BIOGRAPHY: Patrick Madrid is the editor of Envoy Magazine, a print and online journal of Catholic apologetics and evangelization. He is the author of over a dozen books on Catholic themes, including Pope Fiction, Does the Bible Really Say That?, and A Pocket Guide to Catholic Apologetics.
Patrick is a cradle Catholic whose own story, “Conclusions of a Guilty Bystander,” appears as a chapter in his book Surprised by Truth 2.
He appears frequently at conferences around the country, is the host of EWTN’s “Open Line” program on Thursday at 3 p.m. Eastern Time, and can also be seen on a number of EWTN television series.
Topics Covered: The Old Testament and the Mosaic Law specifying no less than 36 capital offenses calling for execution, Genesis 9:6, In the New Testament the State’s right to put criminals to death seems to be taken for granted, Jesus himself refrains from using violence.
