The Inner Life

Fr. Joseph Illo joins Patrick for a conversation about The Trinity

• (2:46)  – What is the Trinity and what is not the Trinity?
• (8:59) – Where do we find the Trinity in the bible?
• Fr. Bill - Analogy on the mystery of the trinity, being like fire.
• Tom - Elohim - name for God is plural- what are your thoughts on this?
• Carter - When Jesus says' father is greater' or 'only the father knows' what does that say about trinity? is one more powerful than others
• Tom - Did you talk about source of the name trinity? Tertullian is credited with it
• Ann - Athanasius description about trinity is amazing
• (37:57) – How does the Mass correlate with holy Trinity?
• (45:45) – Should we pray to individual members of the Trinity?

Fr. Ethan Southard joins Patrick for a conversation about Martyrdom 

• (3:23) – What are Father’s favorite martyrs and what does the word martyr mean?
• (8:19)– How does the witness today help us lay down our lives in the future?
• (14:46) – How should we regard martyrs as we live our lives?
• Dean - Maximilian Kolbe favorite Martyr
• (22:09) – How the will is involved when it comes martyrdom, love needs to happen with martyrdom.
• Randy - Polycarp my favorite martyr
• Brittney - St Cecilia favorite martyr
• Michael - Are there any saints that God inspired to run from a dangerous situation because he still had more work to do with them?
• Lawrence – St. Lawrence

Fr. Sam Martin joins Patrick for a conversation about Jealousy 

• (3:12) – What is the difference between Envy and Jealousy?
• (9:52) – Why is jealously such a pervasive sin?
• (21:24) – How the Prodigal son relates to Jealousy
• (27:00) – How Jealously and division relate
• Leslie - Proverbs say that jealousy and envy can rot your bones
• Sue - Jealousy-sister married rich guy and I was jealous but now i am content with my life
• (37:51) – How the devotion to Mary helps with Jealously
• Mark - How I overcome jealousy
• Bella -  because they already had something planned and i am upset is that envy/jealousy?

Fr. Brian O’Brien joins Patrick for a conversation about Preparing for Mass & Uniting Our Personal Prayer to the Mass 

• (4:00) – Why are we tempted to not prepare for Mass and What are the benefits of preparing yourself for Mass?
• (9:08) How do Clergy prepare themselves for Mass and how can people in the congregation offer intentions at Mass?
• (23:00) – Importance of silence in Mass
• Joe - I prep in the car on the way there and try to meditate in the pew before mass begins.
• (25:09) – Kids should be brought to Mass.
• Email from Beth – Family starts with a prayer as they drive to Mass and talk about the readings beforehand.
• Jan – I watch Bishop Barron and pre-read the readings.
• Email from Mary – I like to prepare in various ways to for the Mass, particularly with wearing themed clothing to match the liturgical calendar.
• (32:59) – What should we do after Mass?
• Deacon Martin - Taught that every Friday is Good Friday, and every Sunday is Easter Sunday so prep can start on Monday, so we don't have to cram it in 30m before Mass.
• (40:02) – the importance of confession before Mass and how do you address the argument that Mass is boring?
• Jason - How I prep for mass with young family.
• Cathleen - Priests in Baltimore always said prayer to HS before homily.
• (49:38) - Where to find the readings for Sunday Mass?

Fr. James Kubicki joins Patrick for a conversation about the Liturgy of the Hours and Praying with the Psalms.

• (2:35) - What are the psalms?
• (8:28) - How has the liturgy of the hours anchored your life of prayer?
• (12:12) - Ann - I pray the liturgy of the hours because if the readings that day does not touch me in particular it touches someone on the world, and I pray for that person.
• (15:59) - Advice for how to get started with the Liturgy of the Hours
• (20:57) - Fr. Bill - I have a handout of how to do the liturgy that people can use and is available.
• (25:25) - Father Kubicki’s favorite psalm.
• (30:12) - who wrote the Palms and how to approach them at Mass?
• (34:22) - Teresa - Favorite Psalm 104 - God is playful.
• (38:53) - How can people learn more about the palms?
• (41:38) - Phone Calls Al - 1st Psalm helped me through a tough part in life and gets my day start off right. Tom - Favorite Psalm 89
• Michael - Daniel 52-90 Bless the Lord and exalt his name.
• (49:11) Email about finding comfort in the palm that says “thought shalt not want.”

Father Brian Fallon joined Patrick to discuss myths about the sacrament of forgiveness. Topics included: why do we have confession (1:55), is the priest scandalized by my sin (5:55), is father judging me (9:34), caller: I came back to the Church (13:56), caller: sometimes I feel bad for what priests have to hear (18:54), caller: sometimes I'm mad at God (21:33), caller: I keep confessing the same sins (29:02), caller: I suffer from scrupulosity (30:42), caller: advice about scrupulosity (36:25), caller: I don't know what to say in confession (40:24), caller: what if you don't confess a serious sin (42:31), caller: priest helped me identify virtues to improve in (45:10), caller: sometimes I don't have full resolve to turn away from sin (47:23).  

Original Air Date: May 19, 2023

Father Craig DeYoung joins the show to talk about Pentecost and the Holy Spirit.

• (3:18) What is Pentecost and why is it important.
• (9:57) Teresa - I don’t understand Pentecost. Why we celebrate Pentecost and what we are supposed to do to celebrate it?
• (13:33) What role does the Holy Spirit play in our lives?
• (23:45) Grace - About being touched by the Holy Spirit, while reading the book Walking with St. Raphael from 1954 by Fr. Lovasik. My heart was pierced by the Holy Spirit with this book. Started a prayer group 5 years ago.
• (27:55) What is Mary’s role in Pentecost.
• (35:38) Gerry - When he has an important meeting or conversation, he reflects on Mathew 10, and asks the Holy Spirit to speak through him.
• (39:16) Gary - Testimony... Homeless person approached to him when he was sobbing in church and told him everything was going to be ok.  'I felt that was a miracle.' He doesn't doubt it was the Holy Spirit.
• (43:50) Mike - He had an experience, after converting to the Catholic Church, I had a baptism of the Holy Spirit. Is this a part of confirmation?

Father Ramil Fajardo joined Patrick for a conversation about what makes sacraments valid. Special attention was paid to the sacrament of marriage. Topics included: what sacraments are & what validity is (2:33), caller: I know of a priest that was invalidity baptized, what happens to his sacraments (16:47), caller: my marriage was annulled b/c of lack of maturity. I disagree (21:18). caller: I got married to get away from my family (24:46), caller: was 'for you and for all' valid? (29:37), caller: we made our own vows (34:16), caller: my heart wasn't in my sacraments (38:47), caller: my marriage was annulled do to an unplanned pregnancy (43:49), caller: is it OK to add 'amen' to the end of the Baptismal formula (46:58). 

Father Carter Griffin explains what Euthanasia is and what the Catholic Church teaches about it. 

Father Jim Goins joined Patrick for a lively conversation about judging others. Topics included: what judgement is (2:35), what does it mean to admonish the sinner (10:56), caller: How do I admonish my kids (17:12), caller: we need more admonishment (21:49), caller: my advice for not judging others (28:51), caller: I used to be very judgmental (31:17), caller: addiction changed my perspective (34:28), caller: God loves them more than you do (40:28), Father Jim's story of judgment (42:02), caller: I'm having trouble not judging my daughter in law (46:57).