The Inner Life

Strengthening and Healing marriages – Have you hit a rough patch in your marriage? Do you pray with your spouse? Father Dave Heney joins the Inner Life to discuss how couples can work to make their marriage stronger than ever.   Caller Story – She and her husband have had their share of arguments but have found that praying together has really helped us. They are doing completing...

Finding the Peace of Christ in our Lives – Have you ever longed to experience peace in your life? Fr. Tom Wilson joins the Inner life to discuss how true lasting peace only comes from Jesus.   Caller Story – She lost her 17 year old to suicide. It was a very difficult time but someone sent a rosary to me and praying it changed my life. Caller Story – She has experienced peac...

Prayer in the Lives of the Saints  – Father Douglass McKay joins the Inner Life to discuss the importance of developing a solid prayer life and how the saints can help us in our daily prayers.   Caller Story – I love St. Francis and St. Therese of Lisieux. They have helped me so much in my prayer life. Caller Story – St. Jude and Blessed Conchita are my favorite saints. St....

Finding Time for Silence – Have you ever spent an extended period of time in prayer? Fr. Michael Hurley joins the Inner Life to share the importance of taking time for silent prayer so we can understand the will of God in our lives.   Caller Story – She loves silence.  Before COVID, she went down to the  beach for her birthday,  powered down her phone and it was wonderful. Caller Story...

Examination of Conscience – What is an examination of conscience? Father Eric Nielsen joins the Inner Life to discuss the importance of the examination of conscience before confession, and on a daily basis.   Caller Story – He started to better understand the importance of the examination of conscience after going on a silent retreat. Caller Story – Can those who are narcissistic make an exam...

Praise and Worship – What does it mean to give praise and worship to God? Father Keith Romke joins the Inner Life to talk about the importance of praise and worship in the life of the Church.   Caller Story – She is a cantor at church.  As a cantor,  She shares that when people get involved in the singing, the atmosphere changes. Caller Story –She loves worshiping God through music.  Sh...

Living Like a Martyr –   What is a martyr? Father Matthew Spencer joins the Inner Life to discuss how as Christians, we can achieve detachment form ourselves and the things of this world to live like a martyr.   Caller Story – He is a quadriplegic, and experiences chronic pain.  He asks how to offer it up, but while doing it with joy? Caller Story – Her daughter is planning...

Daily Conversion – Is conversion once and for all, or are we called to an ongoing conversion? Fr. Chris Walsh joins the Inner Life to discuss how daily conversion is essential in living out our Catholic Faith.   Caller Story – I find that saying the rosary and going to daily mass helps me. I focus on him almost all day. I listen Relevant Radio. Caller Story – I used to be a...

Love of the Father – Who is the Father? Does He love all things? How do we know that He loves us? Father Craig DeYoung joins the Inner Life to discuss the Love of the God Father and the importance of knowing that He loves us.   Caller Story – His dad died when he was 23.  He was a model figure and his love and support led me to the Catholic Church Caller Story – I grew up without a fath...

The Bread of Life and the Real Presence – Father Joseph Johnson joins the Inner Life to discuss the Bread of Life discourse in the gospel of St. John, and how it points to the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist.   Caller Story – The Eucharist is such an important part of her life. We need to pray for priests because they bring us the Eucharist. Caller Story – Is the Eucharist a cov...

Praying the Rosary –   What is the Rosary? Where does it come from and why do we pray it? Father Ed Broom joins the Inner Life to discuss the power of the Holy Rosary in our daily prayer life.   Caller – I was a monk in Syria for 8 years and was kidnapped by Muslim soldiers.  I was praying the rosary.  I was inspired to sing and they let me go. Caller – I’m blind and o...

Miracles – What is a miracle? How do miracles happen? Do we have to pray for them? Father Marcel Taillon joins the Inner Life to discuss the reality of miracles in the life of the Church.   Caller Story – Her Uncle was healed after she called in to pray for him during the Chaplet of Divine Mercy on Relevant radio. She experienced inner healing as well. Caller Story – His son was healed...

