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Friendship – The Inner Life – June 3, 2025

Patrick Conleyby Patrick Conley

Sr. Amelia Hueller joins Patrick to discuss Friendship

  • (4:27) Why are friendships important?
  • What are different types of friendships?
  • (13:14) Pamela – I have a conflict with a friend. I let her borrow a jacket and she then gave the jacket away. Should I accept that as Gods will?
  • How do we respond to when we are hurt by friends?

(21:14) Break 1

  • Peter – Shout out to one of my friends who helped me in my faith and is now my brother-in-law.
  • (30:03) Cookie – I have a person in my HOA and her morals are really bad. Can’t avoid this person but I don’t know how to stay away from her. How do I distance myself?

(37:23) Break 2

  • What are some things we need to develop to be good friends with others?
  • (42:44) Lisa – when you move away from a friend what is your duty to that friendship?
  • (47:10) Karen – met a woman through our mutual love of art and have seen her slow conversion to the catholic faith.

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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.