The Inner Life

Father Rob Kroll joins Patrick to discuss St. Jane Frances and St. Francis De Sales (2:05) Who was Saint Francis De Sales? (12:37) What made Saint Francis de Sales so persuasive? (20:53) who was Saint Jane de Chantal? (26:59) Break Betty - St Francis and St. Jane.  Daughters of St Francis de Sales have been established along with a branch of Salesian Missionaries.  Together the two are the associa...

Father Joseph Johnson joins Patrick to discuss Halloween (3:49) What is the origins of Halloween? Can we participate in Halloween traditions? (19:43) Break 1 (23:06) Do Catholics believe in ghosts? (32:06) Tessa - Harry Potter is bad. JK Rowling talks to witches and warlocks to get real incantations for her books. Roy - Why do we look away from what Fat Tuesday and Mardi Gras is all about? (39:09)...

Father Chris Walsh joins Patrick to discuss Friendship with the Saints (3:20) what do we mean when we call people saints? Why do we venerate Saints? (12:46) how do you respond to the objection that prayer to the Saints is idolatry? Annie - St. Therese of Lisieux...I identified with her.  We just kept bumping with each other.  I ended up resenting her, but we became best friends.  Mystical life liv...

Father Michael Hurley joins Patrick to discuss Resurrection of the Body (6:17) What does the Church Teach about the resurrection of the body? How is the resurrected body going to be similar and different from the body we have now? (18:15) Break 1 According to Thomas Aquinas what will our bodies be like when they are resurrected? (26:47) Joseph - Assumption and the resurrection of the body.  Is the...

Father Eric Nielsen joins Patrick to discuss Mental Prayer (3:10) what are the different types of prayer? (8:38) How do you get started with doing mental prayer? (19:30) Break 1 Norman - Prayer saved my life.  Married 50 years, and it saved my marriage.  Scripture played a big role. Joseph - Mental health patient for over 30 years.  Discovered that mental prayer with thoughts intrusive and non-int...

Father Richard Simon joins Patrick to discuss Relationship with Jesus (3:44) What does relationship mean? How do the sacraments interact with our relationship with Jesus? (18:10) Lizeth - My relationship with Jesus has been strengthened and going back to church after 10 years.  Going to confession.  Had a fibroid that miraculously disappeared.  It was the size of a cantaloupe. (22:10) Break 1 What...

Check out this awesome show from October 3, 2024, on the hidden sin of pornography. Father Allen Hoffa joins Patrick to discuss Exposing the Harmful Sin of Pornography What is Integrity Restored and what has Father been doing to fight the battle against Pornography? (10:23) What is Pornography according to the Church? What do you say to people who think Pornography is a private sin? (17:17) Why is...

Father Dave Heney joins Patrick to discuss Grandparents What does the Church teach about Grandparents? (10:07) How can grandparents transition from parents to grandparents? Kathy - Son married a woman who convinced him to leave the faith and join her church.  2 kids.  We are allowed to see them rarely.  Difficult to navigate.  sometimes we are excluded from seeing them. (22:14) Break 1 Janice - Wo...

Father Bobby Blood joins Patrick to discuss Prayer Routine (5:50) how can people start a prayer routine? (13:35) John - Used to get up early in the morning and not remember what I prayed.  Now I get up move around and get into one of the readings of the Mass.  Always start with gratitude for the day. Mary Lou - My prayer routine, over the years it has grown and matured.  Pray the Rosary and do oth...

Father Matthew Widder joins Patrick to discuss All things Mary (4:12) why is Mary so important in the Catholic Church? Why are there so many devotions to Mary? (15:04) Angela - When I was meditating on God and talking to Him and Mary, all of a sudden, I felt that if you get closer to Mary, you get closer to her son. Felt it was a message. What to do about spiritual attacks? John - I write meditati...

Father Carter Griffin joins Patrick to discuss Spiritual Healing (4:45) What exactly is spiritual healing?  (6:52) What about spiritual wounds 15:38  How does the Lord bring about spiritual healing 18:01 Brenda-I was spiritually healed and set free from my anxiety/depression Break 1 24:02  E-Frank- How to be spiritually healed after I attacked someone spiritually years ago. 28:50 How can people da...

Father James Kubicki joins Patrick to discuss St. Ignatius of Antioch What is the connection between Saint Ignatius of Antioch and Saint Ignatius of Loyola? (6:20) How did Saint Ignatius live and die? What does Saint Ignatius teach us about the higher hierarchy of the Church? (20:03) Break 1 What is a Church father? (23:13) Why is it important to read from the Church Fathers? (38:28) Break 2 What...

Bishop Michael Martin joins Patrick to discuss Natural Disasters (4:39) what are people who are facing natural disasters? What was it like coming off of the National Eucharistic Congress and facing the Hurricanes? (19:03) Break 1 What are natural disasters? Is it okay to use technology to protect ourselves against natural disasters? (29:55) How can we be good stewards of creation? (33:19) Deloris...

