- Patrick Madrid
Patrick Madrid (born 1960), is an American Catholic author, radio host, apologist, the host of several
EWTN television and radio series, and the publisher of Envoy Magazine.He is the author of 12 books and booklets on Catholic themes, including the popular "Surprised By Truth" series of conversion testimony books. He served as vice president for eight years (1988 through 1995) at
Catholic Answers .Biography and Bibliography
A life-long Catholic, not a convert, Patrick Madrid has been active in apologetics since 1987. He hosts the Thursday edition of the
EWTN "Open Line" radio broadcast (3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET), heard across the U.S. on approximately 130 AM and FM stations, as well as onSirius Satellite Radio Network. He has conducted hundreds of apologetics seminars, in English and Spanish, at parishes, conferences, and universities across the United States, as well as throughout Europe, and in Canada, Latin America, Asia, Australia, and New Zealand. He is a regular presenter at theFranciscan University of Steubenville ’s "Defending the Faith" summer conferences and has been a guest lecturer in theology atChristendom College in their "Major Speakers" program. He has engaged in public debates withProtestant ,Mormon , and other non-Catholic spokesmen. He serves as the director of the Envoy Institute of Belmont Abbey College.He earned a bachelor of science degree in business management from the
University of Phoenix and a bachelor of philosophy degree (B.Phil.) from thePontifical College Josephinum ,Columbus, Ohio , where he is completing a master's degree in theology. He has also done graduate studies in theology at theUniversity of Dallas . He and his wife and family live in Ohio.References
External links
* [http://www.envoymagazine.com/ Envoy Magazine]
* [http://www.envoyinstitute.net/ Envoy Institute]
* [http://www.patrickmadrid.com/ PatrickMadrid.com]
* [http://www.surprisedbytruth.com/pm-bio.htm Patrick Madrid online biography]
* [http://www.ewtn.com EWTN Global Catholic Network]
* [http://www.belmontabbeycollege.edu Envoy Institute of Belmont Abbey College]
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