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Dealing with Anxiety – January 19, 2024

Patrick Conleyby Patrick Conley

Father Allen Hoffa joined Patrick for a conversation about anxiety and the spiritual life. Topics included: anxiety & its sources (3:20), anxiety yesterday and today (11:23), depression (14:56), caller: my coworker doesn’t believe in anxiety (19:54), caller: my son has depression; what should we do? (26:18), caller: I have depression & anxiety (33:06), anxiety & spiritual practices (40:53), caller: I went to group therapy (44:34), email: what’s the connection between peace and a relationship with Jesus? 

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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.