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The Inner Life
The Inner Life® with Patrick Conley is one-on-one Spiritual Direction on the radio. Every day, a Catholic priest or religious sister joins listeners to offer spiritual advice and guidance designed to assist you along your faith journey, speaking about a variety of topics to help you overcome sin, grow in virtue, and strengthen your faith.
Episodes
- The Inner Life
Queenship of Mary - The Inner Life - August 21, 2025
Fr. Daniel Klimek joins Patrick to discuss the Queenship of Mary Father shares his new book about the Rosary (5:58) Why is Mary a queen? How does Marian…
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Keeping the Faith through Challenges - The Inner Life -August 20, 2025
Fr. John Gordon joins Patrick to discuss Keeping the Faith through Challenges (4:02) - What is the purpose of Challenges in life? How does suffering sanctify…
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The Hidden Sin - The Inner Life - August 19, 2025
Fr. Allen Hoffa joins Patrick to discuss The Hidden Sin (2:54) why are sins in the dark have such power over us? How does isolation make for a vicious cycle?…
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God's Calling in our Lives - The Inner Life - August 18, 2025
Fr. Tom Wilson joins Patrick to discuss God's Calling in our Lives How do you prepare for the big things in life when discerning your call? (5:14) where do we…
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Assumption of Mary - The Inner Life - August 15, 2025
Fr. Patrick Hyde joins Patrick to discuss Assumption of Mary (4:51) what is a Marian Dogma? What does God desire for us? (14:54) Why is the Assumption of Mary…
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Preparing for Death - The Inner Life - August 14, 2025
Fr. Joseph Johnson joins Patrick to discuss Preparing for Death Who was St. Maximilian Kolbe? (6:09) What happens when we die? (19:17) Jolene - My husband died…
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Sin - the Inner Life - August 13, 2025
Fr. Ramil Fajardo joins Patrick to discuss Sin (3:16) What is Sin? (13:14) what is the difference between a venial and a mortal sin? (18:37) Sal - My wife…
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Living Sacramentally - The Inner Life - August 12, 2025
Fr. Robert Ryan joins Patrick to discuss Living Sacramentally (3:30) Father shares his testimony of how he became a priest. (10:55) What are sacraments and how…
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Living out Poverty: St Clare of Assisi - The Inner Life - August 11, 2025
Fr. James Kubicki joins Patrick to discuss Living out Poverty: St Clare of Assisi (3:30) Who was St Care? When does something turn from a need to a want?…
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Dominican Spirituality - The Inner Life - August 8, 2025
Fr. Michael Hurley joins Patrick to discuss Dominican Spirituality (6:09) Who was Saint Dominic? (21:09) Break 1 Why is today the feast of Saint Dominic if he…
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Eucharistic Miracles - The Inner Life - August 7, 2025
Fr. Ethan Southard joins Patrick to discuss Eucharistic Miracles (3:52) How is the Mass a miracle in and of itself? (11:28) what are some miracles of the…
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Transfiguration -The Inner Life - August 6, 2025
Fr. John Eckert joins Patrick to discuss Beloved Child of God: Transfiguration (4:10) What is the Transfiguration? (13:45) what is the importance of Baptism in…
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Lectio Divina - The Inner Life - August 5, 2025
Fr. Robert Kroll joins Patrick to discuss Lectio Divina (4:10) what is Lectio Divina? How can you pray with the daily readings at Mass? (15:53) What are the…
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Temptation - The Iner Life - August 4, 2025
Fr. John Paul Erickson joins Patrick to discuss Temptation (4:53) why did Jesus have to face temptation? What is the difference between temptation and…
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Patience - The Inner Life - August 1, 2025
Fr. Marcel Taillon joins Patrick to discuss Patience (3:08) How is Patience a virtue? When does impatience become a sin? (16:31) Haden - I struggle with…
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Spirituality of St. Ignatius - The Inner Life - July 31, 2025
Fr. Christopher Walsh joins Patrick to discuss the Spirituality of St. Ignatius (3:25) Who was St. Ignatius of Loyola? What was his role in the Catholic…
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6 Foundations of Prayer (part 3) - The Inner Life - July 30, 2025
Msgr. Tom Richter joins Patrick to discuss 6 Foundations of Prayer (part 3) (2:30) Father recaps the first four foundations of faith (18:44) Break 1 (20:18)…
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Family and Community - The Inner Life - July 29, 2025
Fr. Eric Nielsen joins Patrick to discuss Family and Community on the feast of saints Martha, Mary, and Lazarus (3:57) what do we know about Martha, Mary and…
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Ecumenism - The Inner Life - July 28, 2025
Fr. Richard Simon joins Patrick to discuss Ecumenism (3:01) what is ecumenism? Why did Patrick Conley become Catholic? (19:49) Liz - How do you guide teens…
