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Universal Call to Holiness – The Inner Life – June 26, 2025

Patrick Conleyby Patrick Conley

Fr. Rob Kroll joins Patrick to Discuss Universal Call to Holiness: St. Josemaria Escriva

  • (3:33) Who was Josemaria Escriva?
  • What is the Universal call to holiness?
  • (12:20) what are some obstacles in growing in holiness in our lives?

(20:14) Break 1

  • If you become holy will you lose your identity?
  • (28:36) Bob – The thing that helps me in my daily life to follow the Lord is when I realized and found out that everything that happens to us in our daily life has been willed or allowed by God. Helps me to accept things moment to moment in life, not as obstacles, but gifts.

(36:47) Break 2

  • Bob – Legion of Mary and call to holiness. Based on St. Louis De Montfort writings. Living the legion of Mary lifestyle is a path you follow to holiness. Spiritual works of mercy and serving others. You see yourself slowly changing.
  • (47:52) Lenard – My mom is part of the legion of Mary. Spending time with my parents…very playful people. That’s where I learned and am learning to become holy by their example.

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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.