Worship Through the Mass – The Inner Life – May 27, 2026

Father Joseph Illo joins Patrick to discuss Worship Through the Mass

  • What is Worship and the Mass?
  • (16:08) Miguel – How can I talk to my pastor about making the mass more reverent?

(19:59) Break 1

  • What does it mean to participate in the Liturgy?
  • (28:00) What if you don’t “get anything” out of the Mass?
  • (32:44) Gilberto -Mass for me is a representation of Jesus with his disciples at last supper

(35:28) Break 2

  • Arlene – When there is no applause, the mass is always more reverent for me
  • How do you prepare yourself well for Mass?
  • (45:09) Sherry – How can I make my sister understand that she needs to go in person to mass instead of watching on tv
  • (48:30) Rose – I’m a convert due to beautiful mass at the cathedral of St. Paul

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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.