The Inner Life

Father Ethan Southard joined Brooke Taylor for a conversation about spiritual doubt. Topics included: doubting Thomas (1:55), embracing mystery and Psalm 36:10 (7:54), finding inner security (15:13), dealing with psychological doubts (23:01), caller: God reveals his plan slowly (33:55), how to wrestle with doubt (41:54), caller: how does the devil use doubt? (44:45), caller: I felt spiritual aband...

Father Sam Kachuba joined Brooke Taylor for a conversation about The Lord's Prayer. Jesus' teaching about the Our Father (2:55), the Our Father is for every season (6:48), what does it mean to say the Our Father (9:57), is the word 'Father' stumbling block? (12:46), caller: we pray the Our Father in homebound ministry (19:53), caller: Our Father led me back to the Church (23:27), caller: the messa...

Father Sam Martin joined Brooke Taylor for a conversation about The Mass. Topics included: what mass is (2:49), sacramentals in worship (6:38), caller: the first time I received the Eucharist (12:57), worshipping God with physical things (18:08), handing on the faith (26:15), caller: the Mass helped me get through police work (33:01), Fatherhood & Mass (36:23), caller: Can I switch parishes? (...

Fr. Rob Kroll, SJ joined Brooke Taylor for a conversation about anxiety, depression, scrupulosity, and our faith. Topics included: what are anxiety & depression (2:54), scrupulosity (13:53), the be at peace prayer (21:8). caller: the rosary helped me! (28:26), perseverance in struggle (32:15), uniting our suffering with Christ (35:39), caller: I love the flying novena! (42:32), and the hope of...

Father Dave Heney joined Brooke Taylor for a deep-dive into Jesus' teaching about loving those who hurt us. Topics included: the Sermon on the Mount (2:59), Brooke's powerful story of forgiveness (7:42), the difficulty of letting go (13:50), caller: finding forgiveness in my RCIA class (18:26), turning the other cheek (25:25), forgiving ourselves (43:42), caller Q: I'm having a difficult time forg...

Father Michael Hartge joined guest-host Brooke Taylor for a conversation about the meaning of suffering. Topics included: making sense of suffering (3:31), fortitude (15:54), how sacraments help us through suffering (22:01), St. Therese (26:51), daily suffering (34:21), how families heal from suffering (44:13). 

Fr. John Eckert joined Patrick for a conversation about Christianity and joy. Topics included: what joy is (3:47), joy through suffering (9:22), what are the signs of joy (14:22), caller: differences between joy and happiness (18:08), caller: my stories of joy (23:13), evangelization and joy (30:09), caller: I find joy at daily Mass (35:14), caller: joy after confession (41:31), caller: Jesus, oth...

Father Ramil Fajardo joined Patrick for a conversation about silence. Topics included: why silence is so important (3:15), making time for silence (8:10), silence & family life (12:06), caller: I would love more silence at mass (18:37), alternatives to usual kinds of silence (22:36), book recommendations (26:16), caller: I love going to adoration (32:05), how Fr. Ramil finds silence (36:27), t...

Father Mike Martin, OFM Conv., joined Patrick for a conversation about faith, losing it, and returning to it! Topics included: what faith is (3:15), faith is a relationship (7:58), moral questions (13:52), caller: how do I return to the faith (18:14), caller: I want to hang on to my faith (25:50), caller: I just came back to the faith (33:04), caller: unexpected divorce (40:52), pew research on fa...

Father John Paul Erickson joined Patrick Conley for a conversation about the power of sacramentals. Topics included: what sacramentals are (2:40), how the physical world reveals God (10:31), caller: how to we prevent against superstition? (19:10), caller: I love the rosary and my crucifix (24:59), email: I make prayer shawls (28:39), caller: how do I dispose of sacramentals? (30:37), caller: what...

Father Joseph Illo joined Patrick for a conversation about the Church's teaching on hell. Topics included: Scripture and hell (2:51), Our Lady of Fatima (5:50), why people don't believe in hell (14:30), caller: young people's view on hell (20:37), caller: hell and a merciful God (25:19), caller: what does it mean that 'heaven is everything?' (34:50), caller: what does God expect of us in order to...

Father Brian Fallon joined Patrick for a conversation about the importance of family life. Topics included: the importance of family (2:29), Jesus' family (3:47), Fr. Fallon's family (8:24), the domestic Church (15:51), caller: we loved going to Mass as a family (19:02), family difficulties (22:39), caller: we had 16 kids (25:52), caller: we went to Catholic School; it was worth it (28:30), St. Mo...

