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Lectio Divina & Scripture Study – The Inner Life – June 30, 2026

Patrick Conleyby Patrick Conley

Fr. Chris Walsh joins to discuss meditating on Sacred Scripture with Lectio Divina.

  • (6:53) How do I get started with Lectio Divina and where is a good setting or place to practice it?
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  • (32:22) Lucy – Reading the Psalms has helped me.
  • (37:10) Dale – Today’s Magnificat has a meditation from a saint in the 400’s. He goes through analysis of Lectio Divina in today’s gospel.
  • (38:32) Rob – I’m part of a group that meets weekly to review the Sunday Gospel as Lectio Divina. We have been doing this for 20 years.
  • (42:05) Rick – I am a deacon and the practice you are talking about is wonderful. I do it myself. I teach homiletics. Also, I tend to be a more visual person. Contemplating great artwork is a good thing to do as well.
  • Father Chris Walsh recommends In Conversation with God by Francis Fernandez-Carvajal, The Catechism of The Catholic Church, the writings of the Saints and even Jesus of Nazareth by Pope Benedict 16 for Lectio Divina.

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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.