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Divorce – The Inner Life – January 14, 2025

Patrick Conleyby Patrick Conley

Fr. Ramil Fajardo joins Patrick to discuss Divorce

  • What is the damage of Divorce?
  • (10:05) what does the Church say about Divorce?
  • (14:36) Linda – I’m an advocate for the tribunal. I work a lot with annulments and just want to thank Father for his work. I know how difficult it is.
  • What is a Tribunal?

(19:23) Break 1

  • How do you respond to someone who asks why get married in the first place?
  • (24:17) why would you stay with someone who is abusing you?
  • (30:31) Susan – I am divorced. I recently have been thinking about annulment. Should you look to have one only if you’re considering remarriage?
  • Linda – I went through a divorce 7 years ago. Wasn’t catholic, but ex was. he wanted an annulment after, and I couldn’t see how going through the annulment was going to heal me. I heard that annulment can heal, but only God can heal. Asked God to remove bitterness. I’m Catholic now and converted last Easter. A lot of good can come out of this, but at the time I didn’t believe so.

(40:25) Break 2

  • Denise -Nullification of a previous marriage and going through the tribunal process. I’m in that situation. Married for 24 years. Away from the church for a long time. I want to receive communion, but told I can’t until my husband gets his first marriage nullified. They’re telling my husband his reasons aren’t strong enough.
  • What is the difference between annulment and declaration of nullity?
  • What is lack of form?

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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.