The Inner Life

• (7:58) Who was Venerable Bruno Lanteri?
• (14:36) Craig - Peace is important for us to understand. We lose so much in the translation of peace. We don't quite grasp it. Knowing the Lord is instrumental to understanding peace.
•  How does fear and discouragement take away our peace?

(22:42) Break 1

• How do we have peace eve in the midst of sinning?
• (27:37) how do we get out of discouragement in our lives?
• (30:27) Flo - 10 years ago, I had depression, got a peaceful moment and I had a holy spirit moment. It changed my life.
• 11:38 How to find peace through tragedy?

(38:53) Break 2

• Carol - I understand the forgiveness of God. My children are taking a bad road. How do you get beyond that and find peace and not fear for the future?

Resources:

• Ignatian Discernment Institute
  • https://www.discernment.institute/
• If You Want Peace in This Life
  • https://www.discernment.institute/product-page/if-you-want-peace-in-this-life
• Oblates of the Virgin Mary
  • https://www.omvusa.org/

• Father Peter Pomposello joins to discuss Catholic patriotism.

• Theresa - I've designed a crystal red, white and blue rosary. How do I go about giving this to our military veterans?

• Nick - We have to distinguish ourselves as Catholics before we're Americans. God comes first. Everything belongs to God. Look at the precepts of church.

• Break 1

• More comments on Catholic patriotism

• Walter - It goes straight to the gospel. In John, he says the light of God is the life of man. God is guaranteed to give light. Evangelizing. It takes faith.

• Break 2

• Dave - Patriotism and the Convention of State. We the people would propose amendments to the constitution. This has never been used. Educating people about this and getting involved by petitioning state legislators is essential. I think this is part of the Catholic cause.

• Tony - I'm a retired engineer who worked on radar and missile systems. I have had my doubts because I didn't want to work on weapons that kill. Glad to be part of it and in service to our country.

• (1:48) Father Michael Hurley joins to discuss the particulars of going on a pilgrimage and all that it entails.  

• (10:09) Joseph - I was in Rome at the Santa Scala. 

• Break 1

• (28:38) Terri - I went through the Holy Land, and it was an amazing trip. I first thought since I received Jesus, that I didn't need to go there.

• (35:16) Email – Mary went on a pilgrimage to visit St. Padre Pio’s relics and received a healing.

• (38:09) Pauline - What about someone who cannot travel like the infirm or elderly? How do we do retreats or pilgrimages?

• Break 2

• (43:23) Elia - I went on a pilgrimage to Portugal, Spain, France recently. How wonderful they were.

Fr. Chris Walsh joins to discuss meditating on Sacred Scripture with Lectio Divina.

• (6:53) How do I get started with Lectio Divina and where is a good setting or place to practice it?

• Break 1

• (32:22) Lucy - Reading the Psalms has helped me.

• (37:10) Dale - Today's Magnificat has a meditation from a saint in the 400's. He goes through analysis of Lectio Divina in today's gospel.

• (38:32) Rob - I'm part of a group that meets weekly to review the Sunday Gospel as Lectio Divina. We have been doing this for 20 years.

• (42:05) Rick - I am a deacon and the practice you are talking about is wonderful. I do it myself. I teach homiletics. Also, I tend to be a more visual person. Contemplating great artwork is a good thing to do as well.

• Father Chris Walsh recommends In Conversation with God by Francis Fernandez-Carvajal, The Catechism of The Catholic Church, the writings of the Saints and even Jesus of Nazareth by Pope Benedict 16 for Lectio Divina. 

• (8:24) Fr. Alan Hoffa joins Deacon Patrick Conley to discuss freedom in the spiritual life.

• Break 1

• (20:05) Tom - In Russian, the word for freedom connotates no restraint whatsoever. I believe that the Soviet Union had people living out this view. 

• St. Peter and Paul were free because of how they lived their lives in Christ

• (28:04) Email – Bonnie – In the spiritual canticle St. John calls wandering thoughts nymphs. Is it a sin to have these thoughts?

• Break 2

• (39:38) Justin - Freedom of sin led to me to prison but now I'm following the Lord. I tell students in OCIA that we need to follow rules placed by the Church and our Lord allowing us to travel the road of life safely and freedom is gained through that.

• (44:53) Email – Robin – what are the differences between religious freedom and spiritual freedom. Father Hoffa also addresses how does serving others help us become more free.

• On today's Inner Life, Fr. Eric Nielsen discusses how to share the Gospel in a hidden way and shares about the life of St. Josemaria Escriva.

• Fr. Eric Nielsen joins the show.

• The life of St. Josemaria

• Break 1

• Morgan calls to discuss Evangelization through the parish men's group that he and his brother started.

• Break 2

• Anne wants to know how she can evangelize and answer the questions of her non-Catholic friend.