Prayer and the Morning Offering – How does starting the day with prayer help set the tone for the rest of the day? What is the morning offering? Is it something we offer to God? What is it we offer during the morning offering? How do we keep prayer and the morning offering with us throughout the day? Father James Kubicki joins the Inner Life to talk about the power of the morning offering and the...

– With all the hustle and bustle in today’s world, and all of the technology, patience isn’t something we really appreciate anymore. What impact does the digital age have on patience? How has the business world created more mental health issues? How can we better care for our mental health and keep up with the world around us.  Father Rob Kroll S.J. joins the Inner Life to share how having patienc...

Witnessing for Christ. How can we better witness to Christ when we’re in a circumstance that is not friendly or hostile to the faith? (Family, at work, friends, etc.) Are there different ways to witness in each circumstance? Father Jeremy Ploof joins the Inner Life to share how we can better witness to for Christ in our daily lives.   Caller Story – She is a server at IHOP and uses this...

 How are you involved in your parish? Maybe you are looking to get involved in your parish. Where do we start to get involved? Are we required to be involved in our parish? Father Joseph Illo joins The Inner Life to discuss how we can be involved in and build community in our parishes. Building Community in the Parish.

Mary and the Resurrection . As we continue to celebrate Easter and the resurrection, we look at what the resurrection was like for Mary. We hear many accounts of the resurrection and what it was like for those who were there, but what was it like for Jesus mother? Father Sean Grismer joins The Inner Life for the very first time to discuss Mary and the resurrection.   Caller Story – She...

Doubt . This Sunday, we hear in the gospel the story of doubting Thomas. Have you ever been like Thomas and doubted in the Lord? Is Doubt a sin? Father Matthew Widder joins The Inner Life to discuss doubt and its impact on our faith lives.   Caller Story – He lost his faith during Covid. A mens group is what encouraged him to come back to the faith.

Recognizing Jesus in Our Lives . How can we recognize Jesus in our own lives? What can we do if we struggle to find Jesus in our lives? Father Sam Martin joins The Inner Life to help us recognize Jesus in our own lives.   Caller Story – Shares how he encountered Jesus in the Eucharist and how he learned the Jesus is with us always, not just in the Eucharist. Caller Story – Shares...

How are we saved ? What is required, if anything, for salvation? What role does Baptism and Confession play in our salvation? Father Bobby Blood joins The Inner Life to discuss salvation.   Caller Story – She was asked as a kid on the bus if she was saved. She didn’t know what to say to it and stayed silent. Caller Story – Shares how he responded to a protestant who asked hi...

Celebrating the Resurrection. Why is the resurrection a celebration? What exactly are we celebrating? How is every Sunday a celebration of the joy of the Resurrection? Father Dave Heney joins Josh Raymond on The Inner Life to discuss the importance of the  celebration of Jesus Christ and His Resurrection.

Palm Sunday/Looking Ahead to Holy Week. As we approach the passion of our Lord, we take a look ahead to Palm Sunday and Holy Week. Why is Palm Sunday important, and what are some good Holy Week practices? Father Brain Geary joins The Inner Life today to help us look ahead at Palm Sunday and Holy Week.

The Annunciation. Today in the Church, we celebrate the angel Gabriel’s Annunciation to Mary that she will bear a son and call him Jesus, and that He will be called Son of the Most High. Today on The Inner Life, Father Craig DeYoung joins us for the first time to talk about this special day in the Church.   Caller Story – She had an unplanned pregnancy and was told to have an abortion....

United with Christ in the Eucharist. What does it mean to be united with Christ in the Eucharist? Are we not always united with Christ? If not, what can we do to make sure that we are? Father Boniface Hicks joins The Inner Life to discuss being united with Christ.   Caller Question – How do we know that Christ is truly, physically present in the Eucharist?

Confession. When was the last time you went to confession? If it has been a while, what keeps you from going back? Today on The Inner Life, Father Ben Cameron discusses the importance of confession, especially as we approach Easter Sunday.   Caller Story – He was away from confession for a long time and scared to go back. A woman helped encourage him to go back, and he did. Caller Story...