Protecting Your Family Spiritually – The Inner Life – January 29, 2025

Fr. Sam Martin joins Patrick to discuss Protecting Your Family Spiritually

  • What is the human nature of people to want to protect?
  • (6:41) what are spiritual threats that threaten our families?
  • What are we protecting against when we talk about protecting ourselves spiritually?

(18:57) Break 1

  • Christina – there was always a lot of negative language in my house when relatives left so when i had my own kids I told family they could not talk that way so I could protect my kids from that atmosphere
  • (24:45) Kent – I have tried to stay away from sin but it seems to always haunt me, is this the devil? how can I protect myself from this?
  • (34:23) Maritza – a family member is doing drugs. how do i protect her from this and talk to her about stopping?

(40:44) Break 2

  • What are some spiritual weapons we can use to give us protection?
  • (45:18) Kathy – epiphany blessing and saint Benedict medals, sacramental
  • Albert – Does lighting a St. Michael candle allow the angel to watch over us?
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.