The Inner Life

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 magisterium help us stay in the bounds of scripture? (12:50) What do we do when we come across a difficult bible passage? (20:40) Break 1 Father talks about the different senses in scripture (25:49) Susan email – about a passage which c...

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. (8:49) If you think your leader is going in the wrong direction what should you do? How can insubordination become sinful a relationship? (19:13) Nicole - Following. The wife is the neck. How do deal with a leader that is avoiding difficult...

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 the Catholic Church? (20:15) Break 1 (21:58) Kelly - My daughter is turning 13. She's always bring up how old the earth is. Dinosaurs. Always trying to bring up faith and science. Are there any book recommendations on this topic for teenagers...

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 to start to heal. (14:42) Maria - Through some struggles I'm dealing with. Today is a hard day. Single mom of 8 children. Husband was abusive. I am still healing and it's hard. Dad is still in the picture, but not a good role model. Sometime...

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 Venerable Bruno Lanteri? (14:36) Craig - Peace is important for us to understand. We lose so much in the translation of peace. We don't quite grasp it. Knowing the Lord is instrumental to understanding peace. 11:22 How does fear and discouragement...

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 – Came from my vocations director a week ago. Book Save a thousand Souls. It's a real spiritually touching book. Social media - Is there a book you recommend that would be an intro to many saints that would help us find interest in one or...

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 Benign Addictions? (13:56) How addiction affects the culpability of sin. (19:38) Break 1 What are the effects of addiction on family of an addict? (23:55) Tom - Has a family member dealing with addiction to marijuana.  What would Fr...

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 freedom and living faithfully have to do with Marriage? What are Declarations of Nullity? (16:46) Debbie - If you're not married in the church or any church and just justice of peace, do you still need an annulment? I have a friend whose...

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 difference between bravery and being foolhardy? How can we practice fortitude in the small things in life? (19:41) Break 1 (21:28) Tara - When I was baptized and confirmed two major life events happened where I needed fortitude. (28:47...

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 - Doesn't feel like he's going to heaven. what do you recommend he reads to get closer to Jesus.   Break 2   (40:26) Rosie - Are our souls tied to those we've married?   (43:06) – Jenny - Baptism for separated...

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 unique to us? (17:55) Vincent - It was my first devotion when I went back to church. Got away from it with life and work. Now that I'm retired, I've gotten back to it. (20:31) Break 1 (22:20) Ann - I started the devotion but then someone gav...

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 holiness? (12:20) what are some obstacles in growing in holiness in our lives? (20:14) Break 1 If you become holy will you lose your identity? (28:36) Bob - The thing that helps me in my daily life to follow the Lord is when I realized and found o...

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 fortitude in the small things in life? (19:41) Break 1 (21:28) Tara - When I was baptized and confirmed two major life events happened where I needed fortitude. (28:47) How can others help us grow in fortitude? (36:50) Break 2 What is the i...

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 foundations of prayer? (20:10) Break 1 (21:33) Fourth foundation of prayer- Pray from the Heart. (36:40) Break 2 (37:44) Michael - Question about my struggles with temptation. Struggling with pornography and temptation and feeling unworthy an...

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 the quiet? (11:23) Pat - I go to adoration every Friday and 3rd or 5th Thursday. Went last Friday and came to the conclusion that we see the creator of everything we have. I think that's an amazing thing. How to deal with distractions during A...

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 develop foundations of prayer? (11:05) First foundation of prayer: Awakened Faith (20:20) Break 1 David - How can I get more awaken faith if I already experience it in the past, but it has fallen away? How to reinvigorate the awaken fait...

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 Sunday readings (Luke 9: 11b-17) Father shares some thoughts on us needing to go forth. (20:12) Jennifer - How many times did Jesus preform the miracle of the fishes and loaves? (23:41) Break 1 How does this passage point to the Eucharist? (31:3...

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 - comment: once when I was before the tabernacle I could not sense the Lords presences. yet a priest came in returning the host and I discovered the Lord wasn’t there. when the host was returned I believe God was showing me his true p...

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 someone I always say God be with you. I also wore a tee shirt that would say when was your church founded. (20:28) Break 1 How do you learn more about your Faith to share it? (24:58) Gary - One of the ways I share my faith is by saying God bless...

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 like Saint Anthony? (14:31) why is Anthony known as the Hammer of Heretics? (18:43) Nat - story: I was reading the 33-day consecration to the Eucharist and in the final chapter Saint Anthony showed up in the reading. He helped me discover c...

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? (21:44) Break 1 John - The unifying force of the trinity is their divine will. Love keeps it together which is true but the unusual thing compared to other religions is that we believe in one God and 3 persons. They are one because of their...

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 Marriage? What are Declarations of Nullity? (16:46) Debbie - If you're not married in the church or any church and just justice of peace, do you still need an annulment? I have a friend whose marriage was nullified. Is it just a government mar...

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? (11:06) Carol - I was raised protestant and converted in 1991 in Newark New Jersey. I went through RCIA. Many people were reluctant or scared about confession. We were advised if we didn't want to do that, there was a universal confession wher...

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 role as Mother of the Church? (16:40) Nora - When I was taking care of my mom in hospice. I grew up protestant and wasn't introduced to her until my teens. At that time, I really came to understand her power and her healing. We were praying the...

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) What is the incentive required on our end to receive the Holy Spirit? (18:20) Break 1 What is the importance of waiting on the Lord in Pentecost? (32:02) how were the apostles changed by the Holy Spirit and how does that affect us today? How i...