Social Justice – The Inner Life – January 20, 2025

Fr. Chris Walsh joins Patrick to discuss Social Justice

  • What is Catholic Social teaching?
  • (15:07) How does Father help with social justice in his home city of Philadelphia?

(19:35) Break 1

  • Christine – Comment on the word neighbor: in Danish they use a word meaning something even broader than the person next to you.
  • (23:11) Philip – Our Legion of Mary group is out in the public and does cold calls and we do a lot of nursing home ministries.
  • (30:49) Mary Lou – how should we think of mass deportations? how do we help the immigrant while also upholding the law?
  • Mr. Ed – We’ve got a parish program that helps any mom with children up to age 5. We are doing a food packing event (100,000 meals) next month.

(40:22) Break 2

  • What are some enemies to the virtue of Justice?
  • How are assumptions made which make us blind to reality?
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.