The Inner Life

Detachment. Did you know that a survey of more than a thousand millennials said that 40 percent would forego washing their hair to keep their phones? Our world today seems to be attached to many things that keep us from God. What are you attached to and how are you finding ways to detach yourself from those things? Father Daniel Schuster joins Josh Raymond to help you detach from things in your li...

Journeying with Mary through Lent . As you continue through Lent, how has Mary helped you along the way? How do you look to Mary in your daily life to help you grow closer to her son? Josh Raymond makes his Inner Life debut as host with Father Ed Broom as your spiritual director to help guide your journey with Mary through Lent.   Caller Story – She read Father Brooms book and it inspir...

. Chuck Neff heads off into retirement discussing the name of the show with one of his favorite priests, Father Douglas McKay. Join Chuck Neff, and Father McKay as they discuss The Inner Life and what that means to our faith life. Chuck Neff’s Final Show   Caller Story – He was told at a retreat in 2014 that “Jesus was with him every step along the way”. This helped him with...

The Peace Prayer of St Francis . How are you an instrument of Gods peace? How have you been able to imitate the peace prayer of St Francis in your daily life? Father Albert Haase joins The Inner Life to give you insight on how you can better live out the peace prayer of St Francis.   Caller Story – She finds it very difficult to be that instrument of peace for her own family. Caller Sto...

Discipleship . Is there a correct way to be a disciple? How as we journey through lent can we become stronger disciples of Christ? Father Burke Masters joins the Inner Life to help you become a stronger disciple of Christ.   Caller Story – She is unable to help those in need physically but she has been blessed financially to help others. Caller Story – Her husband left her because...

Peace During Change . Do you find change difficult to deal with? In these times of change, have you found it difficult to find some inner peace? Father Sam Martin joins The Inner Life to help you find different ways of finding inner peace in the midst of change.   Caller Story – Finds peace in certain passages that remind him that God is the King we all bow before. Caller Story –...

The Feast of the Chair of St Peter . Why do we have a feast day for a chair? What is the point of it? Would that be considered worship of an Idol? Wouldn’t it make more sense to just make the feast day “the Feast of St Peter”? Father Eric Nielsen joins The Inner Life to explain why we have a feast day for The Chair of St Peter.   Caller Question – How did the Church en...

The Kingdom of God . As we journey though Lent, how are you preparing to be able to enter the Kingdom of God? Are we guaranteed entrance to the Kingdom of God? Father Richard Simon joins The Inner Life to talk about entering the Kingdom of God.   Caller Story – Shares how becoming aware of temptation helped her in life. She was unfaithful in her marriage but was able to over all of it....

Pornography . Do you know someone who struggles with the sin of pornography? Maybe it is you who struggles with it. How do we overcome this addictive sin? Father Jeremy Ploof joins The Inner Life to give you the tools to combat the sin of pornography.   Caller Story – He struggles with pornography and he is now trying to give it up for Lent and is combatting it by praying the rosary. Ca...

Ash Wednesday . Did you know that Ash Wednesday Mass is one the most attended Masses each year? It is an encouraging sign but also an interesting one considering it is not a Holy Day of Obligation. Father John Girotti joins Chuck Neff to discuss why Ash Wednesday Mass is one of the most popular Masses to attend each year.   Caller Question – She was unable to attend Mass today, so she b...

. What is Mardi Gras? Is it a celebration of something? How can we celebrate Mardi Gras without being gluttonous? Father Nathan Reesman joins Chuck Neff to discuss the celebration of Mardi Gras. Mardi Gras   Caller Story – She has been challenged to give up her phone for Lent. Caller Question – What suggestions does Father have as what she could do for Lent?

. Do you have a devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus? How did you develop your devotion to the Sacred Heart? Father Jim Kubicki joins Chuck Neff to discuss the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Devotion to the Sacred Heart   Caller Story – Her son was in a car accident and his friend was not wearing a seatbelt. His friend was unharmed and later they found a Sacred Heart of Jesus prayer card under...