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Pilgrimage - The Inner Life - July 25, 2025
Fr. Marc Lenneman joins Patrick to discuss Pilgrimage (2:21) who was Saint James the greater? What is the importance of pilgrimages? (18:41) Roland - I host a…
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Preparing for Marriage - The Inner Life - July 24, 2025
Fr. Ramil Fajardo joins Patrick to discuss Preparing for Marriage (4:23) what are some unrealistic experiences that we have on marriage? (15:56) Ed - Comment…
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Supporting Priests - The Inner Life - July 23, 2025
Fr. Carter Griffin joins Patrick to discuss Supporting Priests (5:37) Who are priests? What are some misconceptions about being a priest? (15:02) how are…
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Friendship with Christ - The Inner Life - July 22, 2025
Fr. Peter Armenio joins Patrick to Friendship with Christ How can we have friendship with God? (12:19) How do we understand some of the euphemism that saints…
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Mastering Fear - The Inner Life - July 21, 2025
Fr. Sam Martin joins Patrick in studio to discuss Mastering Fear (7:20) Is fear sinful? How is fear of the Lord differ from other types of fear. how does fear…
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Sunday Bible Study - The Inner Life - July 18, 2025
Fr. Matthew Widder joins Patrick to have a Sunday Bible Study with the Nation What is the context within this Sunday’s passage? (6:36) Father proclaims…
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Sacrificial Living - The Inner Life - July 17, 2025
Fr. John Paul Erickson joins Patrick for his debut to discuss Sacrificial Living (7:07) How is sacrificial living played out in our Lord Jesus? (12:51) Mary -…
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The Brown Scapular - The Inner Life - July 16, 2025
Fr. Michael-Joseph Paris joins Patrick for his debut to discuss Our Lady of Mount Carmel and the Brown Scapular (4:32) What is the spirituality of the…
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The Sacrifice of the Mass - The Inner Life - July 15, 2025
Fr. Joseph Johnson joins Patrick to discuss The Sacrifice of the Mass (3:10) What makes the Mass so important? (12:56) do we get more grace the more prayerful…
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Difficult Bible Passages - The Inner Life - July 14, 2025
Fr. Allen Hoffa joins Patrick to Discuss Difficult Bible Passages (2:43) What is the bible a challenging book for people to read and understand? How does the…
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Leading and Following - The Inner Life - July 11, 2025
Fr. Bobby Blood joins Patrick in studio to Discuss How to Navigate Relationships: Leading and Following You are always leading or following in a relationship…
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Harmony of Science and Faith - The Inner Life - July 10, 2025
Fr. Dave Heney joins Patrick to Discuss the Harmony of Science and Faith (3:58) What is difference between Faith and Science? Why are scientists important in…
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Process of Healing - The Inner Life - July 9, 2025
Fr. Tom Wilson joins Patrick to Discuss The Process of Healing (3:19) why are processes even needed when finding healing in our lives? Discovering your wounds…
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Finding Peace - The Inner Life - July 8, 2025
Fr. Timothy Gallagher joins Patrick to discuss Finding Peace What is Father’s new book “If you Wat Peace in This Life”? (7:58) Who was…
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Spiritual Reading - The Inner Life - July 7, 2025
Fr. Joseph Illo joins Patrick to Discuss Spiritual Reading Why is spiritual reading important? (7:01) How do we approach spiritual reading? (20:47) Leonard…
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The Inner Life - July 3, 2025 - Breaking Free of Addiction [ENCORE]
Check out this great show from September 10, 2024 Father Tom Wilson joins Patrick to discuss Breaking Free of Addiction. (4:50) what is addiction? Are there…
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Annulments - The Inner Life - July 2, 2025 [ENCORE]
Check out this great show from June 11, 2025 Fr. Ramil Fajardo joins Patrick to discuss Annulments What does indissolubility of marriage? (11:15) What does…
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Fortitude - The Inner Life - July 1, 2025 [ENCORE]
Check out this great encore show originally aired on June 25, 2025 Fr. Marcel Taillon joins Patrick to Discuss Fortitude What is fortitude? (7:12) what is the…
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Eucharistic Preachers - The Inner Life - June 30, 2025 [ENCORE]
Check out this great encore show from June 2, 2025 (1:59) Fr. Patrick Hyde joins us to talk about his role as a Eucharistic Preacher. Break 1 (34:29) John -…
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Sacred Heart of Jesus - The Inner Life - June 27, 2025
Fr. John Eckert joins Patrick to Discuss the Sacred heart of Jesus (7:58) Father talks about the origin of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. How is Jesus’ love…
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Universal Call to Holiness - The Inner Life - June 26, 2025
