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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 LifeHope - The Inner Life - December 3, 2024
Father John LoCoco joins Patrick to discuss Hope (4:02) what is hope versus an expectation? How can we grow in hope in our lives? Email from Stan – How can you…
The Inner LifeAdvent - The Inner Life - December 2, 2024
Father Marc Lenneman joins Patrick to discuss Advent (5:45) What are the liturgical seasons of the Church? What is the relation between advent and penitential…
The Inner LifeThe Creed: God the Holy Spirit - The Inner Life - December 1, 2024 [ENCORE]
Check out this awesome presentation from September 18, 2024! Father John Paul Erickson joins Patrick for the third of a three-day series to discuss The Creed…
The Inner LifeThe Creed: God the Son - The Inner Life - November 30, 2024 [ENCORE]
Check out this awesome presentation from September 17, 2024! Father John Paul Erickson joins Patrick for the second of a three-day series to discuss The Creed…
The Inner LifeThe Creed: God the Father - The Inner Life - November 29, 2024 [ENCORE]]
Check out this awesome presentation from September 16, 2024 Father John Paul Erickson joins Patrick for a three-day series to discuss The Creed. (4:11) What is…
The Inner LifeThankfulness - The Inner Life - November 28, 2024 [ENCORE]
Check out this timely Encore for Thanksgiving which broadcasted November 22, 2024! Father Bobby Blood joins Patrick to discuss Thankfulness (7:22) How do we…
The Inner LifeSpiritual Direction - The Inner Life - November 27, 2024
Father Sam Martin joins Patrick to discuss Spiritual Direction (4:13) what is the importance of spiritual direction? What is a good indication that we could…
The Inner LifeConflict and The Spiritual Life - The Inner Life - November 26, 2024
Father Rob Kroll joins Patrick to discuss Conflict and The Spiritual Life What is good conflict and bad conflict? (8:31) How do we deal with Conflict…
The Inner LifeHumor - The Inner Life - November 11, 2024
Father John Paul Erickson joins Patrick to discuss Humor and the Spiritual Life (3:04) What is the purpose of laughter in scripture? John - Joke: Kind of fruit…
The Inner LifeThankfulness - The Inner Life - November 22, 2024
Father Bobby Blood joins Patrick to discuss Thankfulness (7:22) How do we maintain thankfulness while also being realistic. What can we do to maintain…
The Inner LifeAn Obscure Feast of Mary? - The Inner Life - November 21, 2024
Father Patrick Hyde joins Patrick to discuss The Presentation of Mary (2:48) what is the feast of the Presentation of Mary? What is the protoevangelium of…
The Inner LifePracticing Your Faith Daily - The Inner Life - November 20, 2024
Father James Kubicki joins Patrick to discuss Practicing Your Faith Daily (7:58) How do we prevent daily prayer from just being routine and not impacting our…
The Inner LifeSacrifice - The Inner Life - November 19, 2024
Father Ramil Fajardo joins Patrick to discuss Sacrifice (6:45) What is a sacrifice? (12:34) Ramon - I would like some advice to know if what I'm doing is a…
The Inner LifeBeauty and the Spiritual Life - The Inner Life - November 18, 2024
Father Nicholas Federspiel joins Patrick to discuss Beauty and the Spiritual Life (7:28) How do you respond to someone who says the Church spends too much…
The Inner LifeLiturgy and the Spiritual Life - The Inner Life - November 15, 2024
Father Joseph Illo joins Patrick to discuss Liturgy and the Spiritual Life (3:30) What is Liturgy? How do you avoid superficiality when at Mass? (15:44) Mary…
The Inner LifeScrupulosity - The Inner life - Novemer 14, 2024
Father Scott Bailey joins Patrick to discuss Scrupulosity (2:43) what is scrupulosity? What are signs that we might be scrupulous? (7:26) how can someone who…
The Inner LifeEucharistic Adoration - The Inner Life - November 13, 2024 [ENCORE]
Check out this inspiring encore show from September 19, 2024 Father Joseph Illo joins Patrick to discuss Eucharistic Adoration What is Eucharistic Adoration…
The Inner LifeChastity and Abstinence - The Inner Life - November 12, 2024
Father Allen Hoffa joins Patrick to discuss Chastity and Abstinence (4:29) What is chastity? Where did sacrifice go in our culture today? (10:29) What is…
The Inner LifeSaint Joseph - The Inner Life - November 11, 2024
Father Matthew Spencer joins Patrick to discuss Saint Joseph (3:35) why is Saint Joseph the patron of the oblates of Saint Joseph? Tom - I love St. Joseph. He…
The Inner LifeCharitable Giving - The Inner Life - November 7, 2024
Father Kris Stubna joins Patrick to discuss Charitable Giving What is Charitable giving? 4:55 What should be do who feel like they can’t afford to give? What…