Jesus and the Leper . This Sunday, we hear in the gospel of Jesus cleansing a leper, but tells him not to tell anyone. Why would Jesus tell the leper to not tell anyone about the cleansing? Father Paul Gawlowski joins Chuck Neff to discuss this coming Sunday’s gospel.   Caller Story – Had always dealt with neck and back pain. He started praying the rosary and he finally found a doctor w...

Healing . We all need healing from something but where can we find healing? How does our relationship with Jesus help us heal from our wounds? Father Mark Baron joins Chuck Neff to discuss the power of healing.   Caller Story – Shares her story of her leg being healed and growing to normal size after praying with friends. Caller Story – Share her story of being healed from breast...

The Gospel Challenge . Have you read all four gospels before? If not, why not? Where is a good place to start when reading the gospels? Father Vince Guest joins Chuck Neff to discuss the gospels and will challenge you to read all four in the next 90 days.   Caller Story – He reads a chapter a day of the bible and he has found it a great way to read the bible daily. Caller Story –...

The Our Father . Where do we get The Our Father prayer? Is the Our Father a required prayer for Catholics? How are we to live out The Our Father prayer? Father Rob Kroll joins Chuck Neff to explore The Our Father prayer.   Caller Story – The Our Father prayer is like food for her soul. It is all we need to feed our own souls. Caller Story – She likes to meditate on The Our Father....

. What is adoration? How is adoration different from just going into a Church and praying? Is adoration a requirement for Catholics? Father Dave Heney joins Chuck Neff to discuss what adoration is and why it is important. Adoration   Caller Question – What do we do if we cannot go to adoration? Caller Story – She has been getting closer to Jesus through adoration. Caller Story &#8...

Trust in God . Why is it important for us to trust in God? Is it a sin to not trust in God? Father Boniface Hicks joins Chuck Neff to discuss how we can better place our trust in God.   Caller Story – Shares how he trusted in God when he thought he was going to die. Caller Story – She had to trust in God during her teaching career. It helped her in her own life with her family. Ca...

Detachment . How can we detach ourselves from things that don’t matter in this world? How can detaching ourselves from these things help us to draw closer to Jesus? Father Bobby Blood joins Chuck Neff to discuss the importance of detachment.   Caller Story – Relevant Radio helped her to detach from over eating. It has made a profound impact on her life. Caller Story – His weapon a...

Love for the Church . What does it mean to love the Church? Are we supposed to love the Church? Does loving the Church mean loving a building, or is it something more than that? Father Matthew Spencer joins Chuck Neff to discuss loving the Church.   Caller Story – What she loves most about the Church is that the Mass is always the same all over the world and that the Truth of the Church...

. What is prayer? What does it look like and is there a right and wrong way to pray? Father Ed Broom joins Chuck Neff to discuss prayer. Prayer   Caller Question – Is it possible to be scrupulous about prayer?

Teaching with Authority . This Sunday, we hear about Jesus teaching with authority. What does it mean to teach with authority? Can we teach with authority the same way Jesus did? Father Douglas McKay joins Chuck Neff to discuss this coming Sunday’s Gospel.   Caller Story – Is a former professional football player and shares how God amazed him in his life while playing football.

. What does it mean to be helpful and what does that look like? Is it possible that instead of helping sometimes, we are just getting in the way instead? Father Ethan Southard joins Chuck Neff to discuss how we can be truly helpful to others. When Our Help Isn’t Helping   Caller Question – His Father has cancer. How should he balance taking care of his father and taking care of his fami...

. What do you read that is spiritual in your life? How has spiritual reading grown your faith? Father Joseph Illo joins Chuck Neff to discuss the importance of spiritual reading. Spiritual Reading   Caller Story – She always recommends Joan of Arc by Mark Twain. Caller Story – Her daughter entered the convent recently and they noticed that they have 15 minutes of spiritual reading...

Confession . What is confession? Why do we need to go to confession? Why can’t we just take our sins to God, why do we have to go to a priest? Father Tim Monahan joins Chuck Neff to discuss why we need confession.   Caller Story – Her mother wanted to go to confession and that lead herself to go to confession. She hadn’t been in such a long time. Caller Story – He wouldn&#82...