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Palm Sunday and Holy Week – The Inner Life – April 11, 2025

Patrick Conleyby Patrick Conley

Father Tom Wilson joins Patrick to discuss Palm Sunday and Holy Week

  • How does Palm Sunday get relate with the Passion?
  • (14:48) why does Jesus ride in on a donkey?
  • Nick – Palm branches, signification of victory and what is going to happen after the turnaround.

(22:35) Break 1

  • Sana – Can you talk about the difference between Palm Sunday celebrations in other churches and in the Catholic Church?
  • (27:14) Dean – Talking about unmet expectations, The Chosen: When Jesus doesn’t raised Thomas’ girlfriend from the death. And other good comments about his best Holy Week.

(34:21) Break 2

  • What can we do to make the Triduum more sacred?
  • (40:02) Father shares a question about Judas’ betrayal of Jesus?
  • (44:06) Patrick – Comment, 7 years ago I went to Easter Vigil and thought that was fantastic and have been going ever since.
  • How can we make this Holy Week be the best one yet?

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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.