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Marriage: A Catholic Perspective on Cohabitation – The Inner Life – January 27, 2026

Patrick Conleyby Patrick Conley

Fr. Peter Armenio joins Patrick to discussMarriage

  • What is marriage?
  • (13:40) why are couples not wanting to get married?

(20:56) Break 1

  • (22:39) Brendan – Anxiety among young people. I’m very anxious. I want to get in a relationship and married, but now I don’t have a job and anxiety is causing issues for me. I hear it’s good to get married young, but I feel I’m dealing with a road block. What do I do?
  • (30:45) Ureli – People living together and not married. What if your parents aren’t married. IS there something I can do to help them? They both want to marry. I feel I’m a mediator sometimes. Any advice as to what to do? I do pray for them a lot.

(39:07) Break 2

  • (40:27) Paul – Married 44 years. Work with engaged couples. Biggest challenge is communication. We’re all so different. Any advice where to find good communication teaching? Anything out there from a Catholic perspective?
  • Email from Julie – How do you know if Marriage is your vocation?

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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.