Father Peter Armenio joined Patrick for a conversation about fasting. Topics included: what Jesus teaches us about fasting (1:56), casting out unclean spirits (13:45), caller: son was lost in depression, but fasting helped (18:31), caller: what if fasting and prayer don't seem to work (23:45), caller: I have trouble giving things up (29:37), caller: I fasted when my son was angry (34:32), being ch...

Father Jim Goins joined Patrick for a conversation about the sin of greed. Topics included: what greed is (1:57), how greed is destructive (6:53), caller: how can I approach a sibling who is becoming greedy (15:04), caller: I don't want to fall into greediness (20:39), caller: is it sinful to own luxury items (25:57), caller: making money a god (28:57), caller: how do I navigate the inheritance? (...

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Father Craig DeYoung joined Patrick for a conversation about the Father's love for us. Topics included: Jesus' Baptism (3:36), the Garden of Gethsemane (7:46), caller: Did we know God before we were born? (15:40), God's discipline (21:01), bad experiences with our earthly Father (24:00), imaginative prayer & the Prodigal Son (26:39), Father's Craig's story of his own Father (38:36), and if God...

Father Bobby Blood joined Patrick for a conversation about how we can hear God in our lives. Topics included: hearing the voice of God (2:00), voice of the Lord in the OT (9:20), how do we know God is speaking (15:24), confession (20:20), Sunday Mass (23:53), caller: I hear God during adoration (26:09), caller: I hear God during hindsight (31:24), caller: I head God one night (34:12), caller: God...

Father Chris Walsh joined Patrick for a conversation about extemporaneous prayer. Topics included what prayer is (1:59), what Jesus teaches us about prayer (9:21), extemporaneous prayer (14:11), when to pray extemporaneously (22:04), caller: a Christian prayed with me at the store (26:52), extemporaneous prayer in private (30:42), extemporaneous prayer is essential (36:53), caller: imaginative pra...

Father Sam Martin joined Patrick for a conversation about singleness and the unmarried state. Topics include what it means to be single and Catholic (1:34), does God call people to be single (10:42), how we seek a Godly spouse (16:57), caller: 'The Beginning Experience' helped me after my wife died (22:23), caller: my husband was abusive and we separated (29:51), caller: I got an annulment and I s...

Fr. Scott Bailey  joins Patrick for a conversation about The Peace of Christ  (3:09) – what is the Christian meaning of peace and how does it correlate with hope? (7:40) – What is the peace that goes beyond our understanding and why does peace combat the struggles in life? (12:07) – What can we expect from having peace? (26:55) – Getting through the bad times by remembering the good times. Lisa -...

Father Tom Wilson joined Patrick for a conversation about two giants of the Christian faith. Topics included: the differences between the saints (2:34), St. Peter's impact on our spiritual lives (10:55), St. Peter and Unity (15:01), St. Peters' Martyrdom (19:52), Life of St. Paul (26:07), Paul as Super Apostle (31:52), caller: Icon of Sts. Peter and Paul (35:22), Caller: God used St. Paul for his...

Sister Maris Stella, O.P., joined Patrick for the first time for a conversation about the vocation to religious life. Topics included: getting to know sister (2:51), common threads in vocation stories (14:46), caller: I love the Salesian sisters in Co. Springs! (20:21), caller: Sister Maris Stella bears great witness to the faith! (22:24), different charisms in religious life (23:55), caller: my d...

Father Matthew Spencer, OSJ, joined Patrick for the third of a three-day series on the Beatitudes. Topics included blessed are the clean of heart (3:40), the importance of chastity (12:07), caller: giving online to my parish (14:58), 'for they shall see God' (17:55), what kind of 'peace' are we to make? (22:53), how do we foster peace? (27:10), what does it mean to be a Son of God (30:24), caller:...

Father Matthew Spencer, OSJ joined Patrick for the second of a three-day series on The Beatitudes. Topics included: who the meek are (4:02), how do we inherit the earth? (8:24), what it means to hunger and thirst for righteousness (19:21), for they shall be satisfied (28:53), caller: I'm waiting for justice after my husband was shot (32:47), blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy (3...

Father Matthew Spencer, OSJ joined Patrick for the first of a three-day series on The Beatitudes. Topics included: the Sermon on the Mount (2:07), what is real happiness (7:06), caller: the Beatitudes & God's will (10:26), why does Jesus sit down when He teaches (16:47), blessed are the poor in spirit (19:19), attachments (23:37), caller: I realized material things couldn't make me happy (29:2...