The Inner Life – October 10, 2024 – Guilt

Father Rob Kroll joins Patrick to discuss Guilt

  • (3:57) How does society view guilt today?
  • What is guilt from a Catholic perspective?
  • (11:02) how can unhealthy guilt taint our perspective of who God is?
  • What is the difference between feeling guilty and actually being guilty?

(21:08) Break 1

  • What is the difference between St Peter’s guilt and Judas’ guilt?
  • (26:30) Rebecca – I’ve been divorced for 5 years. Had an annulment. Met someone and we want to get married. Contemplating putting it off because I still feel guilty about moving on.
  • What is the difference between guilt and shame?
  • Arnold – This is what confession is all about. We have a conscience.  Tells us that we’re sinners and we try to get out of that. God doesn’t want us to be debilitated by our sin.

(40:18) Break 2

  • Lisa – How to deal with the feeling of having hurt another or others by your sins and not being able to let that go?
  • (45:32) what is the difference between guilt and contrition
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.