Father Peter Armenio joins Patrick to discuss Marriage (3:20) Is there a sacredness to marriage? How does the trinity work with marriage? (19:52) Break 1 Barbara - Would like to talk about Trinitarian part of marriage.  Married 50 years. (31:26) Karen - Never give up and keep trying.  Married 61 years. Had plenty of struggles and made it.  3 retreats.  Marriage encounter and Retrouvaille.  Amazing...

Father John Eckert joins Patrick to discuss Fatima (3:57) What is the story of Fatima? (21:42) Break 1 Maria - Did our lady of Fatima show up the 13th of the month from may to October or was it the first Friday? Is there a special devotion on the 13th? (24:26) Paulina - Went on a pilgrimage there.  Had friend who was sick with cancer and had a longer than expected life expectancy. Linda - As a chi...

Father Ramil Fajardo joins Patrick to Vatican II (3:33) who started the Second Vatican Council  When did Vatican II begin? What was the need for Vatican II (21:09) Break 1 Michelle - Born in 56. 7 or 8 when things changed. Came out with new catechism. Sisters were so excited about it. Got there (school) the next year and was appalled.  Took out communion rails and I found it so disorienting. Not a...

Father Rob Kroll joins Patrick to discuss Guilt (3:57) How does society view guilt today? What is guilt from a Catholic perspective? (11:02) how can unhealthy guilt taint our perspective of who God is? What is the difference between feeling guilty and actually being guilty? (21:08) Break 1 What is the difference between St Peter’s guilt and Judas’ guilt? (26:30) Rebecca - I've been divorced for 5...

Check out this Insightful Encore from October 4, 2024! Father Brian O'Brien joins Patrick to discuss How to Navigate Election Season as a Catholic (4:23) what is the purpose of politics? Have we lost sight of what politics is for? (18:04) Break 1 What does the separation of Church and state mean? (22:58) Paul - People labeling a lot of things as political. Using it as an excuse to support things t...

Father John LoCoco joins Patrick to discuss Making a Good Confession Are all confessions created equal? (7:42) How often should we go to confession? How to avoid scrupulosity in confession? John -Reflecting on apostles...I believe confessions started when apostles were with the Lord. Nick - One of the great ways to say we're sorry is to ask the Lord to give us the grace to see us as we are. I came...

Father Joseph Illo joins Patrick to discuss the Origins of Our Lady of the Rosary Why is it important to remember history? (9:49) How did Europe know the Ottoman empire would attack? Who was the commander of the Holy League? (18:20) Break 1 Why was the pope in Charge of an army in the 16th century? (24:25) How was the battle won by the Holy League at the Battle of Lepanto? (31:22) What is the Link...

Father Brian O'Brien joins Patrick to discuss How to Navigate Election Season as a Catholic (4:23) what is the purpose of politics? Have we lost sight of what politics is for? (18:04) Break 1 What does the separation of Church and state mean? (22:58) Paul - People labeling a lot of things as political. Using it as an excuse to support things that aren't right. Agrees with Fr. O'Brien. (25:46) What...

Father Allen Hoffa joins Patrick to discuss Exposing the Harmful Sin of Pornography What is Integrity Restored and what has Father been doing to fight the battle against Pornography? (10:23) What is Pornography according to the Church? What do you say to people who think Pornography is a private sin? (17:17) Why is Porn known as the Drug of Choice? (20:2) Break 1 How does AI affect Pornography? Is...

Father Nicholas Federspiel joins Patrick to discuss the Diary of Saint Faustina How did Father’s devotion to Devine Mercy get kindled (6:44) Who was Saint Faustina? (16:37) Why do we need divine mercy today? (20:00) Break 1 Joe - Knows Father from way back.  Prays chaplet daily and thanks to Father, it's now part of my day. (22:58) Karen - Praying the chaplet for many years. I believe she has play...

Father Patrick Hyde joins Patrick to discuss the Impact of the Rosary What is the Rosary (13:44) Elizabeth - Is a rosary in complete if we don't do any closing prayers? (17:27) Break 1 What is the importance of the mysteries of the Rosary? (23:50) Connie - Praying the rosary daily has brought peace into my life. Amy - praying the Rosary everyday has been a large part of my conversation experience...

Father Marc Lenneman joins Patrick to discuss Saint Jerome (3:11) Who was Saint Jerome? What is a Doctor of the Church? (10:39)  Mary - Taught women's bible study for years.  Often started with Fr.'s quote from St. Jerome...ignorance of scripture.  Just want to comment on how that played into bible study. (17:17) Break 1 What role do scriptures play in the Liturgy? (25:43) What is the value of rea...