(3:23) Fr. Allen Hoffa joins to talk about chastity. (20:06) Relevant Radio's Sacred Music App helped me overcome impure thoughts. (25:20) Break 1 (27:11) How can I explain chastity to teenagers and the beginning to date? (33:46) Start with A to Z when educating our young people on chastity. (36:31) Robert - Marriage and having a healthy sexual life. What is borderline when I look at my wife? I sometimes get a real deep desire for my wife. What is sin and what is acceptable? (40:33) Break 2 (46:06) Patrick - How do chemical bonds play into chastity?
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Catholic Education - The Inner Life - September 18, 2025
(2:54) Fr. Bobby Blood joins Patrick to discuss Catholic Education (11:33)– Patty - Has the catechesis gotten watered down over the years? How can we bring it back better? (18:42) – Alice - I didn't go to college because i thought i would leave the faith (22:21) Break 1 23:54 - Kay - 12 years of Catholic school and i loved it dearly 31:51 – Frances - Worked in Catholic school for 2 decades and not all teachers hired were catholic at my school (39:40) Break 2 (47:06) – Luz - I owe everything to my catholic education
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Purification - The Inner Life - September 17, 2025
On today's Inner Life with Patrick Conley, Msgr. Tom Richter joins to discuss the 6th foundation of prayer, purification. (2:41) Msgr. Tom Richter joins to discuss purification (3:17) The foundations of prayer (19:41) Break 1 (30:31) How do I distinguish between the dark night of the soul and spiritual desolaton? (30:47) God never does anything to our hearts to make us “sad” about following Him. (41:29) Break 2 (42:33) Tessa – I feel like God is just ignoring me. I feel the temptation that God has given up on me. Is this from the devil? (43:26) God is giving you a chance to experience a deeper faith and live by that faith.
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The Essentials Of Going To Confession - The Inner Life - September 16, 2025
Fr. Joseph Johnson joins to discuss the essentials of Confession and why we go. - 4:15 Melania - what is a General Confession? - 11:52 Confession isn't like a car wash... - 14:46 Break 1 Dawn - How do I overcome avoiding Confession while I am overcoming drug addiction? - 29:30 Break 2 Carina - What if one doesn't really want to change? - 42:21 Shannon - How to get better at confessing venial sins - 47:00
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Addressing Grief - The Inner Life - September 15, 2025
Fr. John Eckert joins to discuss grief (3:03) Acknowledging the sadness and recognizing the separation and being in front of our Lord in the Tabernacle and be in Adoration. He knows your heart and He wants you to share those things with Him. (13:17) Break 1 Mandy - God's presence during a hard time in my life with grief. My daughter passed 2 years ago. She was a newborn. I felt God's presence during that time (3:06) Break 2 Kathy I just lost my 2nd husband in July. I lost my first after 35 years of marriage 15 years ago. I don't know how people get through this without their faith. (40:50)
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.
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