The Inner Life

Father Bobby Blood joins Patrick to discuss Bringing Your Family to Jesus

• (4:56) how do you talk with people who think they failed in raising their children in the Faith?
• Nick - if you can find common ground you can lead them to the church and what makes a big difference is just listening and not comparing. and sometimes timing is everything.
• What some questions that don’t explicitly talk about faith which you can use to draw the conversation about faith?

(20:27) Break 1

• (27:33) Helen - Our parish had a program that asked the deep questions like do I believe in Jesus and who is he?  It really helped me out
• Steve - no time table - I feel like it's wrong to sit back and relax we can't delay reaching out to people.
• Trudy - My daughter was raised catholic but stopped after she moved out and says she doesn't want to go to hell now but is leaning more towards being a Muslim.

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• Lilly - The way I share my faith is that I go online and buy used books from Patrick Madrid and I give it away as a gift and write down their radio station on the book
• (45:57) Marie - My granddaughter has abandoned the faith and I don't know how to get to her.

Father Peter Armenio joins Patrick to discuss Preparing to Meet your Spouse

• (4:36) – what is the vocation of Marriage?
• What is the importance of Chastity in a relationship?

(21:44) Break 1

• (22:51) How much of meeting a spouse is on us and how much is on God?
• Patty - what about dating for seniors?

(36:54) Break 2

• (37:57) Tim - my friend said to talk to friends of friends
• Michael - when people are Catholic but they both think different things about the faith, how to you come together on these issues?

Father Sam Martin joins Patrick to discuss Nero's Reign of Terror

• (4:55) who was Emperor Nero
• Father Sam Shares the surprising story of Saint Genesius

(19:20) Break 1

• How were the Christians Persecuted?
• (26:11) How is it that Christians are often targets for other societies.

(37:34) Break 2

• Abel - Cristero war - how the effect of that war still has effects on current generations.
• (43:54) Should we seek out Martyrdom?

Resources:

• Quo Vadis by Sienkiewicz
  • https://www.amazon.com/Quo-Vadis-Henryk-Sinkiewicz/dp/0781805503
• The Spear: A Novel of the Crucifixion
  • https://www.amazon.com/Spear-Novel-Crucifixion-Louis-Wohl/dp/0898706041
• Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
  • https://www.amazon.com/Ben-Hur-Tale-Christ-Lew-Wallace/dp/1934648213

Sr. Faustina joins Patrick to discuss Friendship with Padre Pio 

• (3:20) - Sr. Faustina shares how she wouldn’t be alive without Padre Pio.
• Why do we call him “Padre Pio”?

(23:23) Break 1

• Mary - He helped save my son several years ago.
• (28:47) why should we cultivate a relationship with Padre Pio?
• (32:54) Stella - Went to a Padre Pio pilgrimage in 2018.  Went to where he said Mass and heard confessions.  Wrote down things she would want to confess to Padre Pio.  Very special trip.

(37:11) Break 2

• (40:41) Sr. shares what was at the core of his life.
• How can we understand what God is calling us to do?
• (45:55) Maggie - My relationship with my father was awful early on until he died.  I want to heal from that.  How do I begin a relationship with Padre Pio to receive healing?

Father Timothy Gallagher joins Patrick to discuss Desolation in Discernment

• (3:37) Where do Saint Ignatius rules of discernment come from?
• How to discern between natural and spiritual life that we live.
• (16:25) what is the secret of Rule 5 in the Spiritual Exercises?

(25:20) Break 1

• Bob - How does Ignatius' rules for discernment and specifically desolation apply to someone who is also dealing with depression or illness?
• (30:46) Mary - What's the best way to initiate this teaching to our kids besides us teaching it?

(39:31) Break 2

• What is the importance in having structure in the prayer life?
• (44:38) what I the importance of rule 6 in our lives?
• What are the 4 tools used in spiritual desolation?
• (48:45) What are some other resources to help against desolation?

