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Journeys of Faith – The Inner Life – June 3, 2026

Patrick Conleyby Patrick Conley

Father Joseph Johnson joins Patrick to discuss Journeys of Faith

  • Father shares his faith journey.
  • (11:18) When God feels distant in our sufferings.
  • (17:31) Nancy – Being a befriender. I go to our local hospital and see the Catholic patients each week. Takes me all day. I get more from it I think than they from it. God calling me to my gift of time.

(21:14) Break 1

  • (23:28) Karen – I have lived a long life doing a lot for the church. Find it difficult to speak about God to those who are not believers. How do I get past that because I’ve been praying a long time.
  • Why does there need to be a journey?

(36:36) Break 2

  • (42:11) Lolly- My husband and I dealing with fertility. Not angry at God, but just don’t know how to ‘lean’ into him right now.

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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.