The Inner Life

Father James Kubicki joins Patrick to discuss The Annunciation What is the annunciation? (6:22) Why do we celebrate the Annunciation today? Why did Gabriel appear to Mary to give her the news of the Messiah? (18:00) Break 1 Dean - annunciation is as important as Christmas (23:25) How is today a special day for the unborn? (28:09) Sophia - it's crucial to give OUR fiat every day to God like Mary (3...

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 suffered with OCD and scrupulosity. In the last couple years, I discovered Dr. Greg Bottaro's book and he has a chapter called Surrender to the W...

Father Tom Wilson joins Patrick to discuss Fasting. Christ fasted before His public ministry. It was a time of preparation, just as it is for us. Catholics between the ages of 14 and 59 are to fast 2 days per year.  Fasting is supposed to help us become more in tune with our Lord, spiritually. It reminds us that the blessings that we choose to set aside are less important than the Lord who ga...

Father Timothy Gallagher  joins Patrick to discuss Avoiding Solitude in the Spiritual Life (03:14) Fr. Timothy Gallagher's Website: Ignatian Discernment Institute | Discernment of Spirits (3:45) - Rule 13: What Ignatius does in this rule is to give us a kind of parable to help us understand how the world the flesh and the devil affect us. His image of the enemy in this case is “the fals...

Father Peter Armenio joins Patrick to discuss the Virtues of St. Joseph Why is Saint Joseph the greatest saint? (9:48) What is a virtue? (18:18) Erma - He is my go to saint. He's been there when I've asked for help with marriage. Pray to him when people are dying. Ask for him when I need help around the house. (21:25) Break 1 (25:09) Trevor - St. Joseph is my confirmation saint. I pray the workman...

Father John Eckert joins Patrick to discuss Missionary Work: Saint Patrick Who was Saint Patrick? What is missionary work? (12:28) How can we live as missionaries? (21:07) Break 1 Ben - Why aren't we supposed to drink green beer. What did Father mean by that? (24:51) How can casual moments be opportunities to spread the Gospel? (26:59) Liz - In terms of family members and being missionaries for Ch...

Fr. Cater Griffin joins Patrick to discuss Gluttony.  (4:03) What actually is gluttony?  (6:15) Why are so easily sucked into overindulging?  (9:11) Ed – I was going to fast and all of a sudden I was eating 4 donuts.   (11:15) How did we get to such a gluttonous society?  (13:14) How do we know if our relationship to food is disordered?  (16:08) Andrew &nda...

Fr. Joseph Illo joins Patrick to discuss Lenten Spiritual Reading  (3:29) Why can reading bring about growth in the spirit?  (6:56) What types of books should we be looking for during Lent to help us grow?  (9:09) What is Lectio Divina?  (12:44) Rebecca –This is a great book:  He Leadeth Me - Fr. Walter Cizeck.  (14:31) Julie – Is it okay to read Freidrich...

Enjoy this awesome encore show from March 6, 2025 Father Kris Stubna  joins Patrick to discuss the Meaning of the Cross How was the cross understood by the early Christians? (8:13) How do we understand when Jesus says take up your cross and follow me? (14:00) Nick - I had an incident in 2016, where I was bleeding profusely and had to get into emergency surgery. Thought I was going to die. Pra...

Father Rob Kroll joins Patrick to discuss Mortification Where does the word mortification come from? (5:21) what does mortification include? How do we find the happy medium in mortification? (19:03) Laurie - A long time ago, my kids were going away from the faith. Stopped putting sugar in coffee.  Would it be efficacious to cut out the cream too? Is it better to intensify it? (23:12) Break 1...

Father Bobby Blood joins Patrick to discuss Simplicity in the Spiritual Life What is simplicity? (7:58) What are traps that interfere with our relationship with Jesus? How do we know if we are needing to change something in our prayer life? Albert - We go through life with battles and also the spirit world. Our Lord gives us gifts on his children.  That's the mystery. Our spiritual life is un...

Father Matthew Spencer joins Patrick for a Sunday's Bible Study (1:55) what is the context of Sunday’s Gospel? What should we listen for in today’s readings? What attitude should we have when we read the words of God? Father reads Sunday’s Gospel according to Luke. (20:55) Break 1 Maureen - It struck me that in there it says Jesus was there for 40 days and it said he was hungry....

Father Kris Stubna joins Patrick to discuss the Meaning of the Cross How was the cross understood by the early Christians? (8:13) How do we understand when Jesus says take up your cross and follow me? (14:00) Nick - I had an incident in 2016, where I was bleeding profusely and had to get into emergency surgery. Thought I was going to die. Prayed about it and got the inspiration to embrace my cross...

