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Preparing for Lent-The Inner Life-February 24, 2025

Patrick Conleyby Patrick Conley

IL – Fr. Marcel Taillon joins Patrick on preparing for Lent

  • (3:49) What exactly is Lent?
  • (8:05)-What Fr. Taillon is doing for Lent?
  • (11:40)-Mike- Pray the examine from St. Ignatius each night and almsgiving. Tip more.
  • (14;53)-Nick-How his Lenten practices became a regular practice
  • Nick – Old Testament – angel talking to Moses. It’s my understanding that was Jesus Christ. Is that correct?

(20:36) Break 1

  • John (22:14) – I heard that choosing something to give up for Lent should be pleasing to God. Could you expand on that?
  • (28:58)-Jennifer emailed about going to mass more since Lent
  • (31:28)-Dean -The main point for me is to declutter my life. I think it’s a good time to examine what’s not central to our mission and let that lead us.

(37:20) Break 2

  • (38:38) Dana-Suggestions for things we could do during Lent: Put phones on grayscale during the Lenten season, eating all meals at home…no eating out. Be frugal and be together.
  • (45:24) Emailer about offering praise
  • (48:49)-Julianna-praying divine office in the car good way to prepare for Lent

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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.