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Practicing Forgiveness – May 10, 2023

Patrick Conleyby Patrick Conley

Father Chris Walsh joined us for a conversation about forgiveness. Topics included why we need forgiveness (1:29), why we don’t want to forgive (4:47), caller: I pushed away my pride to forgive (14:38), caller: I need forgiveness to heal (15:58), caller: I was able to forgive (19:15), caller: I forgave the man who killed my brother (27:28), the process of forgiveness (41:39), caller: I forgave the man who abused me (45:57). 

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Patrick Conley

Patrick Conley

Patrick Conley was born, raised, and baptized in Wisconsin in a Protestant tradition. After meeting his wife, Kendra, through an Evangelical ministry at the University of Minnesota, they entered the Catholic Church in 2010. They listened to Relevant Radio, specifically The Inner Life, while preparing to enter the Church. Conley now holds a degree in theology from Oxford University and has served the Church in both academic theology and grassroots pastoral ministry. Conley teaches religion classes in a Catholic elementary school, serves as his parish Director of Religious Education, and is in formation for the permanent diaconate. He also hosts Practicing Catholic on Relevant Radio, exclusive to the Minneapolis area’s airwaves, and is a traveling presenter for the Catherine of Siena Institute apostolate. He lives in rural Wisconsin with his wife and their bulldogs, Georgie and Bingley.