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Understanding Desolation And Consolation – The Inner Life – September 18, 2026

Patrick Conleyby Patrick Conley

On today’s Inner Life, Msgr. Jason Gray fires up our anticipation for the upcoming beatification of Venerable Fulton Sheen

  • Why doesn’t the Pope have to come to the Beatification?
  • At what part in the Mass will Venerable Fulton Sheen be beatified?
  • Michael – I watched sheen on tv and loved his sense of humor. Was he trained in theater?
  • Break 1
  • Gary – William F Buckley with Sheen show was so commanding
  • Anne – I loved Sheen and am making a Holy Hour because of him.
  • Linda – I grew up listening to him and was told that a local bar would put Sheen on.
  • Mary – When I was in High School, we went to hear him speak and got his autographs. My daughter had s cyst and put autograph to her body and she was healed.
  • Break 2
  • What is Fulton’s real name? Was his baptismal name James? Will he be beaitfied with his baptismal name or Fulton?

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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.