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Blessed Are The Merciful – Inner Life – November 4, 2026

Patrick Conleyby Patrick Conley
  • (2:01) On today’s Inner Life, Fr. Michael Hurley joins to discuss the Angelica Warfare Confraternity and Angels.
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  • (30:56) Nick – Great topic! Every serious Catholic should belong to some kind of fraternity
  • (33:37) Jonathan – Can I incorporate the 15 Hail Mary’s into my daily prayers?
  • (41:40) Monica – I’m a member of the fraternity you’re talking about and I’d like to tell you about some of the amazing fruit, such as purity in actions and purity when you’re reading scripture. A lot of the temptations dissipate.

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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.