The Inner LifeSacramentals - The Inner Life - November 6, 2024
Father Marcel Taillon joins Patrick to discuss Sacramentals (4:31) what are sacramentals? How do sacramentals help draw us closer to God? (20:38) What do you…
The Inner LifeBeating Temptation and the Devil - The Inner Life - November 5, 2024
Father Timothy Gallagher joins Patrick to discuss Beating Temptation and the Devil (2:24) What are the tactics of the devil? (15:29) How do you fight the devil…
The Inner LifePriestly Formation -The Inner Life - November 4, 2024
Father Tom Wilson joins Patrick to discuss Priestly Formation What does the word seminary mean? (5:24) How can we foster vocations? (16:18) what are the four…
The Inner LifeGreat Stories About Great Saints - The Inner Life - November 1, 2024
Father Rob Kroll joins Patrick to discuss St. Jane Frances and St. Francis De Sales (2:05) Who was Saint Francis De Sales? (12:37) What made Saint Francis de…
The Inner LifeHalloween - The Inner Life - October 31, 2024
Father Joseph Johnson joins Patrick to discuss Halloween (3:49) What is the origins of Halloween? Can we participate in Halloween traditions? (19:43) Break 1…
The Inner LifeFriendship with the Saints - The Inner Life - October 30, 2024
Father Chris Walsh joins Patrick to discuss Friendship with the Saints (3:20) what do we mean when we call people saints? Why do we venerate Saints? (12:46)…
The Inner LifeThe Ressurection - The Inner Life - October 29, 2024
Father Michael Hurley joins Patrick to discuss Resurrection of the Body (6:17) What does the Church Teach about the resurrection of the body? How is the…
The Inner LifeMental Prayer - The Inner Life - October 28, 2024
Father Eric Nielsen joins Patrick to discuss Mental Prayer (3:10) what are the different types of prayer? (8:38) How do you get started with doing mental…
The Inner LifeRelationship with Jesus W/ Father Simon - The Inner Life - October 25, 2024
Father Richard Simon joins Patrick to discuss Relationship with Jesus (3:44) What does relationship mean? How do the sacraments interact with our relationship…
The Inner LifePornography - October 24, 2024 - The Inner Life [ENCORE]
Check out this awesome show from October 3, 2024, on the hidden sin of pornography. Father Allen Hoffa joins Patrick to discuss Exposing the Harmful Sin of…
The Inner LifeThe Inner Life - October 23, 2024 - Grandparents
Father Dave Heney joins Patrick to discuss Grandparents What does the Church teach about Grandparents? (10:07) How can grandparents transition from parents to…
The Inner LifeThe Inner Life - October 22, 2024 - Prayer Routine
Father Bobby Blood joins Patrick to discuss Prayer Routine (5:50) how can people start a prayer routine? (13:35) John - Used to get up early in the morning and…
The Inner LifeThe Inner Life - October 21, 2024 - All Things Mary
Father Matthew Widder joins Patrick to discuss All things Mary (4:12) why is Mary so important in the Catholic Church? Why are there so many devotions to Mary?…
The Inner LifeSpiritual Healing
Father Carter Griffin joins Patrick to discuss Spiritual Healing (4:45) What exactly is spiritual healing? (6:52) What about spiritual wounds 15:38 How does…
The Inner LifeThe Inner Life - October 17, 2024 - St. Ignatius of Antioch
Father James Kubicki joins Patrick to discuss St. Ignatius of Antioch What is the connection between Saint Ignatius of Antioch and Saint Ignatius of Loyola?…
The Inner LifeThe Inner Life - October 16, 2024 - Natural Disasters
Bishop Michael Martin joins Patrick to discuss Natural Disasters (4:39) what are people who are facing natural disasters? What was it like coming off of the…
The Inner LifeThe Inner Life - October 15, 2024 - Marriage
Father Peter Armenio joins Patrick to discuss Marriage (3:20) Is there a sacredness to marriage? How does the trinity work with marriage? (19:52) Break 1…
The Inner LifeThe Inner Life - October 14, 2024 - Fatima
Father John Eckert joins Patrick to discuss Fatima (3:57) What is the story of Fatima? (21:42) Break 1 Maria - Did our lady of Fatima show up the 13th of the…
The Inner LifeThe Inner Life - October 11, 2024 - Vatican II Explained
Father Ramil Fajardo joins Patrick to Vatican II (3:33) who started the Second Vatican Council When did Vatican II begin? What was the need for Vatican II…
The Inner LifeThe Inner Life - October 10, 2024 - Guilt
Father Rob Kroll joins Patrick to discuss Guilt (3:57) How does society view guilt today? What is guilt from a Catholic perspective? (11:02) how can unhealthy…
The Inner LifeThe Inner Life - October 9 , 2024 - Election Season as a Catholics [ENCORE]
