The Inner Life

On today’s show, Fr. Craig DeYoung talks about being “Loved By The Father”.

• Andy - God expresses his love through chastisement and discipline sometimes to wake us up.

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• How can we be sure of God's love for us in light of the suffering we experience in this life?

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• God loves us even way when we turn away.

On today's Inner Life, Fr. Marc Lenneman discusses how confession show's us God's Love .      

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•  Elizabeth-Had a healing after abortion in confession and is now a nationwide speaker for life. 
• From Catechism 1468: "The whole power of the sacrament of Penance consists in restoring us to God's grace and joining us with him in an intimate friendship."
• Good Contrition
• Penance

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• Rick--decided not to go to confession after bad experience - is that a good idea?
• Kevin-If I go to confession without perfect contrition but feel it afterwards at home, does that count?
• Sarah-How to compell my son to go to confession before he gets married

Fr. John Eckert joins to help us reflect on Sunday's Bible Readings

• What lead up to this Gospel?

• Gospel of Matthew

• What's easier saying the Rosary or wasting time On Youtube?

On today's Inner Life, Fr. Dave Heney joins to talk about Catholics and The Gospel In The Public Square.

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• Norman - it should be simple - is jesus in your life and how has it changed your life?

• If human beings are doing it, God is interested.

• We support policies not persons 

• Mary - give me some tips on how to exit church and evangelize better?

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On today's Inner Life, Fr. Michael Hurley comes on to discuss the life and works of St. Padre Pio.

• Tina - We purchased our business on his feast day and we have prayer cards of him inside the shop and we evangelize with them.

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• Frances - We saw Padre Pio at our church during adoration - good story

• Joey - I'm at a crossroads in my job and asked St. Pio for discernment and God helped me.

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• Paul - Fr. Joe had cancer and Padre Pio healed him.

• Brandon - Padre Pio has brought me consolation in many instances.

• Tom - A priest we knew said mass with Padre Pio in WWII and said it smelled like flowers from his wounds.

On today's Inner Life, Fr. Marcel Taillon joins to discuss The Church On Mission

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• Evelyn - Mission at our parish. I do it every week for homebound people.

• Debbie - Question: I would like to go about presenting or somehow dialoguing with priests in terms of making an awareness of Marian apparitions and lives of the saints. Why is that not being discussed as a mission of the church?

• Mayra - I've done a lot of mission work overseas, but I've been sending cards to widows at Valentines Day. I send a card once a month for a year and a half to let them know that someone is thinking of them.

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• Christine - I go up to strangers in stores and I offer a slip (handout - first part about St. Faustina) and ask if they're Catholic or protestant. I wait for their response. 

• Rose - As an elderly person, I've begun as an elderly shut-in to make calls. At the end of the conversation, I've started to say, 'God bless you.' People enthusiasticaly respond to it.

On today's Inner Life, Fr. Allen Hoffa joins to discuss transformative encounters in adoration.

• What expectations should we have in Adoration?

• The threshold of the doorway before getting into Adoration.

• Martha - I started going to adoration 3 years ago, and a priest suggested I go every week. It has completely changed my life. I can't go without it now. 

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• Vince - I fall asleep every time during adoration. I think it's good I go, but maybe not good if I fall asleep. Any thoughts?

• Eileen - I go in with the mindset of listening. It's like an experience of strengthening a spiritual muscle.

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• Gloria - I had been healed from hatred just by doing adoration.

On today's Inner Life, Msgr. Jason Gray fires up our anticipation for the upcoming beatification of Venerable Fulton Sheen

• Why doesn’t the Pope have to come to the Beatification?

• At what part in the Mass will Venerable Fulton Sheen be beatified?

• Michael - I watched sheen on tv and loved his sense of humor. Was he trained in theater?

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• Gary - William F Buckley with Sheen show was so commanding

• Anne - I loved Sheen and am making a Holy Hour because of him.

• Linda - I grew up listening to him and was told that a local bar would put Sheen on.

• Mary - When I was in High School, we went to hear him speak and got his autographs. My daughter had s cyst and put autograph to her body and she was healed.

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• What is Fulton's real name? Was his baptismal name James? Will he be beaitfied with his baptismal name or Fulton?

On today's Inner Life, Fr. Robert Kroll, S.J. Talks about discerning consolation and desolation

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• Jan - Had pain in her back, was reminded of importance of redemptive suffering in the midst of her trial

• Mary - When I went through desolation, Eucharistic adoration was key for me. I agree that you should definitely not make major decisions when in desolation.

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• Liz - I experience desolation when homeschooling my kids, especially in the winter. I question whether she should have done this.

• Kim - Is desolation a punishment? Does it come on because of something we've done?

On today’s show, Fr. Ramil Fajardo joins to guide our understanding of annulments and marriage

• Pete - Question about marriage in relation to the wedding feast at Cana and how Jesus basically 'sacramentalized' marriage there.

• Helen - In the 1940's, if you were married and non-catholic, you weren't allowed to have a wedding the church. When did that change?

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• What is an annulment? What is a declaration of nullity?

• What if a person says they are not interested in having kids? 

• Sandy - If all these different things are in place like pre cana, how are there still annulments if you went through everything?

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• Crystal - A wedding I went to this summer.

• Nora - My sister was married before and has an annulment. What about her husband, does he also need one as well?