The Inner Life

Fr. Joseph Johnson joins IL to discuss fear of death and the four last things. They discussed fear of death (8:03), how to help families preparing for death (12:33), what will God judge (17:16), our reliance on Christ (26:19), what accompanies the soul when we die (34:25), what the different types of judgement are (36:37), what we know about heaven and hell (41:13), what to do if we're overwhelmed by rules (46:36). 

Fr. Joseph Illo joins IL to discuss silence in the spiritual life. The topics included why silence is important (7:19), Jesus and silence (8:38), adapting silence to our lives (13:18), distractions (20:25), isolation (26:17), remote work (29:49), smartphones (32:56), how we can fight distractions (39:37), prayer (44:25), and silent retreats (47:21). 

Fr. Ed Broom joins the Inner Life to talk about the Transfiguration and also how we could incorporate the transfiguration in our own lives. 

Fr. Sam Kabucha joins the Inner Life to talk about the life of St. John Mary Vianney, the Patron Saint of Parish Priests and the Sacrament of Holy Orders

Father Jay Mello joined the Inner Life to discuss conscience formation and spiritual freedom. 

Father Scott Bailey joined IL to discuss how to deal with distractions during prayer

Father Tom Wilson joins the Inner Life to discuss overcoming scrupulosity. Father Wilson and Josh Raymond discuss the dangers of scrupulosity and concrete ways to avoid and overcome it.

Father Matthew Widder joins IL to discuss Christian friendship. The topics included friendship and Genesis (8:10), cutting ourselves off from friendship (10:06), the feast of Martha, Mary and Lazarus (15:12), Jesus' emotions (17:00), how Jesus loved his friends (18:46), how we develop friendship with Jesus (23:56), a young mom shares her story of finding friendship at Church (30:11), Jean shares her story of family and friendship (35:23), a caller share her story of dealing with her friend's illness (41:45), and spouses of different faiths (48:24). 

Father Jim Goins joins IL to discuss the new atheism. Topics included what the new atheism is (7:33), their tactics against Christians (11:59), different types of atheism (14:47), those that are angry with God (17:47), The Problem of Pain (23:11), Aquinas' 5 Proofs (26:02), Pascal's Wager (30:40), a caller's atheist brother (34:13), the power of witness (38:04), faith and science (41:18), a caller's daughter who is an atheist (43:02), and a caller's daughter who is spiritual but not religious (47:13). 

Father Eric Nielsen joins IL to discuss selfishness vs. generosity. The topics included why greed is problematic (8:02), greed vs coveting (11:02), how much money is enough (12:45), tithing (22:02), how a caller has become more generous (26:01), relationships and greed (28:28), contraception (32:17), paying for Catholic school (36:25), St. Augustine (44:34), and generosity with a daughter with disabilities (49:12).