Evangelization – The Inner Life – January 24, 2025

Fr. Allen Hoffa joins Patrick to discuss Evangelization

  • (9:04) how do you evangelize without being imposing?
  • How does timing play a key role in evangelization?
  • Mary – I think it’s an interpersonal relationship between humans and the Lord. I think you can sit on your couch and reach out to the Lord. You don’t need a human. I am a Catholic. I think reverence is imperative, but you only need your true sincere heart.

(21:12) Break 1

  • (23:07) Theresa – Why do we need to evangelize? To see the truth. Jesus did it all. I’m a former catholic. I’ve studied the church. How do you get saved? A million Hail Mary’s? Pilgrimages? It infuriates me you’re leading people down the wrong path.

(37:49) Break 2

  • (40:42) James – I have personal experience doing evangelization. Faith grew a lot. Mass comes from mission which means to send. Catholics are called to evangelize.
  • Jaime – I work in the prison system (ministry) and I go and attend services where evangelization is something that I do.
  • Flo – I evangelized and wasn’t sure if I did it right. What do you think?
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.