About Patrick

“I am Patrick, a sinner, most uncultivated and least of all the faithful and despised in the eyes of many.” *

PATRICK MADRID is an author and the host of the daily “Patrick Madrid Show” on Relevant Radio. He and his wife Nancy have 11 children and 32 grandchildren.

Work at Catholic Answers

Patrick worked at Catholic Answers from 1988-1996. His responsibilities included researching and writing for the organization’s newsletter and magazine as well as presenting apologetics seminars during which he fielded thousands of live audience questions at parishes, universities, and conferences across the U.S. Patrick’s 2012 book Envoy for Christ: 25 Years as a Catholic Apologist is a memoir of his activities up to that point. After eight years at Catholic Answers, he embarked on a career as an author, public speaker, professor, and radio host.

Books and Publications

Patrick has written or edited 26 books and contributed chapters, forewords, and introductions to several others. Many of his articles are available on Substack. He contributed scholarly articles on apologetics to the New Catholic Encyclopedia.

Public Speaking

Since 1988, Patrick has given countless public presentations before live audiences across the country and internationally including, for 25 years, at Franciscan University of Steubenville’s annual “Defending the Faith” Conference. He participated in a dozen formal, public debates with Protestant ministers, including Calvinists, Lutherans, Baptists, as well as with Mormon representatives. After 35 years on the lecture circuit, Patrick retired from public speaking in early 2023.

Envoy

In 1996, Patrick founded the Envoy Institute, formerly known as Envoy Communications, launching Envoy Magazine, a full-color Catholic journal that gained a national readership until it was discontinued in 2011.

Television & Radio

Patrick wrote and hosted several television series for EWTN, including Pope Fiction, Search & Rescue, and Where Is That in the Bible? and was a guest on programs such as The Journey Home, EWTN Live, and Bookmark. In 2000, he provided theological and historical commentary during the network’s live coverage of Pope John Paul II’s historic apostolic visit to the Holy Land.

In 2006, he became host of the Thursday edition of EWTN’s Open Line radio program and, since 2012, has hosted the Patrick Madrid Show, which airs nationally on Relevant Radio.

Education and Teaching

Patrick holds a B.S. in business management from the University of Phoenix, a B.Phil. in philosophy, and an M.A. in dogmatic theology (summa cum laude) from the Pontifical College Josephinum Major Seminary. In 2026, Holy Apostles College and Seminary conferred an honorary Doctorate in Sacred Theology (S.T.D., honoris causa) upon him.

Patrick was an adjunct professor of apologetics for many years at institutions including Franciscan University of Steubenville, Holy Apostles College and Seminary, Saint Patrick’s Seminary and University, and the Pontifical College Josephinum Seminary.

He currently serves on the board of trustees of the Pontifical College Josephinum and is a knight of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem. In 2020, Christendom College bestowed its Pro Deo et Patria award on him when he delivered that year’s commencement address.

* St. Patrick of Ireland