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Catholic Education – The Inner Life – September 18, 2025

Patrick Conleyby Patrick Conley
  • (2:54) Fr. Bobby Blood joins Patrick to discuss Catholic Education
    • (11:33)– Patty – Has the catechesis gotten watered down over the years? How can we bring it back better?
    • (18:42) – Alice – I didn’t go to college because i thought i would leave the faith
  • (22:21) Break 1
    • 23:54 – Kay – 12 years of Catholic school and i loved it dearly
    • 31:51 – Frances – Worked in Catholic school for 2 decades and not all teachers hired were catholic at my school
  • (39:40) Break 2
    • (47:06) – Luz – I owe everything to my catholic education

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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.