Resources:

• Fr. Timothy M. Gallagher, O.M.V.
  • https://www.frtimothygallagher.org/
• The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness
  • https://www.amazon.com/Anxious-Generation-Rewiring-Childhood-Epidemic/dp/0593655036

Father Joseph Illo joins Patrick to discuss Eucharistic Adoration

• What is Eucharistic Adoration.
• (7:30) what is the history of Eucharistic adoration?
• What is so special about Eucharistic Adoration?
• (17:28) Mary Pat - Sacre Cour in Paris and even through the war, they had 24/7 adoration.  Tabernacle of Paris.  Was at Olympics and they had a sacrilegious thing going on and all lights went there except Sacre Cour.

(21:21) Break 1

• Lori - When you go to adoration, is it ok to put headphones on and pray the rosary or chaplet?  Also, what happens if you fall asleep during adoration?
• (26:02) How to deal with distractions in adoration?
• Patrick shares an email about the helpfulness of virtual adoration
• Barbara - Would never have survived my son's deployment without Eucharistic adoration.  Also has helped with many crises in life. It's essential.
• Marilyn - Raised doing holy hours when she was young and now carries that tradition as an adult.

(39:27) Break 2

• Can you take photos of the Eucharist?
• Sandy - Used to go with friend to Basilica in Baltimore at 4am.  It was dark when we went in and it was light when we came out.  It was so profound!  an hour with Jesus and then there was light!
• Duncan - Encouraging priests to speak about adoration and encourage parishioners to go.  Jesus is really there and it shouldn't be a secondary thing to do.  Has had it at his parish for 20 years.  So many graces and miraculous things including vocations.
• 11:50 Gloria - Goes to a small church near house.  Tabernacle is off to side and they have 4 kneelers by tabernacle.  Is that adoration or do you have to have Jesus in the monstrance?  I do a holy hour in front of the tabernacle.
• (46:52) - Troop shepherd for American Heritage Girls troop.  Teaches Catholic faith awards.  Working on patch for Eucharistic miracles. Going into adoration chapel with them next week for first time. How do I get across to the young people about silence and being in the presence of God?

Father John Paul Erickson joins Patrick for the third of a three-day series to discuss The Creed

• Who is the Holy Spirit?
• (7:45) What is the Filioque in the creed?
• What does it mean that the spirit has spoken through the prophets?

(21:14) Break 1

• Larel - don't understand how God is spirit.  So why is the holy spirit the third person of the trinity.  Seems like God is already spirit.
• (27:20) What does it mean to say “I Believe” in the Holy Catholic Church?

(40:50) Break 2

• (44:32) What is the baptism mentioned in the Creed.
• What does the resurrection of the dead mean?

Father John Paul Erickson joins Patrick for the second of a three-day series to discuss The Creed

• (3:02) History of the Nicene Creed
• What does "begotten" mean in the creed?

(24:24) Break 1

• (25:53) Bob - they say it was the 2nd person of the trinity that took on humanity.  How can one person of the trinity take on a human nature without the other one at the same time?
• Francine - Jesus is the same thing as the Father.  Take out the thing...he Is the same as the Father.  That is the entire definition.

(35:26) Break 2

• (40:09) Regina - Explain paradox...we can't love what we don't know.  How can we really love God if we don't know him fully?
• (45:10) What is the core of the Creed?

Father John Paul Erickson joins Patrick for a three-day series to discuss The Creed.

• (4:11) What is a Creed?
• What does it mean to believe?

(19:38) Break 1

• How did the Jewish creed allow them to stay faithful to the Lord?
• (24:58) Why did the Church change from “we” to “I” believe?

(41:41) Break 2

• Neon – What is the right Creed?
• (44:58) Karen - We say I believe in one God.  Why are priests able to say God instead of one God now when we profess one God in the Creed?

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Father Marc Lenneman joins Patrick to discuss the Sanctity of Life

• (5:10) - What Does Sanctity mean?
• How does the woundedness affect how we see others?

 (24:40) Break 1

• (25:56) Mary - Question: I have several family members who are bisexual or are gay. My godchild is also gay. How do we respect those who are LGBT?
• John - I talked to a very saintly bishop (bishop Olmstead) when I was the AZ right to life movement president. All of his advice helped me to lead better.
• Lynn - One is not born again until they have been baptized. Jesus wouldn't have said we're brothers and sisters unless we're baptized.

(43:36) Break 2

• How Is the dignity of life attack in our world today?
• Nancy - Nursing homes: there is one that prides themselves in treating the residents beautifully.