Saints of England – The Inner Life – February 10, 2026

Fr. Spencer Howejoins Patrick to discussSaints of England

  • (4:00) Why is England such a rich Catholic site?
  • Who was Saint Alban?
  • (9:10) – James – I was raised in an episcopal church. I wondered why they reject so much about the church and why do they refer to them as saints?
  • Tom – Literature of Shakespeare. Every time I ask questions…the answers I get are defensive and that had nothing to do with Catholicism. Everything that had to do with it usually made a mockery of the king. Wouldn’t it be also making a mockery of the religion? is there hidden references to religion in it?

(18:30) Break 1

  • Madeline – St. Edmund Campion. He’s my favorite saint. He’s a powerhouse.
  • (24:51) What is the Aylesford Priory?

(37:32) Break 2

  • (39:39) Anita – John Henry Newman. He represented truth. Risked it all and approached it on an intellectual level. Fell in love with the Lord.
  • How did G.K. Chesterton influence the Catholic Faith?

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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.