Divine Mercy – April 5, 2024

Fr. John Eckert joined Patrick to discuss God’s Divine Mercy. Topics included: history of Divine Mercy devotion (3:37), what the mercy of God is (8:57), mercy in the Old Testament (15:31), caller: I have had a devotion to the Devine mercy for years (20:34), what it means to trust (25:37), email: difference between mercy and presumption (29:26), caller: plenary indulgence and grace (33:05), caller: God healed my aunt (39:02), caller: my wife had a devotion to Divine Mercy and died at 3pm (43:33), and becoming agents of mercy (47:28). 

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.