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Making a Pilgrimage-The Inner Life-February 25, 2025

Patrick Conleyby Patrick Conley

Fr. Richard Hermesjoins Patrick to discuss making pilgrimages

  • (5:09) What is a pilgrimage?
  • (8:25) Different types of pilgrimages where to go and who to go with?
  • (11:15) What are the challenges of taking a pilgrimage?
  • (13:57) What’s the difference between a pilgrimage and a vacation?
  • (18:48) Tracy-Gong on pilgrimages brought everything into focus in regards to her faith and made it real and powerful.

(22:59) Break

  • (24:01) Danielle- Important part of a pilgrimage is the mindset
  • (28:01)- Jorie-What was the most special pilgrimage that FAther has been on? (She knows Father very well)
  • (32:03)-Suzanne shares her exerience on the Camino

(38:46) Break 2

  • (39:35)-Taking a pilgrimage during the Jubliee year
  • (42:34)-Catherine-Started as a lukewarm Catholic, but 10 years ago, went to Our Lady of Czestochowa, went to the holy land, and now going to Italy in May. Looking forward to it as a good testament to my faith.
  • (47:30)-Loretta-I went to the National Eucharistic Congress. That was the most awe inspiring pilgrimage I have been on.

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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.