The Inner Life

Render Unto Caesar . In this Sunday’s Gospel, we hear Jesus say that famous line “Repay to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God.” What does that saying mean? How do you balance living in the world while also making sure to give back to the Lord? Father JP Mitchell joins Chuck Neff to discuss this coming Sunday’s gospel.   Caller Story – Shares how the Holy Spirit...

Learning to Pray . Is there a proper way to pray? Do we need to learn to pray in certain ways? How did you learn to pray? Father Sam Martin joins Chuck Neff to talk about different ways we can pray and how to learn to pray.   Caller Question – How can she better deal with her struggle to pray? Caller Story – Shares how she has coffee with God in the morning. It is her way of makin...

. When was the last time you went on a retreat? How can going on a retreat strengthen your faith life? In this time of Covid, can virtual retreats be just as helpful? Msgr. Fred Dolan joins Chuck Neff to discuss the importance of spiritual retreats. Retreats   Caller Story – Shares the very first retreat she went on when she was in 8th grade and how it deepened her faith life. Caller St...

Encountering Jesus . How do we encounter Jesus in our daily lives? Should we expect to encounter Jesus ever day in our lives? What if we don’t? Father Tom Wilson joins Chuck Neff to discuss how we can encounter Jesus daily.   Caller Story – Shares that as a child, her mother encouraged her to see the beauty in everything around her, which was created by God. Caller Story – S...

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...

Relevant Radio presents the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass from the Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help in Champion, WI , Americans only approved Marian Apparition Site.

Living in the Holy Spirit . What does it mean to live in the Holy Spirit? How can living in the Spirit help us grow closer to Christ? Father Nathan Reesman joins Chuck Neff to discuss living in the Holy Spirit.   Caller Story – Shares how the Holy Spirit moved her during Mass in Normandy France. Caller Story – Shares how the Holy Spirit helped her in her vocation as a wife and mot...

Humanae Vitae. What s Humanae Vitae? Why was it written and how seriously should Catholics take it? Father Jeremey Ploof joins Chuck Neff to discuss the importance of Humanae Vitae.   Caller Story – Shares how a friend of hers was going to stop having kids after having just 1. She gave her Humanae Vitae and it completely changed her friends mind for the better. Caller Story – Shar...

Post Abortive Healing . How can those who have been impacted by the pain of abortion find healing? How can we help others to know that God in his infinite mercy, forgive and heal those affected by abortion? Father Ben Cameron joins Chuck Neff to discuss the healing power of God.   Caller Story – She had an abortion at 17, and thought she was being merciful to the child. She later conver...

Mass and the Eucharist . Why is the Mass and Eucharist considered the source and summit of our faith? How important is it for us to attend Mass and receive the Eucharist on a weekly basis? Father Rob Kroll joins Chuck Neff to discuss the importance of Mass and the Eucharist.   Caller Story – Shares how she got out of her “routine” with Mass and how it helped her grow deeper...

Sunday’s Gospel – What is this Sunday’s Gospel about? What part of this Gospel jumps out the most to you? Are the tenants in this story a representation of us? If so, why do we say we have faith in God and yet still reject him? Is it normal for us to be skeptical of what God is trying to tell us? “The stone the builders rejected. Is Jesus referring to us as the builders? What are we building...

Distractions During Prayer – What are some common distractions you hear about or have experienced during prayer? Are they always external distractions, or are they sometimes internal distractions? How does the devil try to distract us during prayer? Is getting distracted during prayer a sin? Are distractions during prayer normal? What are some different ways we can deal with distractions? Ho...

Blessed are the Meek  What does it mean to be meek? Does this mean being timid and a pushover? Why would Jesus want us to do that? Why is being meek a Beatitude? What are some obstacles in our culture to being meek? (Pride, being aggressive, being demanding with little patience, etc.) How can we avoid these pitfalls? What did Jesus say about being meek? (Mt 11:29) Why is this important in our live...

Inner Healing . There are so many difficulties we face in our lives and quite a few of them can leave us wounded, physically and spiritually. Is there any limitation to what God can heal? What are some of the steps that people need to take as they journey towards healing? Is there a difference between inner healing and healing?  Fr. Albert Haase joins us to talk about inner healing   Caller S...

Doubt and Faith . Is it normal for us to doubt in God? Is it sinful to doubt in God? How does the devil use doubt to bring us down? Can we have faith in God and doubt at the same time, or can we only have one of them at any given time?  Fr. Matthew Widder joins us to talk about doubt and how to deal with doubt. Caller Story-Shares her story of doubt after leaving the faith for years and coming bac...

Following Christ . Following Christ is key to entering the Kingdom of heaven, but it is easier said than done. How do you follow Jesus in your daily life? Father Joseph Illo joins Chuck Neff to discuss this coming Sunday’s gospel reading.

Fasting . What is fasting? Are we supposed to fast outside of Lent? How does fasting help us grow closer to the Lord? Father Mark Baron joins Chuck Neff to discuss how fasting helps us grow in faith.   Caller Story – Shares how she learned to meaning of fasting which helped her to fast better. Caller Question – How can she make a better fast? Caller Story – Shares how fastin...

Chief Problems in Prayer . We all struggle with prayer from time to time, so what are some of the things that cause us problems with prayer and how can we overcome them? Father Peter Cameron joins Chuck Neff for the very first time to discuss problems in prayer.

Relationship-Identity-Mission (RIM) . How does our relationship with God lead us to our identity? And how does that identity lead us to our mission? Father Burke Masters joins Chuck Neff to discuss our relationship with God, and how that forms our identity and shapes our mission.   Caller Story – Shares how he came to know who his real father was through reading the bible and coming clo...

The Gospel of Saint Matthew . On the feast of Saint Matthew, we look at his life and the gospel accounts he wrote of Jesus. How does the Gospel of Matthew differ from the other three gospels? Father Jim Kubicki joins Chuck Neff to discuss the Gospel of Saint Matthew.   Caller Story – Shares her story of how she came to know and trust God in her relationship with her now husband.

Generosity . This Sunday, we hear the parable of the generous landowner. Why is generosity important? Why does Jesus liken the Kingdom of God to the generous landowner in the parable this weekend? Father Brian Geary joins Chuck Neff to discuss this Sunday’s Gospel.   Caller Story – Shares his story of conversion and how it showed him the light of Christ. Caller Story – Shares why...

Divine Mercy . What is divine mercy? How can we find mercy from God? Father Dave Heney joins Chuck Neff to discuss Divine Mercy.   Caller Story – Shares how divine mercy brought her back to the faith. Caller Story – Shares how divine mercy and confession have helped him overcome his addiction.

Being a Peacemaker . Are we called to be peacemakers? How can bring peace to such a damaged world? Father Sam Martin joins Chuck Neff to discuss how we can all be peacemakers.   Caller Story – Shares her story of being a peacemaker and combating gossip in her parish. Caller Story – Shares how he found peace after years of holding on to anger against others.

The Virtue of Prudence . What is the virtue of prudence? What does it mean to be prudent? Father Tom Wilson joins Chuck Neff to discuss the importance of prudence.   Caller Story – Shares how she worked in an anti-Catholic work place and shares how prudence helped her through it all.

Scruples . What is scruples? Is scrupulosity a bad thing? How can we overcome being scrupulous? Father Daniel Schuster joins Chuck Neff to discuss scruples. Chuck shares an email question about Scrupulosity which spurred today’s topic. Caller Story-Shares how he was told scrupulosity was a cross he was to carry and that he also suffers from OCD. Caller Story-Had this image of God as a Judge,...