Foundations of Religion – The Inner Life – May 28, 2026

Father Ramil Fajardo joins Patrick to discuss Foundations of Religion

  • What is Religion?
  • (8:26) What is it about Religion versus Spirituality
  • (18:27) What is the difference between Catholicism and other religions?

(20:50) Break 1

  • What is the importance of the Church in connecting us with our Faith?
  • (26:38) John – It seems to me that instead of one or the other, it’s all of the above. I remember when the Lord told us I have more to tell you, but you can’t handle it. Unless you’re in the state of fellowship with God, it’s hard for us to accept certain truths because we have dimmed our intellect. I think sin dims our intellect.
  • (32:42) Mike – It seems to me that instead of one or the other, it’s all of the above. I remember when the Lord told us I have more to tell you, but you can’t handle it. Unless you’re in the state of fellowship with God, it’s hard for us to accept certain truths because we have dimmed our intellect. I think sin dims our intellect.

(37:48) Break 2

  • Why rules and regulations help us in our Faith?
  • (43:31) Email – How do we explain to none believers why life is so difficult?
  • (48:20) How can we pass on the Faith to our children and grandchildren?

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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.