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Conflict and The Spiritual Life – The Inner Life – November 26, 2024

Patrick Conleyby Patrick Conley

Father Rob Kroll joins Patrick to discuss Conflict and The Spiritual Life

  • What is good conflict and bad conflict?
  • (8:31) How do we deal with Conflict avoidance?
  • Yoli – Some family members are democrats and others are republicans. When we talk about it, I raise the point that we’re trying to have a conversation about it.

(20:36) Break 1

  • How can we speak charitably with family members who have left the faith.
  • (26:07) What is the DESC model for resolving conflict? Father explains
  • (35:20) Michelle – ongoing conflict with sister. She is incredibly jealous of things that happened a long time ago.  It has escalated to the point that I don’t know how to interact with her now. I don’t want to get to a state where I avoid her.  Having a hard time with that.

(40:05) Break 2

  • What do we do if an argument becomes too heated?
  • (43:46) Patrick shares an email about a daughter who “married” a woman. They feel like they lost a daughter because of their Faith.
  • How do you deal with someone who doesn’t admit fault to anything?

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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.