The Inner Life

Las Posadas . What is Las Posadas? What do we know about the Journey of Mary and Joseph from Nazareth to Bethlehem? Father Ethan Southard joins Chuck Neff to explain Las Posadas and the Journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem.   Caller Story – Shares her stories about growing up celebrating Las Posadas and how wonderful it was. Caller Story – Shares about celebrating Las Posadas in Mex...

Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe . What is the significance of the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe? What were the visions that Juan Diego had? Father Douglas McKay joins Chuck Neff to discuss the importance of the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe.   Caller Story – Was in a car accident and was in a Coma. Had a dream of Our Lady of Guadalupe which lead him to pray the rosary. Caller Question...

The Feast of the Immaculate Conception . What is the Feast of the Immaculate Conception? Why is this a Holy Day of Obligation? Father Boniface Hicks joins Chuck Neff to talk about the Feast of the Immaculate Conception.   Caller Story – Shares about a time when he struggled with his own mother, and how he turned to the Blessed Mother for comfort and healing with his own Earthly mother....

Marriage . What does it mean to be married? What does the Church teach about love and marriage? Father Carter Griffin joins Chuck Neff to discuss the importance of marriage.   Caller Story – Shares how his marriage was healed by Christ after he went to jail. Caller Story – Shares how his wife wants a divorce, he has found comfort in his faith and in Relevant Radio. Caller Story &#...

Prepare the Way of the Lord . During this season of Advent, how can we prepare the way of the Lord? What does that look like? Is there a correct way to prepare the way of the Lord? Father Jim Kubicki joins Chuck Neff to talk about preparing the way of the Lord.   Caller Story – Shares how he is using Advent as a way to come closer with his family and God. Caller Story – Shares how...

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 JP Mitchell joins Chuck Neff to discuss why we need confession.   Caller Story – Was in Ukraine and went to confession with a priest who did not speak English well, had a great confession and felt relieved in the end. Caller Question &#821...

Advent . Why is advent an important season in the Catholic faith? Is there a proper or certain way that we should celebrate or prepare ourselves during advent? Father Joseph Johnson joins Chuck Neff to discuss the season of advent.   Caller Story – He and his wife are planning on removing screen time from their lives during advent in preparation for Christmas. Caller Question – Wh...

Guardian Angels . Do we all have a guardian angel? How are guardian angels different from angels? Father Michael Hurley joins Chuck Neff to talk about the importance of our guardian angels.   Caller Question – Can angels appear to regular people? Caller Story – Felt her guardian angel helping her stay stable when she was on a stool when replacing a lightbulb. Caller Story –...

Praying for the Souls in Purgatory . Are we required to pray for the souls in purgatory? What does praying for those souls do? Is there a benefit to praying for the souls in purgatory? Father Eric Nielsen joins Chuck Neff to discuss praying for the souls in purgatory.   Caller Question – How do we know that our prayers are working for the souls in purgatory? Caller Question – Does...

Family Prayer . Why is family prayer important? How do you and your family pray? Father Tom Wilson joins Chuck Neff to discuss family prayer.   Caller Story – Shares how he got his family to start praying the rosary each night, they started slow worked their way up to a full rosary. Caller Story – His parents taught him how to pray, and he and his wife taught his kids how to pray...

The Virtue of Charity . Why is charity a virtue? What does it mean to be charitable? Father Tim Monahan joins Chuck Neff to discuss the virtue of charity.   Caller Story – The Holy Spirit called him to help a homeless man. This man eventually entered rehab and went back to confession. Caller Story – He recently heard a sermon about charity, and it convicted him to go back to confe...

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...