The Patrick Madrid Show: December 16, 2025 - Hour 1

Patrick answers real-life questions about faith, money, and marriage, weaving in biblical wisdom on trusting God rather than wealth and addressing callers’ struggles with giving and spiritual conversations at home. He sorts out confusion around the Nativity timeline and explains the Catholic view on natural family planning versus contraception, cutting through misunderstandings.

 

• Josh - I have a question about Bible translations. There is a difference between trusting in riches and having riches. How do you explain this? Who can get into heaven? (01:46)
• Amy - Can you explain the timeline of the Nativity? (13:54)
• Christopher - I want to add that instead of placing Trust in God, it is very easy to place confidence in money as a safety net (instead of God as a safety net). God wants to be our safety net. (21:43)
• Michael (email) - Is the Church correct about Natural Family Planning (NFP)? (28:12)
• Mary - How is it that in the Catholic Bibles there is the quote from Mary saying, ' I have no husband’? (40:03)
• Nick - Christopher brought up a good point. I felt that this was profound. My family and I are blessed financially. When is having enough money enough? (44:41)