Author: 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.

Charitable Chastisement – The Inner Life – April 15, 2025 [ENCORE]

Podcasts, The Inner Life
Check out this great encore show from April 8, 2025 Father Bobby Bloodjoins Patrick to discuss Charitable Chastisement How do you discern when to offer correction to someone? (14:14) Judy – I wish somebody had loved me enough to chastise me. I walked away from faith, husband, etc. Nobody said Judy…you can’t do this. I […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Anxiety in the Spiritual Life – The Inner Life – April 14, 2025 [ENCORE]

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Check out this great encore from March 24, 2025 Father Dave Heneyjoins Patrick to discuss Anxiety in the Spiritual Life What is Anxiety? (6:49) What is the biggest source of anxiety? What is scrupulosity? (12:58) Email – How can we stop worrying we aren’t going to go to heaven? Barbara – I have suffered with […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Spiritual Movies – The Inner Life – April 9, 2025

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Check out this Encore show from March 26, 2025 Father John Paul Ericksonjoins Patrick to discuss Spiritual Movies (4:06) what are the dangers of movies the spiritual life Father shares a movie which he really enjoys (13:52) Sean – The Adventures of Robinhood from 1938. It’s a very Catholic movie. Had a good impression on […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Patience – The Inner Life – April 3, 2025

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IL: Father Sam Martin joins Patrick to discuss Patience (2:58) Patience is a fruit of the Spirit and a key part of the spiritual life (6:37) Holiness is humility and accepting help. Sometimes it is more blessed to receive than to give (13:10) Patience does coincide with slowing down, solitude and time in prayer (13:38) […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Lying – The Inner Life – April 1, 2025

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Father Marcel Taillon joins Patrick to discuss lying. (3:15) Lying is not a joke, Christ never lied. We all need to tell the truth and know the truth that is Christ (3:41) April Fool’s Day done in the right sense is good thing, we just don’t want to scare or hurt someone by lying. (5:39) […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Almsgiving – The Inner Life – March 31, 2025

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Father Eric Nielsen joins Patrick to discuss Almsgiving. (1:19) How do we give as Jesus would have us give? (8:29) Love of Money is the root of all evils (11:08) What is it about wealth that drives people to have a shriveled and shrunken heart? Break 1 (28:15) Megan – There’s a proverb…The righteous person […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more