The Inner Life

Father Carter Griffin joined Patrick for a conversation about humility. Topics included: what humility is (2:56), living humility (7:34), caller: Isn't it prideful to say that God wants a personal relationship with me? (18:15), compassion & humility (21:43), caller: how do I help parents that want their kids to get into elite schools? (25:54), learning from humiliation (33:32), caller: is my l...

Sister Agnus Dei, SV joined Patrick for a conversation about silence. Topics included: why silence is important for our relationship with the Lord (4:50), how Sister embraces silence (10:44), caller: I have a routine of silent prayer (16:49), Advent & Silence (22:14), silence as a training ground (25:07), what we should expect during silence (32:51), caller: I'm trying to embrace silence more...

Fr. Craig DeYoung   joins Patrick to discuss Gaudete Sunday and Joy.   (2:50) – What is Gaudete Sunday and what does it mean?   (6:36) – What does it mean to rejoice?   (11:54) – Obstacles to joy   (16:56) Break 1   (18:46) – Martha - How do find joy during periods of grief?   (25:33) – Difference between joy and happiness   (30:45) – Paula - I worked for a priest who was a very joyful person and...

Father Ramil Fajardo joined Patrick for a conversation about Jesus' Second Coming. Topics included: the Second Coming of Christ (2:41), Gratitude & the Second Coming (13:55), caller: I have fear of the Second Coming (20:08), caller: I needed to hear this! (24:35), the rapture! (27:33), the anti-Christ (31:43), when Jesus returns (37:01), the end of the world & Evangelization (41:12). 

Father John Eckert joined Patrick for a conversation about spiritual dryness. Topics included: what spiritual dryness is (2:44), honesty with God (8:36), gratitude during dryness (12:18), St. John of the Cross (15:40), Christ on the Cross (22:00), Caller: better to have dry crust with peace (28:56), Caller: I feel dryness in my prayer, should I continue praying the rosary? (30:48), consolation &am...

Father Joseph Johnson joined Patrick for a conversation about the Patroness of the Americas. Topics included: the story of Our Lady of Guadalupe (2:33), the Mother who gathers her children (13:38), caller: we named our son Juan (19:22), caller: Mary helped the direction of my life (23:27), Our Lady of the Americas (27:00), email: the devotion to Our Lady started with my parents (30:00), those who...

IL –  Fr. Bobby Blood  joins Patrick to discuss rule of life. (3:06) What is the rule of life? (8:25) – how to start a rule of life? (16:33) – Nick - The Lord gives us rules to give us freedom-sometimes we need a little flare to shake things up. Break 1 (20:08) (21:35) – Leah - what is a good way to silence myself during prayer? my mind wanders and I want to be able to dedicate more to prayer. (26...

Sr. Alicia Torres, FE joined Patrick for the first time to discuss how Our Lady is the Woman of the Eucharist. Topics included: getting to know Sr. Alicia (2:15), why the Immaculate Conception is so important (6:55), why Marian devotion is intrinsic to Christian worship (9:37), Mary, Woman of the Eucharist (13:56), living Eucharistically (20:16), how Mary helps us see the Eucharist (25:49), Mary's...

Father John Paul Erickson joined Patrick for a conversation about growing in patience. Topics include: God wants us to be patient (2:31), why is patience hard? (6:35), love is patient (9:55), grace builds on nature (13:55), patient penances (20:07), caller: I struggle to be patience when I'm on the phone with companies (24:53), caller: my strategy for patience in traffic (28:07), caller: I was pat...

Father Eric Nilsen joined Patrick for a conversation about chastity. Topics included: temptation vs. sin (2:35), the Christian vision of sexuality (7:00), pornography (11:38), what chastity is (14:31), caller: confession has helped me (22:20), caller: I recommend Reclaim Sexual Health (26:07), chastity in marriage (28:32), Caller: I pray three Hail Mary's and the Rosary each day (33:30), Caller: I...

Father Tom Wilson joined Patrick for a conversation about mixed-faith marriage. Topics included: mixed-faith marriages (3:14), St. Paul's encouragement (9:29), caller: my wife converted to Catholicism (16:47), what if one spouse is more religious than the other? (22:06), caller: my son is in a mixed-faith marriage (29:02), caller: when I met my wife she wasn't Catholic (33:45), caller: Mixed-faith...

Father Brian Fallon joined Patrick for a conversation about Advent. Topics included: what Advent is (2:11), the Old Testament & Advent (6:40), how Advent shakes us out of complacency (11:47), Shadow & Light book (18:45), how to keep Advent, Advent (20:09), loneliness (25:18), Caller: how I use the Jesse tree (28:04), the O Antiphons (29:01), Advent as a penitential season (35:11), traditio...

