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Mastering Fear – The Inner Life – July 21, 2025

Patrick Conleyby Patrick Conley

Fr. Sam Martin joins Patrick in studio to discuss Mastering Fear

  • (7:20) Is fear sinful?
  • How is fear of the Lord differ from other types of fear.
  • how does fear appear in scripture?
  • (19:13) Rosemary – What I fear…I trust God, but not myself. I might not be eating right. End of the times are near and thoughts and fear for family members that don’t believe.

(25:20) Break 1

  • Email from Mary – When we say we trust Jesus, what are we trusting Him with?
  • (31:25) Nick – In my brokenness I see the beauty to learn from it and share with others our vulnerability.

(36:25) Break 2

  • Email from Adrian about how to deal with fear from your spouse.
  • (45:02) Raquelle – I recently lost my job. Pregnant with 5th child. Recently had a horrible situation with police…. dealing with legal stuff. Feel complete and total fear for the future. I finally have been having miracle after miracle happening to us. The fear here is extremely real, but receiving so many graces now. God blesses us tenfold.

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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.