes to the marital act? (42:18)