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Spiritual Abandonment: 7 Last Words of Jesus (part 4) – The Inner Life – March 6, 2026

Patrick Conleyby Patrick Conley

Msgr. Tom Richter joins Patrick for the fourth of a special Lenten Series on the 7 Last Words of Jesus – today’s topic, Spiritual Abandonment

  • The Allusions of Control.
  • (8:53) Jesus and Psalm 22.

(21:24) Break 1

  • (22:27) Tom – I’ve always wondered if Jesus felt because of his humanity we as human would feel abandoned by God. Was that an expression of his human feeling because he was fully human. How can Christ feel he was abandoned? if he were fully human, he would feel that way. Can you explain that?
  • (26:27) How Jesus abandoned Himself to God.
  • How can we trust that God still loves us through the challenging times in our life?

(38:54) Break 2

  • How can we cultivate Faith in our lives?
  • (45:18) Entrusting to God all of those who will be affected by my abandonment.

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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.