Fr. Rob Kroll joins Patrick to Discuss Universal Call to Holiness: St. Josemaria Escriva (3:33) Who was Josemaria Escriva? What is the Universal call to…
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Fortitude - The Inner Life - June 25, 2025
Fr. Marcel Taillon joins Patrick to Discuss Fortitude What is fortitude? (7:12) what is the difference between bravery and being foolhardy? How can we practice…
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6 Foundations of Prayer (part 2) - The Inner Life - June 24, 2025
Msgr. Thomas Richter joins Patrick to Discuss 6 Foundations of Prayer (part 2) What is the origin of the 6 foundations of prayer? (6:04) what are the first 3…
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Eucharistic Adoration - The Inner Life - June 23, 2025
Fr. Eric Nielsen joins Patrick to Discuss Eucharistic Adoration What is Eucharistic adoration? (4:11) Why is adoration different from just praying to God in…
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6 Foundations of Prayer (Part 1) - The Inner Life - June 19, 2025 [ENCORE]
Check out this great encore show from May 21, 2025 Msgr. Tom Richter joins Patrick to Discuss 6 Foundations of Prayer (Part 1) (4:01) why is it important to…
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Sunday Bible Study - The Inner Life - June 18, 2025
Fr. Michael Hurley joins Patrick to discuss Sunday Bible Study Opening prayer for Bible Study (5:07) Set up for the Sunday reading (8:07) Father reads the…
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Eucharist - The Inner Life - June 17, 2-25
Fr. Allen Hoffa joins Patrick to discuss The Eucharist Father talks about Eucharistic desire. What makes the Eucharist so essential to the Church? (17:16) Nick…
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How to Share the Faith - The Inner Life - June 16, 2025
Fr. Carter Griffin joins Patrick to discuss How to Share the Faith (4:11) what are some misconceptions about evangelization? (14:19) Dan - Whenever I meet…
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Saint Anthony of Padua - The Inner Life - June 13, 2025
Fr. John Eckert joins Patrick to discuss Saint Anthony of Padua (2:55) what is the story of Saint Anthony of Padua? How do we remain docile to God’s plan…
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The Trinity - The Inner Life - June 12, 2025
Fr. Joseph Illo joins Patrick to discuss The Trinity (3:38) what is the Trinity? How does loneliness play into the Trinity? How do we pray to the Holy Spirit?…
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Annulments - The Inner Life - June 11, 2025
Fr. Ramil Fajardo joins Patrick to discuss Annulments What does indissolubility of marriage? (11:15) What does freedom and living faithfully have to do with…
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Confession - The Inner Life - June 10, 2025
Fr. Kris Stubna joins Patrick to discuss Confession Why is can’t we just go straight to God with confession? (5:33) what is the purpose of confession?…
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Mary Mother of the Church - The Inner Life - June 9, 2025
Fr. Dave Heney joins Patrick to discuss Mary Mother of the Church When did the Church Give Mary the title Mother of the Church? (9:44) what is Mary’s…
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Pentecost - The Inner Life - June 6, 2025
Fr. Joseph Johnson joins Patrick to discuss Pentecost (5:19) What is Pentecost? What is the difference in our connection with God through Pentecost? (10:50)…
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Leisure and the Spiritual Life - The Inner Life - June 5, 2025
IL – Fr. John Paul Erickson joins Patrick to discuss Leisure and the Spiritual Life What makes it difficult to find leisure? (8:40) What are things that…
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Gifts of the Holy Spirit - The Inner Life - June 4, 2025
Fr. Chris Walsh joins Patrick to discuss Gifts of the Holy Spirit (2:31) What are the Gifts of the Holy Spirit? (8:19) How does cooperation work with us…
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Friendship - The Inner Life - June 3, 2025
Sr. Amelia Hueller joins Patrick to discuss Friendship (4:27) Why are friendships important? What are different types of friendships? (13:14) Pamela - I have a…
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Eucharistic Preachers - The Inner Life - June 2, 2025
(1:59) Fr. Patrick Hyde joins us to talk about his role as a Eucharistic Preacher. Break 1 (34:29) John - Doesn't feel like he's going to heaven. what do you…
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The Visitation of Mary - The Inner Life - May 30, 2025
Fr. Sam Martin joins Patrick to discuss The Visitation of Mary (3:59) what is the visitation of Mary? How did Elizabeth recognize Mary and her role? (21:14)…
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The Ascension - The Inner Life - May 29, 2025
Fr. Michael Hurley joins Patrick to discuss The Ascension (2:47) how is Ascension an Aloha moment? Why is the Ascension celebrated on Sunday in some place and…
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Mental and Spiritual Health - The Inner Life - May 28, 2025
Fr. Rob Kroll joins Patrick to discuss Mental and Spiritual Health (7:12) What is the correlation of mental and spiritual health? How does the prayer help with…