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Celebrating Christmas – The Inner Life – December 23, 2024

Patrick Conleyby Patrick Conley

Father Rocky joins Patrick to discuss Celebrating Christmas

  • How does Father Rocky celebrate Christmas?
  • (9:15) Why is celebration so important in the Catholic Church?
  • Rebecca – We process with baby Jesus and sing Silent Night until we go to bed. My children in the twenties still do it.

(18:27) Break 1

  • (23:54) Janice – On Christmas eve, it was the children Christmas pageant. Funny story
  • Rocco – We are Italian. We make seven fishes for Our Lord, put baby Jesus in Christmas. Put the nativity in the outside.
  • Lupita – In Mexico, we don’t celebrate Santa Claus, the Three Kings bring the gifts. We don’t take ornaments until February 2nd. At the center of our table we put a big baby Jesus.

(36:54) Break 2

  • (37:54) Victoria – How to properly celebrate Holy Days of Obligation and proper way to celebrate Holy Name of Jesus?
  • How do you celebrate Christmas if you are alone for the holidays?

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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.