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 to 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 United States.
His book Envoy for Christ: 25 Years as a Catholic Apologist is a memoir of his activities up to 2012. After his time at Catholic Answers, he began 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. He has also written many articles, most of which are available on his Substack. He contributed scholarly articles on apologetics to the New Catholic Encyclopedia.
Public Speaking
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 summer “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 2023.
Envoy
In 1996, Patrick founded the Envoy Institute, formerly known as Envoy Communications, and launched 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? He was also a guest multiple times 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 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. conferred upon him an honorary Doctorate in Sacred Theology (S.T.D., honoris causa).
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