Check out this encore show from February 15, 2024! Father Patrick Hyde, OP joined Patrick for a conversation about the penitential season. Topics included: the pillars of Lent (2:54), detachment (9:46), caller: can I fast in a different way (12:54), caller: I am going to give more time to God this Lent (20:41), prayer routines (23:22), caller: Lent is about finishing strong! (26:40), email: are th...

Father Allen Hoffa joins guest host Brooke Taylor to discuss The Role of Repentance in the Spiritual Life (6:00) How can repentance be a lasting change in our lives? (10:17) Betty - Repentance: I feel remorse about wishing someone's death who died. How do I get over that? (17:39) Break 1 How do we foster repentance in our own communities? How does God work with us towards repentance? (33:52) how d...

Father Marc Lenneman joins Guest Host Brooke Taylor to discuss the Goodness of the Body What is Gnosticism and how does it relate to the transgender movement? Why are we so susceptible to sin through our bodies? How do we train our bodies to fight sin? (20:49) Break 1 How can we affirm the goodness of the body What can you do to prepare for Lent in a personal way? (32:27) Lauren - RR helped me dis...

Check out today's encore show from 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 use a spiritual director? (20:24) Break 1 How do you know who would make a good spiritual director? (27:02) Daniel - I had a spiritual director during my discernment between the pries...

Check out this awesome encore show from January 10, 2025 Fr. Patrick Hyde joins Patrick to discuss the sacrament of the Eucharist. ·          (2:55) Fr. Hyde shares his experience of consecrating bread and wine into the Body and Blood of Christ for the first time. ·         (11:32) Fr. Hyde unpacks t...

Enjoy this encore show is from February 13, 2025 Fr. Dave Heney  joins Patrick to discuss End of Life Issues What is our hope as Catholics as our lives come to a close? (6:22) How can we prepare ourselves for death in our lives? What are practical ways we can prepare for our death? (14:22) Medical intervention for Catholics (19:20) Rudy - Power of attorney for mom. Diagnosed with dementia 5 y...

Fr. Richard Hermes  joins Patrick to discuss making pilgrimages  (5:09) What is a pilgrimage?   (8:25) Different types of pilgrimages where to go and who to go with?   (11:15) What are the challenges of taking a pilgrimage?  (13:57) What's the difference between a pilgrimage and a vacation?    (18:48) Tracy-Gong on pilgrimages brought everything into fo...

IL – Fr. Marcel Taillon joins Patrick on preparing for Lent (3:49) What exactly is Lent? (8:05)-What Fr. Taillon is doing for Lent?  (11:40)-Mike- Pray the examine from St. Ignatius each night and almsgiving. Tip more. (14:53)-Nick-How his Lenten practices became a regular practice Nick - Old Testament - angel talking to Moses. It's my understanding that was Jesus Christ. Is that correc...

IL – Fr. Tom Wilson joins Patrick to discuss any questions about the faith in an Ask Me Anything Why do we celebrate the Chair of Saint Peter? (6:39) Jim -Regarding Mass - if you come into Mass after the Gospel, can you still receive communion? Patricio - Commandments...thou shall not kill. How do we show our devotion to that commandment? Nick - Old Testament - angel talking to Moses. It's m...

Fr. Michael Hurley joins Patrick to discuss Spiritual Growth in Weakness (4:08) how is our weakness bound up with the Cross? What does it mean to choose weakness? What is Paul’s Thorn in his flesh? (14:41) Pam - I have depression and I don't know how it works with spiritual growth. How do I deal with this? (21:47) Break 1 Karen - Thinking of Pam who was just on. When you're in your saddest t...

Fr. James Kubicki joins guest host Brooke to discuss Daily Suffering Why are there daily sufferings? (4:11) what is the importance of interior disposition of suffering? How can a morning offering help out with our daily suffering? (16:52) Break 1 How can prayer be used to channel emotions like anger What is the importance of hope in our lives? (28:19) Bernadine - I am 80 with leg injury/shingles -...

Fr. Peter Armenio joins guest host Brooke to discuss the Graces of the Eucharist (2:12) What is Grace? Father shares his experience with world youth day when St. John Paul II (16:18) Break 1 (18:16) Dean - Eucharist and bringing in the blessed sacrament. As a Catholic for 44 years it means so much to be with Jesus. Father shares some inspirational stories about the Eucharist. (30:42) Phyllis - I t...