The Patrick Madrid Show: June 29, 2026 - Hour 1

Patrick examines how pop music lyrics have grown harsher and more immoral over sixty years, comparing personal and generational reactions to these shifts and revealing how oldies persist, sometimes reappearing as supermarket background music. He reflects on study findings, listens to stories about family musical preferences, and fields questions on faith, church rituals, and traditions under social pressure. While trends in music and morality collide, Patrick weaves in listeners’ concerns about everything from tattoos and Christian identity to the fight for principles within organizations.

 

• Pop Songs Have Grown More Immoral, Meaner Over Past 60 Years (00:56)
• Email – I just want a small wedding with no frills. Can we get married at a regular weekday Mass?
• Michael (email) – I bonded with my wife over music (20:16)
• Lisa - My dad was part of the Armenian Apostolic church. We always thought it was in communion in Rome, but it’s not. How do we assure his salvation? (21:36)
• June - As a eucharistic minister, I brought a host home in the pix years ago. Have I been committing sacrilegious communions since then? (27:37)
• Al - What version of the Catholic Bible would be a good start to read as a returning Catholic? (31:45)
• Roy - What should we do with our friend's ashes that we found? She was Catholic. (36:19)
• Aaron - About an elicit tattoo on my body before my conversion. Should I get it removed? (41:15)
• Judith - I'm a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution. They voted to allow a transgender into our organization. Should I know longer be a member? (47:04)