Check out this Insightful Encore from October 4, 2024! Father Brian O'Brien joins Patrick to discuss How to Navigate Election Season as a Catholic (4:23) what…
The Inner LifeThe Inner Life - October 8, 2024 - Confession
Father John LoCoco joins Patrick to discuss Making a Good Confession Are all confessions created equal? (7:42) How often should we go to confession? How to…
The Inner LifeThe Inner Life - October 7, 2024 - Origins of Our Lady of the Rosary
Father Joseph Illo joins Patrick to discuss the Origins of Our Lady of the Rosary Why is it important to remember history? (9:49) How did Europe know the…
The Inner LifeThe Inner Life - October 4 , 2024 - Election Season as a Catholics
Father Brian O'Brien joins Patrick to discuss How to Navigate Election Season as a Catholic (4:23) what is the purpose of politics? Have we lost sight of what…
The Inner LifeThe Inner Life - October 3, 2024 - Exposing the Harmful Sin of Pornography
Father Allen Hoffa joins Patrick to discuss Exposing the Harmful Sin of Pornography What is Integrity Restored and what has Father been doing to fight the…
The Inner LifeThe Inner Life - October 2, 2024 - Diary of Saint Faustina
Father Nicholas Federspiel joins Patrick to discuss the Diary of Saint Faustina How did Father’s devotion to Devine Mercy get kindled (6:44) Who was Saint…
The Inner LifeThe Inner Life - October 1, 2024 - Impact of the Rosary
Father Patrick Hyde joins Patrick to discuss the Impact of the Rosary What is the Rosary (13:44) Elizabeth - Is a rosary in complete if we don't do any closing…
The Inner LifeThe Inner Life - September 30, 2024 - Saint Jerome
Father Marc Lenneman joins Patrick to discuss Saint Jerome (3:11) Who was Saint Jerome? What is a Doctor of the Church? (10:39) Mary - Taught women's bible…
The Inner LifeThe Inner Life - September 27, 2024 - Angels
Father Michael Hurley joins Patrick to discuss Angels (4:52) How can reason show that angels exist? Who are the three archangels? If angels are pure spirit how…
The Inner LifeThe Inner Life - September 26, 2024 - Your Family to Jesus
Father Bobby Blood joins Patrick to discuss Bringing Your Family to Jesus (4:56) how do you talk with people who think they failed in raising their children in…
The Inner LifeThe Inner Life - September 25, 2024 - Preparing to Meet your Spouse
Father Peter Armenio joins Patrick to discuss Preparing to Meet your Spouse (4:36) – what is the vocation of Marriage? What is the importance of Chastity in a…
The Inner LifeThe Inner Life - September 24, 2024 - Nero's Reign of Terror
Father Sam Martin joins Patrick to discuss Nero's Reign of Terror (4:55) who was Emperor Nero Father Sam Shares the surprising story of Saint Genesius (19:20)…
The Inner LifeThe Inner Life - September 23, 2024 - Friendship with Padre Pio
Sr. Faustina joins Patrick to discuss Friendship with Padre Pio (3:20) - Sr. Faustina shares how she wouldn’t be alive without Padre Pio. Why do we call him…
The Inner LifeThe Inner Life - September 20, 2024 - Desolation in Discernment
Father Timothy Gallagher joins Patrick to discuss Desolation in Discernment (3:37) Where do Saint Ignatius rules of discernment come from? How to discern…
The Inner LifeThe Inner Life - September 19, 2024 - Eucharistic Adoration
Father Joseph Illo joins Patrick to discuss Eucharistic Adoration What is Eucharistic Adoration. (7:30) what is the history of Eucharistic adoration? What is…
The Inner LifeThe Inner Life - Setember 18, 2024 - The Creed: God the Holy Spirit
Father John Paul Erickson joins Patrick for the third of a three-day series to discuss The Creed Who is the Holy Spirit? (7:45) What is the Filioque in the…
The Inner LifeThe Inner Life - September 17, 2024 - The Creed: God the Son
Father John Paul Erickson joins Patrick for the second of a three-day series to discuss The Creed (3:02) History of the Nicene Creed What does "begotten" mean…
The Inner LifeThe Inner Life - September 16, 2024 - The Creed: God the Father
Father John Paul Erickson joins Patrick for a three-day series to discuss The Creed. (4:11) What is a Creed? What does it mean to believe? (19:38) Break 1 How…
The Inner LifeThe Inner Life - September 13, 2024 - Sanctity of Life [ENCORE]
Check out this amazing encore show from July 31, 2024! Father Marc Lenneman joins Patrick to discuss the Sanctity of Life (5:10) - What Does Sanctity mean? How…
The Inner LifeThe Inner Life - September 12, 2024 - Martyrdom [ENCORE]
Check out this awesome encore show from August 07, 2024 Father Eric Nielsen joins Patrick to discuss Martyrdom (4:30) What does Martyrdom mean? How can we…