The Inner Life

Receiving the Love of God . What does it mean to receive the love of God? Are we even worthy of receiving the love of God? Father Dave Heney joins Chuck Neff to discuss the love of God.   Caller Story – God’s love is more important when we are struggling because God is good to us. Caller Story – Lost her husband recently, is doing her best to try and trust that God loves her...

Tending the Sheep of God . This Sunday we hear about tending to the sheep of God, and Jesus telling us “whatever you did for one of the least brothers of mine, you did for me”. What does that mean? How are we called to tend to all of Gods sheep? Father Gary Caster joins Chuck Neff to discuss tending to Gods sheep.   Caller Story – Was in the military and couldn’t find a flight hom...

Miracles . What are miracles? What do they look like and how do we know if we have seen or experienced a miracle? Msgr Don Sawyer joins Chuck Neff to discuss miracles.   Caller Story – Shares how he overcame his heroin addiction. Says it was a miracle. Caller Story – A train of 150 cars ran him over at 19 months old. Its a miracle he is still alive. Caller Story – Her son wa...

Problems in Prayer . What are some problems you find yourself running into with prayer? Distractions? Difficulty focusing? It is normal for all of us to find difficulties when praying, but how do we overcome them? Father Peter Cameron joins Chuck Neff to discuss problems in prayer and how to overcome them.   Caller Question – How can she make more attention to her prayers? Caller Prayer...

Gratitude . What is gratitude? How can we make sure we are grateful for what we have and for what God has given us? Father Albert Haase joins Chuck Neff to discuss the importance of gratitude.   Caller Story – Her daughter tried to commit suicide a few years ago. She is thankful that she is still here today. Caller Story – Her brother died, her husband lost his job, and she got ca...

Surrender . What does it mean to surrender ourselves? How do we go about surrendering ourselves to God? Father Daniel Schuster joins Chuck Neff to discuss surrendering ourselves to the Lord.   Caller Story – Shares how she surrendered herself to God after the death of her husband. Caller Story – Her story of surrendering to God lead her to do jail ministry. Caller Story – Sh...

Talents . God has given all of us many talents in our lives, but what do we do with those talents? Do we grow them, or do we hide them? Father Matthew Spencer joins Chuck Neff to discuss this Sunday’s Gospel and the talents we have all been given.   Caller Story – Shares how she found her talent in physical therapy after years of not knowing what her talents were. Caller Story – W...

Trust in God . Why is trust in God so important to our faith? Is it sinful in we have doubts or don’t always trust in God? Father Douglas McKay joins Chuck Neff to help you better understand how to trust in God.   Caller Story – Shares how she trusted in God when her brother was dying. She prayed the DMC and left it in Gods hands. Caller Story – Shares how he had to trust in God w...

Vocations . What is a vocation? Do we all have a vocation? How do we discern our vocation? Father Jeremy Ploof joins Chuck Neff to discuss vocations.   Caller Story – Shares her story of the Lord calling her to use her medical degree to help those in need. Caller Story – Shares her vocation and call to be a stay at home mom. Caller Story – Shares her vocation of marriage and...

Discouragement vs Encouragement . In the world today, it is easy to become discouraged, so how can we encourage ourselves and others to be positive? How can our faith in Christ help us be more encouraged than discouraged? Father Keith Romke joins Chuck Neff to discuss discouragement vs encouragement.   Caller Story – The Holy Spirit really helped encourage him to share the faith with ot...

Living in the Present Moment . What does it mean to live in the present moment? In these busy and chaotic times, how can we make sure that we are living in the moment and not outside of it? Father Bobby Blood joins Chuck Neff for the very first time to discuss how we can all live in the present moment.   Caller Story – He considers today the past of tomorrow. That helps him stay in the...

Scruples . What is scruples? Is it a sin to be scrupulous? How can we overcome being scrupulous? Father Sam Martin joins Chuck Neff to discuss overcoming scrupulosity.   Caller Question – She had an abortion when she was young. She since has gone to confession and received absolution but is worried she is not forgiven. Caller Story – Shares her story of abortion and how Rachel&#82...

