The Inner Life

On today’s show, Fr. Tom Wilson joins to shed some light on Our Lady of Sorrows.

• Ellen - I have promoted the Our Lady of Sorrows Rosary for Rwanda and also abortion.

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• Brilliant liturgical move by the Church in the placement of this feast day

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• Jan - My devotion to Our Lady of Sorrows

• Ann - I was comforted by Our Lady when I was sick.

• Lynn - I am going in for radiation therapy today and the Seven Sorrow prayer has brought me great peace.

On today’s show, Fr. Alan Hoffa gives us insight into AI and The Holy Spirit.

• AI doesn’t replace the human being but it is an assist.

• There will never be anything that can replace God’s greatest creation, humanity.

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• Tayla - Sometimes the AI generates an answer just because it needs to give you an answer. It can create a false answer.
  • People always have to be Who's to us

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• Rose - My opinion on AI

• AI isn't evil but we must be vigilant in how it's used.

• Fr. Bobby Blood joins to discuss Walking With Those In Tragedy?

• Why does tragedy exist? What do we do in the midst of real loss?

• Did God Take A Day Off on 9/11?

• What People Need In The Hardest Moments

• Annie - I helped a satellite office that I managed that day, one of my employees was out on the street in panic, I was helping him cope.

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• Lynn – 9/11 a collective trauma

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• What Is Hope?

• Colonel Stan - I am a Vietnam Veteran, I am suffering from post-traumatic stress.

On today’s show, Fr. Daniel Klimek joins to help us understand praying the Rosary.

• What is the purpose of repetition? 

• Connie - I want to share my experience with the Rosary.

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• Arthur - My life hasn't been the same since I put the"Help America Pray The Rosary" bumper sticker on the back of my truck.

• Vince - My family tradition and the Rosary.

• Charles - When praying the rosary, thoughts came to me about the Wedding at Cana. Mary in her heart was telling him that she was ready to let him go to start his ministry.

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• Rudy - Great story about how they become Catholic, tied to the Rosary

On today’s show, Fr. Eric Nielsen join to discuss difficulties in mental prayer.

• What is Mental prayer?

• Tim - My desire to sin sometimes feels stronger when I pray. Why would that be?

• Ann - Is it selfish to ask for healing for yourself?

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• Henry - God seems remote to me. How can God hear me and my prayer?

• Diane - Prayer is important and I love what you are saying.

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• Eddie - It is hard to have a relationship with God.

Show Notes:

Fr. Eric’s recommendations of books to foster mental prayer:

The Gospel of Matthew

Introduction to the Devout Life by St. Francis de Sales

The Way by St. Josemaria Escriva

In Conversation with God (7 book series): https://scepterpublishers.org/products/in-conversation-with-god-7-volume-set?_pos=1&_sid=be1a2b127&_ss=r

On today’s show, Fr. Elliot Zak joins to discuss Forgiving Others

• Mary is the perfect to disciple to follow when it comes to learning how to forgive.

• Alex - Forgiving our enemies when they have hurt us: what is the process for that?

• Brandon - How can I forgive someone who doesn't repent?

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• Lawrence - What does it mean to forgive oneself?

• Teresa - It is so hard to forgive the one who killed my daughter

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• Nick - How do we know we have forgiven someone properly?

Fr. Tom Wilson joins Deacon Patrick Conley to discuss the joys of finding God in nature (2:56). Topics/calls: nature as a tool & care for creation (8:55), God spoke to me through nature (14:13), the beauty of Maui (18:30), living on 14 acres (21:26), the beach (25:54), mountains (29:50), find God in the open water (35:31), the destructive tendencies of nature (40:22), desert life (44:18), and the Redwood forest (47:31). 

IL – Father John Paul Erickson joins Deacon Patrick Conley to discuss Why We Laugh

• (5:43) How is laughter a uniquely human trait?
• (20:09) Nick - Appropriate laughter and why we laugh. Altar server trying to light a candle. All of a sudden, people were laughing after he tried so many times. It has to be tempered with the appropriateness of the situation.

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• Did Jesus have a sense of Humor?
• (30:58) Rose - Humor. I'm 87. Humor has helped me in my last stages to continue without having to complain so much.

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• Pauline - Joke: Pastor and bus driver. Both die at the same time. Bus driver gets ticketed first. Pastor waits and finally to gates. I thought I'd be the first in line. St. Peter said why was I first? When you preached everyone slept, when he preached, everyone prayed.
• (43:47) Joe - Joke: Jesus and Moses on a golf course. At this dog leg of a hole. Jesus says, 'I'm going to get above par on this. Jesus hits the ball, goes into water. He walks on water to get the ball. Asked Moses if it's Jesus, and said no, it's Jack Nicholas.
• (47:04) Carol - When I think about laughter, I think why it's important to have a merry heart. It does good like medicine. Laughter is the best medicine you can have.
• Juanita - Years ago, God showed me his sense of humor when I was upset over my grandson's mom keeping us from seeing him. I unexpectedly received a gift of a small meat cleaver. It just made me laugh. It keeps us grounded in our sense of humor.

Father Robert Ryan joins Deacon Patrick Conley to discuss the Mystical Body of Christ

• (3:50) Why is the Church known as the mystical body of Christ?
• (11:42) What is Paul talking about when he mentions the body of Christ?
•  (20:01) Herb - when Jesus asked Paul, 'why are you persecuting me,' was he talking about him specifically or the Church?

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• (27:51) Jesus’ prayer for unity in the Church.
• (38:14) Tom - How does the family have a role in the broader Church? How can clergy better form the family?

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• (46:10) Missionary work as a Body of Christ.

Father James Kubicki joins Deacon Patrick Conley to discuss Holiness through Service

• Why is service important?
• (9:52) Humility in service.
• (17:34) how do we put love where there is none?
• (19:48) Elizabeth - Instead of going to college, is there a kind of service that our kids can learn humility from?

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• Rudy - Comment: When i worked at Disney I used to do the potlucks for the employees. I opened it up to all departments. It was based on the idea that 'what you do for the least...'
• (35:01) Adrian - I participated in a group trip to western north Carolina after Helene. And I helped an elderly woman with her shower and bath tub. She said, 'not until the day I day would I ask for this.' I told her 'it's OK'. She said I will never understand. I am Lutheran.

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• Mary - I have found that when I'm at Wal Mart, I make it a point to see people who look dejected. I make it a point to connect with them.
• What do we do when our service is not recognized?
• (47:29) Tim - We've been working on a project at our parish, and we learned that everything had already been decided. The priest said he would pray for our internal conversion. How do I deal with anger in the context of service?