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Spiritual Reading – The Inner Life – April 27, 2026

Patrick Conleyby Patrick Conley

Father Tom Wilson joins Patrick to discuss Spiritual Reading

  • (5:51) why is spiritual reading important?
  • What is a good perspective to have while doing spiritual reading?
  • (14:30) Joe – Ministers of Your Joy: Meditations on the Priesthood is a great book
  • (19:11)Lorraine – Did you consider books for the blind? I’m blind and I have limited sources for them.

(22:47) Break 1

  • Importance of reading at the level you are at.
  • (29:17) Ricardo – My younger brother who is reading the Gospels and in reversion. Any recommendations for him? Also, books….3 ages of the Spiritual Life and also The fulfillment of all desire. I recommend those.
  • Reading Academically vs reading Spiritually.

(38:49) Break 2

  • (40:07) How to develop the habit of reading
  • (44:32) Tom – Opinion about Sherry Wadell’s works. She’s written on Intentional Discipleship. Applies to what we learn from our spiritual reading on how to be a disciple. How to implement.
  • (47:17) Father Gives his top 4 books to recommend to the listeners

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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.