Father Marcel Taillon joined Patrick for a conversation about greed. Topics included: what greed is (3:14), the most anti-Scrooge person Fr. Taillon ever met (7:20), control (9:50), greedy for time (20:35), stewardship (33:22), caller: we build a manger for Jesus (40:02), and caller: if I win the lottery can I give that money to the Church (42:30). 

Fr. Tim Wyciskalla joined Patrick for a conversation about doing God's will. Topics included: God has a desire for my life (3:17), discernment (8:28), caller: God called me to adoration (19:02), desires and God's will (22:22), two wills of Christ (25:04), two wills of Christ (25:04), community (27:20), caller: I obeyed my spiritual director (35:56), caller: Did I follow God's will? (40:02), what i...

Father Joe Laramie, SJ joined Patrick for a conversation about the gifts and fruits of the Holy Spirit. Topics include: the Holy Spirit (3:35), fruits of the Spirit (5:48), gifts of the Spirit (5:48), prayer and the Holy Spirit (23:52), caller: gifts in Isaiah and NT (29:07), public and private gifts (32:45), devotion to Our Lady (37:20), how the gifts of the spirit help combat the seven deadly si...

Father Sam Kachuba joined Patrick for a conversation about temptation. Topics included: the original temptation (2:56), caller: I put on the armor of God every day (13:10), falling into temptation (15:45), caller: I ask my angel for help with temptation (17:44), temptation vs. sin (20:51), dealing with daily temptations (26:05), caller: confession helps me overcome sins (32:08), resisting temptati...

Father Patrick Hyde, OP joined Patrick for a conversation about the sacrament of healing. Topics included: Jesus as healer (2:56), anointing of the sick (7:02), caller: My friend was healed after a fall (13:40), when do I call a priest? (18:48), email: does a healing mass anointing count? (22:25), caller: I'd like my sister to be anointed (24:28), email: how do we increase hospital access to sacra...

Father Matthew Spencer, OSJ joined Patrick for a conversation about trusting God. Topics included: how God reveals his trustworthiness (5:55), what happens when it seems God doesn't open a door (9:24), caller: I was diagnosed with a disease and I'm waiting for God (22:02), caller: I'm struggling with postpartum depression (28:20), email: I prayed the Rosary for 20 years and now my husband is joini...

Father Mike Martin, OFM Conv., joined Patrick for a conversation about giving thanks and giving of ourselves. Topics included: how to cultivate gratitude (2:46), growing in humility (10:28), caller: my students read Corrie ten Boom's The Hiding Place and learn gratitude (14:18), caller: I ask my kids what they're grateful for at dinner time (18:39), what the relationship between gratitude and gene...

Father John LoCoco joined Patrick for a conversation about gratitude & the virtue of justice. Topics included: giving thanks (3:55), justice (10:19), St. Paul on thanksgiving and peace (13:54), gratitude & humility (20:07), steps of gratitude (27:00), advent and gratitude (36:33), Black Friday (42:36). 

Bishop Andrew Cozzens joined Patrick for a conversation about the Bible and the beauty of the Eucharist. Topics included: Eucharistic Congress update (4:02), manna in the desert and Jesus' teaching (5:53), bread of life discourse (12:21), living the Eucharist (14:19), the Last Supper (29:44), Suffering (34:42), Bishop Cozzens' story of paraplegic man (40:23), the Eucharist and the Holy Spirit (46:...

Father Anthony Wieck, SJ joined Patrick for a conversation about admitting our faults & the Sacrament of Confession. Topics included: getting to know Fr. Anthony (2:20), what confessional Catholicism is (5:26), trust & our first parents (9:58), having a self-centered 'horizontal perspective' (11:59), being in God's orbit (15:11), caller: when do you know you had a good confession? (19:50),...

Father Matthew Widder joined Patrick for a conversation about death, judgement, heaven, and hell. Topics included: the four last things in Scripture (7:35), the hour of our death (9:51), being ready for the Lord (18:01), caller: how do I receive purification before death? (19:26), caller: am I doing enough for Purgatory? (24:23), preparing for death (25:48), caller: I find 'today you will be with...

Father Mike Martin, OFM. Conv. joined Patrick for a conversation about finding peace during the holidays. Topics included: how Father Mike celebrates Thanksgiving (2:25), finding peace (4:08), navigating disagreements (12:13), being a peacemaker (21:48), dealing with loss (27:47), loneliness (35:09), email: family member in a same-sex relationship; how do I approach this during the holidays? (39:4...

Father Kris Stubna joined Patrick for a conversation about healing after marriages end in divorce. Topics included: Jesus' teaching on healing and divorce (1:59), the importance of marriage (9:00), what causes marriages to end? (16:02), difference between divorce and annulment (20:47), caller: rosary helped me heal (23:18), caller: marriage encounter helped me heal (27:36), caller: being close to...