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Hope – The Inner Life – December 3, 2024

Patrick Conleyby Patrick Conley

Father John LoCoco joins Patrick to discuss Hope

  • (4:02) what is hope versus an expectation?
  • How can we grow in hope in our lives?
  • Email from Stan – How can you regain hope if you lost it

(17:50) Break 1

  • What is the difference between hope, wishful thinking and presumption?
  • (22:43) Julie – I prefer to use the language of ‘faith and prayer’. How would you define hope if it is not having faith when you pray?
  • How does a lie without hope affect us?

(36:08) Break 2

  • Bobby -How can you have hope when you have lived a good Catholic life and everything crumbles at your feet?
  • (42:21)  William – How can you discern hope when it comes to converting a friend or family member when it is not happening on your time?
  • Pamela – Our Church has a study on Hebrews about hope. It’s all over the Bible

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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.