The Inner Life

Enjoy this Encore show from April 25, 2024!

Sr. Alicia Torres, F.E. joined Patrick for a conversation about Holy Mass. Topics included: what is the Mass? (2:51), mystagogy (15:52), caller: Eucharistic prayers (20:55), caller: how do we teach the Mass to kids? (23:30), caller: I don't feel Christ in the Eucharist (28:20), parts of the Mass (32:22), role of the homily and music (40:08), caller: I am sad when the homily doesn't happen at daily Mass (45:20), and the National Eucharistic Congress. 

Eucharistic Revival: https://www.youtube.com/@eucharisticrevival

Veil Removed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOLZDaTgIaM

Father Brian Gross joins Patrick to discuss Moving from Head to Heart in Prayer

• What is the difference between Head Prayer and heart prayer?
• (16:41) Are prayers that are said in a boring state still affective

(21:53) Break 1

• What is the difference between attending the NEC and experiencing it?
• (27:41) What does it mean to be vulnerable in our prayer both in the heart and the mind?
• Pat -A woman I'm trying to bring into the Church, she believes abortion is sometimes needed .  And shed oesn'wa t to change her mind.  We think she can't be baptized, because of her belief.  What you think?

(40:45) Break 2

• Jim - How to get your mind wrapped around God.   When I pray the rosary, it's by rote.  My mind is saying the words, but my intention is on something else.
• (46:42) Mary Lou - The Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius, and they really were the reason why I was able to go from head to heart.

Father Ramil Fajardo joins Patrick to discuss A Historical Journey with the Eucharist

• (3:12) - How does the Eucharist show up in the old testament?
• Eucharist in the New Testament
• (17:29) Nick - I didn't believe in the real presence but had a mentor who helped me think about it differently and had an experience in front of the sacrament.   And proposed to wife at adoration chapel.

(20:49) Break 1

• Eucharist in the post apostolic age.
• Development of Eucharistic Adoration.
• (37:14) Nancy - I had an experience in front of Eucharist adoration.  The Lord spoke to me as a lady was crying behind me.  The Lord said, 'I love you' and had this incredible need to hug her.   I threw my arms around her.

(41:07) Break 2

• Email from Thomas asking about how can we understand the Eucharist as a
• (44:40) Dustin - When I received a calling to become a priest while in adoration.  It was like this thought came to my mind, that didn't feel like my own thought, 'feed my sheep'.  I'm in RCIA right now.

Resources:

• Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist: Unlocking the Secrets of the Last Supper
  • https://www.amazon.com/Jesus-Jewish-Roots-Eucharist-Unlocking/dp/0385531869/ref=asc_df_0385531869?tag=bingshoppinga-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=80745439392569&hvnetw=o&hvqmt=e&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=&hvtargid=pla-4584345029298760&psc=1

Father Ethan Southard joins Patrick to discuss St. Paul's Letter to the Romans

• (9:10) What are some main themes to the letter to the Romans?

(22:33) Break 1

• What is the evil you do that you do not want to do?
• (32:07) David - My favorite line from Romans, 'If you tempt somebody that is going to hurt them, then stop doing that

(38:23) Break 2

• Paul - Romans 1, how could I understand Romans 1?
• (46:01) – Carmen sends an email asking about why Saint Paul is so elevated in the Church?

Father Tim Gallagher joins Patrick to discuss 14 Rules of Discernment

• (3:42) What is the outline of the 12 steps of Discernment?
• First rule of discernment.
• (13:17) Consolation and Desolation.

(18:30) Break 2

• When in times of desolation NEVER make a change
• (23:29) Anne - When you said 'Never make a decision in desolation', it struck me.  It hit me b/c I'm thinking about divorcing and am so desolate about it.  Thinking about stopping divorce in mean
• How to increase your prayer in spiritual desolation.
• (36:14) McKayla - Desolation, b/c I've been unwelcomed in the Church, by a specific person; so, for the time being I've been doing mass from home w/my children.

(39:44) Break 2

• Summary of rules 8-14
• (44:37) Dean - I've been reading discernment of spirits but suffering depression for years.  How to tell if it's depression or spiritual desolation.

Resources:

• The Decrement of the Spirits an Ignatian guide for spiritual reading The Discernment of Spirits: An Ignatian Guide for Everyday Living
  • https://www.frtimothygallagher.org/product-page/the-discernment-of-spirits-an-ignatian-guide-for-everyday-living
• Father Timothy Gallagher’s Website
  • https://www.frtimothygallagher.org/
• Discerning Hearts
  • https://www.discerninghearts.com/

IL: Fr. Jim Goins joins Patrick to discuss Faith and Reason

• (7:13) What are the characteristics of Faith and reason from the Catholic Perspective?
• (15:03) -What is the view of science from a Catholic perspective? 
• Mark-Hebrews 11 is an incredible chapter talking about faith as it uses an evidence model.  He went to a developmentally disabled community years ago and found they have many questions regarding faith and God.

