The Patrick Madrid Show: October 28, 2026 - Hour 3

The conversation focuses on the lasting impact and personal reflections tied to tattoos, especially as listeners of varying ages recount their decisions and the wisdom gained over time. Listeners share heartfelt stories of regret, faith journeys, and experiences with family, highlighting tensions between cultural trends and the enduring Catholic teaching that the body is a temple of the Holy Spirit. Patrick explores generational perspectives, moments of spiritual awakening, and the complex motivations behind body art, weaving together testimonies from parents, catechists, military veterans, and those rediscovering faith after years away.

• Patrick shares some emails about Tattoo regrets
• Budgie (email) - Is foreplay, or masturbation, considered a sin? (04:46)
• Ezekiel – I know that I have desecrated my body with tattoos and now I warn others to think twice before getting them (07:16)
• Paulette - We were taught our body was a temple of the Holy Spirit and getting a tattoo would hurt Jesus (13:41)
• LtCol Dan (email) - Because of you, I don’t have one and I am grateful for your comments about vanity.
• Peter – I was a marijuana smoking hippy with an identify issues, and Jesus came into my life and changed everything. (24:26)
• Rose – A famous priest said tattoos are okay if they glorify God. Also, is Halloween bad? (28:27)
• CC - Tattoos can put the body in state of inflammation
• Raul - My dad was a POW and had a tattoo of Mother Mary (36:48)
• Sean - How do you feel on US and Israel's relationship? Should we support Israel or not? How does the Church view this?
• Amy – Do not get tattoos
• Jackie - Mother left church and was buried in a Lutheran church. My sister wants a mass said for her in a Catholic church but priest there will not say her name. Is that normal? (46:03)