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Faith and Sports – The Inner Life – February 5. 2026

Patrick Conleyby Patrick Conley

Fr. Patrick Hyde joins Patrick to discussFaith and Sports

  • (4:53) What is the connection between athletics and the pursuit of holiness?
  • (12:23) Mary – Sports and spiritual life. I’m working out right now and listen with my air pods. I’ve always found that when people talk about body building, I’ve always thought about it as we as a church are building a body. It is made up of many people and we’re all working to build together.
  • How can Sports become too all consuming for families?

(27:00) Break 1

  • Should you pray for your favorite team to win?
  • (30:20) Kevin – Grew up in St. Louis and was there when Rams went to the Superbowl. Professional sports athletes have the courage to witness like that and it’s great to see that. The holy spirit allows this to happen through the medium of sports. Fr. Patrick Hyde -resident parishioner of St. Paul’s.
  • What do we do with dreams of doing great things in our life?
  • (41:28) How do we deal with controversies in the super bowl?
  • What is a good way to view competition?

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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.