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Discerning the Will of God – The Inner Life – October 16, 2025

Patrick Conleyby Patrick Conley

Fr. Rob Kroll joins Patrick to discuss Discerning the Will of God

  • What lead Fr. Kroll in becoming a priest?
  • How do you discern the will of God?
  • (12:58) how does our Freedom play a key role in discerning the will of God?

(22:40) Break 1

  • Megan – Fr. was a classmate at Georgetown. Trying to decide whether to return to nursing or help at my parish.
  • (28:38) Angela – Having trouble discerning about different job employment and what God’s will is for me.
  • How does perseverance differ from stubbornness in our prayer?

(37:53) Break 2

  • What re some principles in discerning the will of God?
  • (45:01) Linda – 75 years old. Husband passed away. I’m alone. I have family, but all are busy with their lives. I don’t know what to do with the rest of my life. Health is so-so. Feel it declining. What should I do with my life now?
  • How can we communicate God’s will to others who don’t have Faith?

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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.