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Ecumenism – The Inner Life – July 28, 2025

Patrick Conleyby Patrick Conley

Fr. Richard Simon joins Patrick to discuss Ecumenism

  • (3:01) what is ecumenism?
  • Why did Patrick Conley become Catholic?
  • (19:49) Liz – How do you guide teens that are Catholic with having friend s that are protestant?

(24:04) Break 1

  • Donna – I’m protestant. We don’t see big diff b/w protestants and Catholics. We view all each other as Christian and focus on what we have in common. I’m Lutheran Missouri Synod. I grew up Presbyterian, went to a Methodist College, and a Baptist Seminary.
  • (33:37) Molly – I recently was invited to a non-denominational group to share about faith. How would I perceive with that, but would it be a wrong. Like a faith-sharing group?

(37:56) Break 2

  • Chris – It is of forbidden for Catholics to participate in a worship of non-Catholics. Pope Benedict XV said that. What do you think about that Father?
  • (43:33) Maggie – I HAVE 4 KIDS AND THREE HAVE LEFT THE FAITH. They go to a Baptist/non-Catholic Church. My son’s in laws are pastors. They want me to go to Church with them. What am I supposed to do?

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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.