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Padre Pio: Pray, Hope, and Don’t Worry – September 22, 2023

Patrick Conleyby Patrick Conley

Father John Paul Erickson joined Patrick for a conversation about the beloved Italian saint. Topics included: who was Padre Pio? (3:01), trials & the wounds of Christ (10:46), caller: Padre Pio’s intercession helped my brother (16:04), caller: how do I explain redemptive suffering to my daughter? (21:51), worry (33:08), peace of mind & Jedi (35:12), caller: I leave near a Padre Pio shrine (40:57), caller: can I pray to multiple saints for one intention? (42:04), and caller: I think I have a Padre Pio relic (44:31).

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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.