Affirmation . Why do many of us seek affirmation? How does affirmation affect our spiritual life? How can we discern the difference between affirmation and information? Father Joseph Johnson joins Chuck Neff to unpack affirmation and its impact on our faith lives.   Caller Story – He affirms others by helping them understand they are a miracle from God.

Anger . We all experience anger, but what does it do us as faithful Catholics when we get angry? Is it a sin to be angry? Was Jesus ever angry? Father Brian Geary joins Chuck Neff to discuss the effects of anger.   Caller Question – Was angry with her brother over politics. Should she apologize and reach out to him? Caller Story – She is a recent convert to the faith and finds tha...

All Souls Day . What is All Souls Day? Why do we celebrate it in the Catholic Church, and why does it follow right after All Saints Day? Father Marcel Taillon joins Chuck Neff to discuss All Souls Day and its importance to the Church.

The Beatitudes . This Sunday, we hear Jesus explaining the beatitudes. What are they and why are they important? How are we called to live out each of them? Father Joseph Illo joins Chuck Neff to discuss this coming Sunday’s gospel.

Prayer Life . How is your prayer life? Why is our prayer life important for our relationship with God? Father Michael Hurley joins Chuck Neff to discuss the importance of daily prayer in our lives.   Caller Story – Shares how he finds his rhythm of prayer each day in the morning and at night. Caller Story – Shares how her prayer time has grown over the years and how it started sma...

Patience . Is patience actually a virtue? Why do we say that it is? What role does patience play in our faith lives? Father Matthew Widder joins Chuck Neff to discuss the importance of patience.   Caller Story – Shares how she had to have patience with God when she found out her son had same sex attraction. Caller Question – How can she find the patience to be a better wife and a...

Praying from the Neck Down . What does it mean to pray from the neck down? What does that look like, and how do we do that? Father Albert Haase joins Chuck Neff to discuss what it means to pray from the neck down.   Caller Story – Shares what it is like for him by praying from his heart aches. Caller Story – She needs prayer every day. It helps her not worry about things in her li...

Fortitude . What is fortitude? How are we called to be courageous in our faith lives? How can we live courageous lives of faith? Father Mark Baron joins Chuck Neff to discuss the virtue of fortitude.   Caller Story – Shares how she prayed and attended Mass at an abortion clinic every day during her pregnancy. This gave her the strength and courage in her faith. Caller Story – Shar...

Love the Lord your God . What is the greatest commandment? How can we make sure that we love God above all things? Father Jim Kubicki joins Chuck Neff to discuss this Sunday’s Gospel and loving God above all things.   Caller Question – If you haven’t lived a holy life, how can your forgive yourself? Caller Story – She struggled to love others for so long because she struggle...

The Rosary . Why do we pray the rosary? How did we get the rosary as a prayer? Are we as Catholics required to pray the rosary? Father Eric Nielsen joins Chuck Neff to discuss the rosary and why we pray it.   Caller Story – Shares how she prays the rosary with people at Planned Parenthood. Caller Question – What is a patriotic rosary? Caller Story – She saw a man pray the ro...

Fill These Hearts . What does it mean to have a deep desire for God? How do we begin to look to fulfill our desire for God here on Earth? Father Burke Masters joins Chuck Neff to discuss our desire for God and how we can go about fulfilling that desire for God.   Caller Story – It is hard for her to remain faithful to God when she sees other peoples prayers being answered but not hers....

The Sermon on the Mount . What is the sermon on the mount all about? Why is it important for us to know about as Catholics? Father Vince Guest joins Chuck Neff to discuss the sermon on the mount and how knowing it can really help us grow in faith and prayer.   Caller Question – His faith has helped him with his mental issues. How can he find help outside the faith? Caller Story –...

Fatima . Who is our Lady of Fatima? What are the secrets she shared? Father Ed Broom joins Chuck Neff to discuss our Lady of Fatima.   Caller Story – Shares his devotion to Fatima and the rosary, and what it was that lead him to these devotions. Caller Story – Shares how she was told to have an abortion of her first pregnancy. She prayed to Fatima and the baby is now heathy as can...