(21:44) Break 1

• (22:49) -What are your thoughts on Fides et Ratio (Faith and Reason) encyclical?
• Fr. Michael-What is the best way as clergy we can be open to faith and reason...especially when we have challenging people each and every day and keeping faith and reason.

(38:17) Break 2

• (40:22) How do we resolve the tension b/w faith and reason?  
• Pamela-The grandeur of the creativity of God is seen everywhere in human life and beyond and how could you not believe that.
• John-The relationship b/w suffering and faith as I have prostate cancer and it increased my faith.

Resources:

• Pope Benedict XVI lecture on Faith and Reason:
  • https://www.vatican.va/content/benedict-xvi/en/speeches/2006/september/documents/hf_ben-xvi_spe_20060912_university-regensburg.html
• Link to Fides et Ratio (Faith and Reason) EncyclicaL: 
  • https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_jp-ii_enc_14091998_fides-et-ratio.pdf

Sr. Maximilian Marie Garretson joins Patrick to discuss Pilgrimage

• (5:17) What is a pilgrimage?
• (16:21) How do you prepare for a pilgrimage?

(20:58) Break 1

• Valerie - Invite to people do local pilgrimages.  There's good stuff within in hours away.  Also, saying prayers in local churches is another way to pilgrimage.
• (28:35) Body soul composite
• Susan - I help facilitate pilgrimages for to Mexico (Guadalupe.   I'm with World Villages for Children and I help out Sisters of Mary.

(36:47) Break 2

• How do you make time for a Pilgrimage?
• (43:15) Lupe - My Husband and I did a Pilgrimage; we went to St. Joseph Apache Mission in New Mexico.  We also visited a minor basilica, asking for intercessions.

We hope you enjoy this amazing encore show from June 20, 2024, about Eucharistic Adoration!

Father Eric Nielsen joins Patrick to discuss Eucharistic Adoration

• (4:04) Where does Eucharistic Adoration come from?
• (11:41) Why is adoration good to have in your prayer routine?

(20:41) Break 1

• Dean - Chapter 24 of Matthew incredible moment when Jesus disappears.... Road to Emmaus, it is such a transformative moment, and such is adoration.
• (27:30) Luba - How do I know if it is God talking to me, or is it me saying it to myself?
• Linda - I believe in the Real Presence. For Lent I did adoration. It was challenging. I am looking for some ideas.
• (36:03) Bobbi - I am frequent Eucharistic adoration faithful. I get easily distracted. It is very hard for me to focus. I don’t know how to sit in silence without the distractions.

(40:38) Break 2

• (41:49) Nicole - I've been going to adoration for about a year. I have 3 kids; we took 3 hours a week and I took them all. She challenges people to go to adoration. Beautiful testimony of Eucharistic miracles and the Real Presence.
• April - I think it is valuable to children. I hosted a children adoration, and it was really good.
• Ramona - The effect of weekly adoration in our marriage.

Father John Eckert joins Patrick to discuss The Apostles

• (14:16) why is it important to be with Jesus?
• Brian - Did the apostles have children, wives, and what was the outcome after they met Christ?

(27:07) Break 1

• How are we called to be apostolic in our lives?
• (35:28) Tom - I belong to 'Men of the Cross' ministry; We go out and we act like apostles.  We put on a corpus, cross, and then we just let the Holy Spirit minister.

(40:12) Break 2

• How do we reconcile the faults of the apostles?
• Why was Judas chosen as an apostle even though he betrayed Judas?

Father Tom Wilson joins Patrick to discuss Forgiveness

• (5:08) What is the link between forgiveness and justice
• Yollie - If you can't forgive you couldn't enter the kingdom of heaven.   Jesus talks about forgiving seven times seven times.
• (17:07) What does it mean to forgive someone?

(20:29) Break 1

• Mary - If a person has wronged you and forgiven them, just be careful that they don't repeat what they've done to you.  I set my boundaries.
• (28:29) Ben - Learning the story of St. Maria Goretti and her forgiveness has helped me in my journey of forgiveness.
• Are there degrees of forgiveness?
• (37:10) Letter from Mary - How can you forgive someone if they are not sorry?

(41:36) Break 2

• Anne - How can I forgive someone?    Ex daughter in law, took 80% custody.  She has gotten worse.  Turned kids against my father and stopped me from picking them up.   She's a narcissist.  I don't know how to forgive.
• (47:37) Lorna - How does one move on from forgiveness, when that person has passed, and wasn't able to tell them I forgive them.