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Annulments – The Inner Life – April 15, 2026

Patrick Conleyby Patrick Conley

Father Ramil Fajardo joins Patrick to discuss Annulments

  • What is marriage?
  • (4:39) What are ways people misunderstand what annulments are?
  • (11:59) What does free, full Faithful and Fruitful mean?
  • (23:44) Adrianne – What happens when the person files for divorce and gets it and takes off and marries another. Or if the divorce was pending and the woman became pregnant? Does that make it easier for the other spouse to get the annulment?

(32:07) Break 1

  • Loretta – My marriage was annulled years ago. Father is so spot on. If there’s something inside of you about entering marriage and didn’t realize it. I should have been more mature.
  • (35:13) Why are declarations of nullity more readily available now days?
  • Jamie – I have a spouse that was previously married. trying to understand if we can get our marriage in the Catholic church because he wasn’t married in the Catholic church originally.
  • What is the difference between a blessing and a convalidation?

(40:58) Break 2

  • Email – if you are in a relationship and waiting for an annulment what does that mean?
  • (44:12) Mercedes – Once a person starts to do the process and the three witnesses, is the ex-wife made aware of the documentation of the other replies of the three witnesses?
  • Email – Do I need to pursue a declaration of nullity if I don’t plan on getting married again?
  • Healing process of declarations of nullity.

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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.