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Catholic Social Teaching – The Inner Life – January 19, 2026

Patrick Conleyby Patrick Conley

Fr. Marcel Taillon joins Patrick to discuss Catholic Social Teaching

  • What is Catholic Social Teaching?
  • (10:03) What are the main themes on Catholic Social teaching?
  • (17:07) what does the “common good” mean?

(23:45) Break 1

  • (25:51) Lillian – When we talk about Catholic social teaching and catholic social justice, there is some confusion with one world order. The issue for us to be closer to God, but when it comes to this communal thing, we become confused and become more involved with community and not Jesus Christ.
  • What are things that we can do for the poor?

(38:52) Break 2

  • Cynthia – In my work with the homeless, we are trying to make them aware of their dignity. So many people have a negative view of the homeless. We do not have a strong Catholic presence in the streets of Austin. Any advice to help with that?
  • (45:45) Richard – There’s a document from the synod about 9 months ago…Life is Always a Good. It gives parishes a structure to put together a structure for the dignity of the individual as a person. Getting back to basics and having our faith and every person is valued. It’s really a blue print to make that concept a reality on the ground.

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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.