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Friendship with Christ – The Inner Life – July 22, 2025

Patrick Conleyby Patrick Conley

Fr. Peter Armenio joins Patrick to Friendship with Christ

  • How can we have friendship with God?
  • (12:19) How do we understand some of the euphemism that saints use to describe their love for Christ?
  • (18:25) Bob – I once went to confession and told the priest I was having trouble getting angry with God over disappointments. Angry about it and yelling at God. Fr. told me you probably think I’ll get down on you for getting angry with God, but you know God and trust him enough that you can get angry with Him and you can handle that. I was really moved by that. Relationship with God is everything.

(26:05) Break 1

  • Marsha – I’m a cradle Catholic. I’ve had a relationship with Jesus. The Baptists brought me into that relationship. They gave me a deeper dive into the intimacy with Christ. I hope they saw the beauty of the Catholic church.
  • How does interior life help us from our relationship with Jesus?
  • (40:40) Deedee – My relationship is one of a father and daughter. Trying to be friends with God is sacrilegious. Wouldn’t there be a spiritual boundary of some sort? What does friendly speech sound like instead of prayer?

(43:43) Break 2

  • (44:49) What can Mary Magdalene teach us about friendship with Christ?

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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.