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Assumption of Mary – The Inner Life – August 15, 2025

Patrick Conleyby Patrick Conley

Fr. Patrick Hyde joins Patrick to discuss Assumption of Mary

  • (4:51) what is a Marian Dogma?
  • What does God desire for us?
  • (14:54) Why is the Assumption of Mary so late in being declared?

(19:41) Break 1

  • Lauren – My mother died on that day and right before she died, the whole room was filled with orange blossoms. I knew she came to take my mother.
  • (29:30) Did Mary die before she was assumed?
  • How can we find hope in our own bodies through Mary?

(39:20) Break 2

  • What are Holy days of Obligation?
  • What can people do to celebrate Mary?

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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.