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Sin – the Inner Life – August 13, 2025

Patrick Conleyby Patrick Conley

Fr.Ramil Fajardo joins Patrick to discuss Sin

  • (3:16) What is Sin?
  • (13:14) what is the difference between a venial and a mortal sin?
  • (18:37) Sal – My wife passed 5 years ago. I’m thinking about sins we committed when we were ignorant of our Catholic Church. How many times should I be confessing that or should I sit 1 on 1 with a priest and get it all off my chest?

(23:52) Break 1

  • (25:42) Frank – Go to confession every 2 weeks. When priest absolves me, and ones I cannot remember…what about venial sins? I do forget some of them. Always saying prayers of contrition.
  • How can confession help us combat sin?

(38:51) Break 2

  • Email from someone in the state of unrepentant mortal sin. What should he do?
  • (47:23) Ann – I go to confession frequently but tend to confess the same sins because I’m not sure if the priest understands me. I can’t break the habit.

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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.