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Domestic Church – The Inner Life – December 10, 2024

Patrick Conleyby Patrick Conley

Father Matthew Spencer joins Patrick to discuss the Domestic Church

  • (7:24) What is the purpose of the Domestic Church?
  • Pete – Domestic Church. I am a religious education teacher too. I find it frustrating that parents don’t take their kids to mass on Sunday.

(18:18) Break 1

  • (19:49) What are some good ways for families to teach their children?
  • Andrew – use Catechism of Catholic Church to teach to kids. grew up in Nigeria and this is what they do. teachers also need to improve their program and base it on this.

(34:20) Break 2

  • (35:52) Rosa – my children want to baptize their children. what else can I do to explain importance of religion?
  • Mary Joe – Domestic Church. We homeschooled for 30 years. Parents shouldn’t be intimidated and should realize that you learn so much when teaching children.
  • Kahlet – we have 4 kids. When they were growing up, we didn’t put them in any activities that conflicted with Church time.

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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.