Msgr. Jason Gray joins Deacon Patrick Conley to discuss How to Become a Saint: Through the Lense of Bishop Fulton Sheen

• (4:20) How does the case for veneration start in the Church?
• What does the Church look for when a saint is canonized?
• (16:58) what virtues did Fulton Sheen have that we can imitate?

(19:57) Break 1

• (21:39) Marybelle - Clarification between beatification and canonization. What are the differences?
• Kathy - I have a recent interest in FS. Have a book about him and St. Therese. Praying for  his intercession for a grandchild who is sick. How do you know if it's him when you're praying or another saints...especially when you're doing a lot of novenas.
• (27:33) What was he process like in doing the canonization process?
• (33:24) Dean - Wanted to express my admiration for FS. Grew up as a protestant. Addressed difficult subjects when Catholics were supposed to remain quiet. Always impressed me.

(38:47) Break 2

• Christopher -FS has inspired my life. Made a trip to Peoria. Went to Cathedral and spent time in front of the altar where he is buried. Felt his presence and I've now been drawing closer to him. Huge inspiration.
• (43:33) Nicole - My personal relationship with FS...growing up and now as an adult. Listening to him. My mom, grandma, we were only an hour from Peoria and very familiar with him. Grown into a closer relationship with him. Mom's funeral card had his pro-life prayer on it. I'm going to the beatification and taking my granddaughter.

Resources:

• https://www.celebratesheen.com/

Father Ryan Brady joins Deacon Patrick Conley to discuss Compassion

• (2:45) what is compassion?
• (18:07) Bob - I have a person in my life (sister) that gambles. She gambles up to 100k per year. I don't want to be involved in it, but she buys dinners for her friends every Friday. I asked her if I could say grace, she said she doesn't do that. I make the sign of the cross over myself. It has a hold on her bad. Am I being a hard liner or unloving/uncompassionate for her and what she's enslaved with?

(23:09) Break 1

• (24:26) Melissa - I feel like there's a lack of compassion toward me when I try to do as the church and Jesus guides us to do. If I voice that, I feel a great deal of rejection. I don't feel the compassion. Am I to be compassionate to their misunderstanding of the truth?
• How do you be compassionate without being condescending?
• (35:52) Email about compassion shown while at a seminary.

(38:32) Break 2

• In what ways can we practically show compassion to others?
• (47:41) how can we grow in compassion?

Father Matthew Widder joins Deacon Patrick Conley to discuss Overcoming Sin

• Resolving to sin no more in confession?
• (4:43) What is sin really?
• (11:34) The saints were very aware of their sins. Why was this?
• (17:50) Mary Jane - When I go to confession, I am confessing that I am wishing that I am not taking care of my parents and wishing that I’m not here. I really miss my grandchildren, being free from working but can’t visit my family. Is that a sin?

(23:21) Break 1

• (26:21) Enrique - Maybe I am being overly guilty and overly scrupulous according to my confessor. Perhaps some of the Saints were guilty of scrupulosity even with minor sins?
• (30:23) Mary - When unwanted thoughts enter my mind, what should I do with those? Sometimes they come from nothing, or they come from past anger.

(38:35) Break 2

• The importance of replacing sin in out lives with something else.
• How to battle against the sin of gossip?
• (43:25) Katie - My current husband is seeking an annulment. I go to confession regularly, as of a month ago, all my confessions have been invalid said a priest so I've stopped. They say it was because I'm living with my husband while he is going through annulment. Is this true?
• Jean - Wondering about a sinful pattern of watching movies, staying up late, and eating too much all at once. How to overcome that?

Father Dave Heney joins Deacon Patrick Conley to take any listener question about the Faith and Church

• (6:45) How does knowledge translate to faith?
• (11:22) Martin - In Ezekiel 1:1-28, God revealed himself to Ezekiel. Why did God reveal himself to Ezekiel?
• (14:13) George - We hear everyday about the possibility of life from other planets etc. What is the stance of the Church on this, and that other life could be visiting us?
• Joseph - Why in the gospels does Jesus refer to John as 'the disciple whom he loved?'

(21:04) Break 1

• Mary - I'm a Eucharistic minister, and distributing at a wedding Saturday. Pretty sure someone will come forward as a Lutheran. What to do?
• Email – How do you help someone who has an addiction?
• (29:36) Jeff - About the apostolic pardon--my priest friend wants me to have apostolic pardon at death. Other priests say it is redundant. Which is true?
• Email from Robin – How can AI help with our Spiritual life. What do you think?

(37:06) Break 2

• Ayni - If Catholicism is a monotheist religion, how can they say that Christ is also God?
• (41:41) John - Deacon Patrick: What was it like for you going through the diaconate? I am considering being a deacon myself.
• (44:31) Connie - Liturgy of the Hours: How do you do priests do them? The word on Fire one has extra songs.
• Email from Sue – I was asked to babysit so I can’t go to daily Mass. What should I do?
• Email from Adrian – My wife doesn’t want communion anymore. What should I do?