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Goodness of the Body – The Inner Life – March 3, 2025

Patrick Conleyby Patrick Conley

Father Marc Lenneman joins Guest Host Brooke Taylor to discuss the Goodness of the Body

  • What is Gnosticism and how does it relate to the transgender movement?
  • Why are we so susceptible to sin through our bodies?
  • How do we train our bodies to fight sin?

(20:49) Break 1

  • How can we affirm the goodness of the body
  • What can you do to prepare for Lent in a personal way?
  • (32:27) Lauren – RR helped me discern to have another baby, through God’s will for my body.

(38:01) Break 2

  • (39:35) Dean – For a long time in the Catholic church, the paradigm was penance; mortification or dying early. There’s been a shift and now more focus on caring for our bodies. Could father talk about that shift?
  • (44:52) Nicole – I’m going through a process where I’m trying to prepare for Lent. Two struggles: Physical appearance and health. Quit drinking. Going to Catholics in Recovery. Trying not to turn my addictions into working out. Struggle with fasting. I want to better prepare myself in a healthy way. Can I focus on exercise without obsessing over it?

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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.