In Podcasts, The Inner Life

Prayer – The Inner Life – May 15, 2025

Patrick Conleyby Patrick Conley

Father Patrick Hyde joins Patrick to discuss Prayer

  • (2:22) What is prayer?
  • (13:01) What are the different forms of prayer?
  • Walter – Holy spirit the main person in prayer because he is so much and possessing us and leads us all the time. He is love.

(27:00) Break 1

  • Dee -When you pray for someone does it have to be a ‘full on’ prayer? I’ll offer up a word list prayer and not necessarily a hail Mary, etc. If someone asks me to pray for them, I’m not 100 percent sure I remembered everyone. If I don’t remember specifically, I’ll mention any prayer that I said I would pray for. Is that ok?
  • (41:35) How do you deal with distractions in prayer?

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Subscribe: RSS

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.