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Mortification – The Inner Life – March 11, 2025

Patrick Conleyby Patrick Conley

Father Rob Kroll joins Patrick to discuss Mortification

  • Where does the word mortification come from?
  • (5:21) what does mortification include?
  • How do we find the happy medium in mortification?
  • (19:03) Laurie – A long time ago, my kids were going away from the faith. Stopped putting sugar in coffee. Would it be efficacious to cut out the cream too? Is it better to intensify it?

(23:12) Break 1

  • Deb – Question about if a person has struggles when trying to do mortification and trouble with self-denial. Any advice?
  • What are ways we can do mortification?
  • (32:55) Chris – To what extent does trying to define holiness differ from by what you deny yourself instead of what you do for others? Is there a risk of denying yourself vs. becoming more active in our faith?

(39:15) Break 2

  • What are dangers of Mortification?
  • (45:15) How to discern what to do for mortification?

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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.