Author: Josh Raymond

Josh Raymond

Josh Raymond

Josh Raymond has been on the air in one way or another since 1998. Starting in secular radio and eventually having the opportunity to move into Christian radio, he worked at several stations throughout the Pacific Northwest, serving in different capacities including Show Host, Production Director, Operations Manager, and Program Director. In 2005 he joined Relevant Radio and currently is the Vice President – Director of Programming and Production.

The Inner Life – Wednesday, September 7, 2022 – Making Sense of Suffering [Encore]

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IL – Father Carter Griffin joins IL to discuss making sense of suffering. Josh and Father Griffin discussed suffering and free will (8:31), CS Lewis and The Problem of Pain (10:48), innocent children suffering (15:52), the greatest evil of the Christian life (17:43), how we learn to look at suffering as God sees it (23:53), if suffering […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

The Inner Life – Monday, September 5, 2022 – True Leisure [Encore]

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Father Joseph Johnson joins IL to discuss making leisure holy. He and Josh discussed what true leisure is (7:42), how to find leisure without sloth (12:40) what sloth is (17:05), how we structure our week (23:15), structuring our week will take time (30:17), and two practical leisure activities (49:21). Callers share how they help their families […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

The Inner Life – Friday, September 2, 2022 – Spouses and Faith [Encore]

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Father Matthew Spencer, OSJ joined IL to discuss navigating marriages when one spouse isn’t Catholic. Father and Josh discussed advice for single people seeking marriage (7:58), married couples with different faiths (12:34), Josh’s journey to Catholicism (15:32), advice parents can give to children (20:30), and spouses who convert for the other (32:58). Callers asked for advice […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

The Inner Life – Thursday, September 1, 2022, – Discernment of Spirits

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Father Chris Walsh joins IL to discuss discernment of spirits and the Spiritual Exercises. Topics included who St. Ignatius (2:32), what discernment is (6:15), what spiritual exercises are (10:28), if we have to do spiritual exercises (15:12), caller’s discernment about kidney transplant (15:12), discernment about kidney transplant (20:20), discernment about a caller’s daughter who left the […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

The Inner Life – Wednesday, August 31, 2022 – Miracles

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Father Sam Martin joins IL to discuss the reality of miracles. Topics include what a miracle is (3:22), a caller miracle at Lake Superior (9:09), a caller who survived a car accident (16:10), what miracles teach us about Jesus (23:24), a caller’s hearing of M.S. (29:36), and a caller’s story of her miracle daughter (41:30).  Podcast: […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

The Inner Life – Tuesday, August 30, 2022 – Outreach to the Poor

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Father John McDonald joins IL to discuss outreach to the poor. Topics included food insecurity (7:05), contempt (10:18), what charity is (11:27), the rich man and Lazarus (12:22), thou shalt not steal (14:46), isolation (23:39), avoiding suffering (27:26), The Good Samaritan (31:12), food pantries (34:29), how we can help the poor (39:22), prayer (41:27), discerning donation […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

The Inner Life – Monday, August 29, 2022 – St. John the Baptist and Martyrdom

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Father Tom Wilson joins IL to discuss martyrdom. Topics included the life of St. John the Baptist (7:00), Herod and John (12:15), Doubt (14:57), if martyrdom is worth it (18:15), St. Paul and martyrdom (25:42), humility (31:01), marriage and martyrdom (33:17), humiliation (40:04), giving testimony (45:18).  Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

The Inner Life – August 26, 2022 – Praying for those who left the faith

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Father Matthew Widder joined Josh for a discussion about praying for those who left the faith. Topics included Sts. Monica and Augustine (6:57), advice to parents (11:42), Good family doesn’t guarantee religious children (13:44), why people leave the faith (20:05), conversion (26:33), my brother doesn’t think he needs God, what should I do (31:04), encouraging […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

The Inner Life – Thursday, August 25, 2022 – Evangelization

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Father Michael Nixon joins IL for the first time to discuss evangelization. Topics included getting to know Fr. Michael (7:12), what evangelization is (9:45), the importance of knowing Jesus (14:38), renewing our encounter with Jesus (18:46), obstacles to evangelization (24:04), hostility to Christianity (29:18), evangelization in the medical word (37:20), the importance of Scripture in […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

The Inner Life – Wednesday, August 24, 2022 – Friendship with the Saints

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Father Eric Nielsen joins IL to discuss friendship with the saints. Topics included (7:58), how we’re united with the saints (16:50), the danger of mediums (22:45), what is a patron saint (28:44), saints on earth and in heaven (31:20), story about a caller’s spiritual director (33:55), how we grow in friendship with saints (40:26), diversity of […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more