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Sanctifying Work – The Inner Life – September 2, 2025

Patrick Conleyby Patrick Conley

Fr. Peter Armenio joins Patrick to discuss Sanctifying Work

  • What is the importance of work?
  • (8:41) why is there dignity in work?

(21:00) Break 1

  • (22:12) Nick – I think of Social Teaching and the rights and dignity of workers. In the precepts, we’re told to support the church financially. In retirement, give your calendar to the Lord and he’ll fill it in for you. When we retire, our greatest work is thinking of God more and he fills it in for us.
  • Mary Lou – Thanks for the reminder that my work is sacred. I’m a hairdresser. Reminded me of a project I have coming up and how meaningless and tedious it seems compared to my spiritual life, but this woman likes to talk about the Lord. She’s not Catholic, but it might be a way to talk about Jesus to her.
  • (30:37) Email from Mary – Can you cut corners if you have to in order to get your work done?
  • What does it mean to sanctify our work?

(40:40) Break 2

  • (45:05) Charles – I’m a retired crime scene investigator. Witnessed many murders. Throughout my career, I realized maybe nobody was praying for this person before they died. At some point, I started praying as I responded to the crime scene. Wanted to share that if there are other officers listening.

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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.