Behold Your Mother: 7 Last Words of Jesus (part 3) – The Inner Life – February 27, 2026

Fr. Joseph Johnson joins Patrick for the third of a special Lenten Series on the 7 Last Words of Jesus – today’s topic: Mary’s Role at the Cross

  • (3:26) What is the context in these words of Jesus from the Cross?
  • What Who does John represent in this scene?
  • (13:25) What is Mary’s role in the Passion of our Lord?

(18:08) Break 1

  • What are practical ways in which we can share in the passion of Christ?
  • (25:39) Jim – My mother is starting to fail. My wife asked who should we pray for as a caregiver. We stopped thinking about the saints and then turned to Jesus on the cross. Jesus found a caregiver for his own mother. Found great consolation.
  • Kurt – Redemptive suffering and joining to Christ on the cross. Very rarely do I hear anyone talking about that. We not only have that opportunity, but for the redemption of the world. We are commanded to that in John 15 and John 13. I give you a new commandment… There’s no greater good than to offer suffering for them.

(34:06) Break 2

  • How does the prophecy of Simeon play a role in Mary’s heart at the Cross?
  • (38:37) what can we expect from the love of Mary and how it helps us in our lives?
  • (41:21) Sharon – When my son died. I identified with Mary for release. My son was 50 and died of a rare cancer. The loss was something I knew she understood. Gave me a great deal of help during that time.
  • Michelle – Abortion and aborted children. Great sorrow. I delivered that child into Mary’s hands.
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.