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Living Heroic Virtue: St Gianna Molla – The Inner Life – April 28, 2026

Patrick Conleyby Patrick Conley

Father John LoCoco joins Patrick to discuss Living Heroic Virtue: St Gianna Molla

  • (2:28) who was Gianna Molla?
  • (9:09) What is Virtue?
  • How do you develop virtue?
  • (17:28) Kathy – Living Heroic Virtue – My sister-in-law…she was married to my brother who was a cerebral palsy patient. Difficult to live with. Always gave everyone the benefit of the doubt. Also dear friend from Australia. She is a Baptist minister, but doesn’t work full time. We don’t agree about most things related to politics and other issues. Strong prayer partner.

(22:51) Break 1

  • (24:26) Michelle – The Lord gave me a blessing. 30-40 years before I could grow and see with his eyes. I don’t know if it’s a special virtue, but forgiveness. Grew up with a wife-beating child molester. Took that long to forgive him. The Lord gave me an opportunity to see that man before he was corrupted by porn and alcohol. Forgive everybody, everything, every day.
  • How to make space for the Lord in our lives?

(37:33) Break 2

  • The importance of mentors in the spiritual life?
  • (43:20) How to prepare for the big moments in life?
  • Email – How is virtue so easily attained by Saints?
  • Email – the little way as a way of growing in holiness.

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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.