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.

English Literature – The Inner Life – March 10, 2026

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Fr. Spencer Howe joins Patrick to discuss English Literature (2:41) what is the role of Literature in the life of the Church? What is the history of the Catholic Church in England? (10:26) what is the Catholic influence of Shakespeare. (18:55) Break 1 (19:50) Richard – I’m a reader of CS Lewis, George McDonald. I […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/377b744a-4d1c-4132-a987-ade901030e10/50c945d2-ad9d-478f-9171-b409011c348e/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Anxiety in the Spiritual Life – The Inner Life – March 9, 2026

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Check out this great show 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 […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/377b744a-4d1c-4132-a987-ade901030e10/e256e127-2f9b-49f9-b47e-b4080101a88f/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Spiritual Abandonment: 7 Last Words of Jesus (part 4) – The Inner Life – March 6, 2026

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Msgr. Tom Richter joins Patrick for the fourth of a special Lenten Series on the 7 Last Words of Jesus – today’s topic, Spiritual Abandonment The Allusions of Control. (8:53) Jesus and Psalm 22. (21:24) Break 1 (22:27) Tom – I’ve always wondered if Jesus felt because of his humanity we as human would feel […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/377b744a-4d1c-4132-a987-ade901030e10/05ee387a-d296-4552-9653-b40501341cb9/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Surrender to God – The Inner Life – March 5, 2026

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Bishop Donald Hying joins Patrick to discuss Surrender to God What makes surrender so important? (7:27) What is the motivation to spiritual practices? (12:34) John – I’ve got 2 sons struggling with drugs. Talk to them all the time about it. Not having control and putting it in God’s hands. Bonita – My brother is […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/377b744a-4d1c-4132-a987-ade901030e10/c0d637a5-65a9-4e13-a6a9-b404012bfd70/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Strengthening the Will – The Inner Life – March 4, 2026

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Fr. Marc Lenneman joins Patrick to discuss Strengthening the Will (3:06) what is our will? What are the effects of original sin on the will? (10:11) what are good and bad convictions? (15:05) Mary from MN – How do you fight an affection to a specific sin? (18:54) Break 1 Suzie – I say I […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/377b744a-4d1c-4132-a987-ade901030e10/e0e0eea3-7c05-4e66-82e5-b403013508dd/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Bishop Fulton Sheen – The Inner Life – March 3, 2026

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Msgr. Jason Gray joins Patrick to discuss Lessons from Bishop Fulton Sheen Msgr. Gray’s background (4:40) who was Bishop Fulton Sheen and what is his legacy? (9:34) Nick – Part of Militia of Immaculata. Headquarters was in Peoria until it moved. Tomb of Bp Sheen is there and adoration chapel. He had a saying…those who […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/377b744a-4d1c-4132-a987-ade901030e10/575506d4-a0ec-4258-b175-b402012cafdb/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Redemptive Suffering – The Inner Life – March 2, 2026

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Father Joseph Illo joins Patrick to discuss Redemptive Suffering (3:19) What does the Church teach about suffering and God’s plan for suffering? (20:34) Break 1 Father talks about the importance of responding to suffering well (26:01) Yolie – A friend had a baby as the result of a rape. Refused to abort. Was alone after […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/377b744a-4d1c-4132-a987-ade901030e10/c6b53d97-f2c1-4520-9f21-b401012b392e/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Behold Your Mother: 7 Last Words of Jesus (part 3) – The Inner Life – February 27, 2026

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Fr. Joseph Johnson joins Patrick for the third of a special Lenten Series on the 7 Last Words of Jesus – today’s topic: Mary’s Role at the Cross (3:26) What is the context in these words of Jesus from the Cross? What Who does John represent in this scene? (13:25) What is Mary’s role in […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/377b744a-4d1c-4132-a987-ade901030e10/1aa94c3c-17f7-4b71-85a2-b3fe012b276d/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

The Gift of Giving and an encounter with Pope Leo – The Inner Life – February 26, 2026

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Father Ryan Brady joins Patrick in studio to discuss The Gift of Giving and an encounter with Pope Leo (3:12)Father Brady meets the pope and gives a good gift from the heart. (9:15) the sacrificial effect of giving (12:46) How does giving make us better people? (20:31) Break 1 (21:36) Christina – At what point […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/377b744a-4d1c-4132-a987-ade901030e10/faddca45-9579-4ff0-8e06-b3fd01371409/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Listening During Lent – The Inner Life – February 25, 2026

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IL – FatherTom McCarthy joins Patrick to discuss Listening During Lent As an Augustinian what was Pope Leo trying to say with his letter? (5:10) What prevents us from listening to God during Lent? How can we combat temptations to distractions when trying to listen to God? (13:41) what does it mean that Pope Leo says […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/377b744a-4d1c-4132-a987-ade901030e10/9b4193d4-e50d-4b21-85cd-b3fc012d1c77/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Mortification – The Inner Life – February 24, 2026

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Check out this great show from March 11, 2025 Father Rob Krolljoins Patrick to discuss Mortification Where does the word mortification come from? (5:21) what does mortification include? How do we find the happy medium in mortification? (19:03) Laurie – A long time ago, my kids were going away from the faith. Stopped putting sugar […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/377b744a-4d1c-4132-a987-ade901030e10/39c4cc7e-d53f-49d3-9053-b3fa016bf5ce/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Simplicity in the Spiritual Life – The Inner Life – February 23, 2026 [ENCORE]

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Check out this great encore show from March 10, 2025 Father Bobby Bloodjoins Patrick to discuss Simplicity in the Spiritual Life What is simplicity? (7:58) What are traps that interfere with our relationship with Jesus? How do we know if we are needing to change something in our prayer life? Albert – We go through […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/377b744a-4d1c-4132-a987-ade901030e10/76b3bf3e-5ea3-4346-b4da-b3fa00de1774/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more