The Inner Life
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.Social links:
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Liturgical Practices in Lent - The Inner Life - March 12, 2026
Msgr. Robert Dempsey joins Patrick in studio to discuss Liturgical Practices in Lent What is the Liturgy? How is the liturgy different in Lent? What is the reason for the missing of the A (18:26) Break 1 Addison – Not Catholic. Doing a lot of research. What should I expect at a Mass during Lent? (…
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Self Denial - The Inner Life - March 11, 2026
Fr. Craig DeYoung joins Patrick to discuss Self Denial What is self-denial? (5:21) How does self-denial lead to freedom? How does self-denial lead to virtuous living? (16:27) Nicole - How this lent has been more fruitful for me and helping me lean more into it this way. (20:24) Break 1 How does ti…
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English Literature - The Inner Life - March 10, 2026
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, Ge…
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Anxiety in the Spiritual Life - The Inner Life - March 9, 2026
Check out this great show from March 24, 2025 Father Dave Heney joins 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 suf…
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Spiritual Abandonment: 7 Last Words of Jesus (part 4) – The Inner Life – March 6, 2026
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 wo…
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Surrender to God - The Inner Life - March 5, 2026
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 -…
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Strengthening the Will - The Inner Life - March 4, 2026
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 have a cra…
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Bishop Fulton Sheen - The Inner Life - March 3, 2026
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 ha…
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Redemptive Suffering - The Inner Life - March 2, 2026
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…
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Behold Your Mother: 7 Last Words of Jesus (part 3) – The Inner Life – February 27, 2026
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 the Passion …
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