The Inner Life – Détails, épisodes et analyse

Enjoy this awesome encore show from March 6, 2025

Father Kris Stubna joins Patrick to discuss the Meaning of the Cross

• How was the cross understood by the early Christians?
• (8:13) How do we understand when Jesus says take up your cross and follow me?
• (14:00) Nick - I had an incident in 2016, where I was bleeding profusely and had to get into emergency surgery. Thought I was going to die. Prayed about it and got the inspiration to embrace my cross. We all have these incidents in our life and need to recognize the Lord in them.
• Should we just let suffering happen?

(20:14) Break 1

• What does it mean to
• (25:35) Dean - In my conversion, it was great to be able to go before a Catholic crucifix because Christ was there. The Passion of the Christ movie...the cross. Christ is there to help us carry the cross. His and ours.
• (30:37) Raul - 22-year-old special needs daughter. in laws also live with me. We've never had peace. Extreme stress. Only God has been able to help us get through that.

(36:21) Break 2

• How does our relationship with Jesus play a crucial role in taking up your Cross?
• (39:35) how is the Cross an expression of love?
• (44:24) Lucine - If sometimes a cross is not a cross but what Jesus says, the devil comes to kill steal and destroy. Starting to think of this because of a friend who has dementia. Is it a cross or something stolen from her from the evil one?

Father Rob Kroll joins Patrick to discuss Mortification

• Where does the word mortification come from?
• (5:21) what does mortification include?
• How do we find the happy medium in mortification?
• (19:03) Laurie - A long time ago, my kids were going away from the faith. Stopped putting sugar in coffee.  Would it be efficacious to cut out the cream too? Is it better to intensify it?

(23:12) Break 1

• Deb - Question about if a person has struggles when trying to do mortification and trouble with self-denial. Any advice?
• What are ways we can do mortification?
• (32:55) Chris - To what extent does trying to define holiness differ from by what you deny yourself instead of what you do for others?  Is there a risk of denying yourself vs. becoming more active in our faith?

(39:15) Break 2

• What are dangers of Mortification?
• (45:15) How to discern what to do for mortification?

Enjoy this encore show is from February 13, 2025

Fr. Dave Heney joins Patrick to discuss End of Life Issues

• What is our hope as Catholics as our lives come to a close?
• (6:22) How can we prepare ourselves for death in our lives?
• What are practical ways we can prepare for our death?
• (14:22) Medical intervention for Catholics
• (19:20) Rudy - Power of attorney for mom. Diagnosed with dementia 5 years ago. went to confession before it kicked in. She doesn't want us to spend money on her at the end. Where do I draw the line as power of attorney?

(23:44) Break 1

• (24:52) Why is assisted suicide outside of Catholic teaching?
• (35:18) Carrie - For somebody who is elderly and having some ailments but not life-threatening, and expressing an interest in suicide, what resources are there to talk them out of it?

(39:58) Break 2

• Natasha - Can you give recommendations for my 9-year-old who is having difficulty coping with the loss of family members around us?
• (46:03) Joe - I am a minister of care...bring communion to people dealing with these issues. I'm finding a lot of these people are 'prayer factories' and taking time to pray for family, friends, world in general. I have found this astonishing and something to hold up in this society that sees people as disposable.
• What is the impotence of the Funeral Mass?

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Father Bobby Blood joins Patrick to discuss Prayer Routine

• (5:50) how can people start a prayer routine?
• (13:35) John - Used to get up early in the morning and not remember what I prayed.  Now I get up move around and get into one of the readings of the Mass.  Always start with gratitude for the day.
• Mary Lou - My prayer routine, over the years it has grown and matured.  Pray the Rosary and do other things during my prayer and contemplative prayer.  It has matured to where I feel more comfortable in contemplative, quiet prayer rather than vocal prayer.

(22:16) Break 1

• When do you know when to persist and when to pivot in prayer?
• (29:19) What to do in dryness of prayer?
• (33:31) Mary - My routine is to pray slower, meditate on everything I'm saying.

(37:53) Break 2

• What re external effects on prayers?
• (43:00) Bridget - I have a prayer habit every day.  I pray my rosary on porch.  Going to have surgery for lung cancer.  Everyone tells me to have faith, but you still worry.  How do you combat that?
• Teresa - I always thank God for breath and life every morning.  When I say the Memorare, I say 'holy family.'  It gives me comfort throughout the day.

Love of the Father – Who is the Father? Does He love all things? How do we know that He loves us? Father Craig DeYoung joins the Inner Life to discuss the Love of the God Father and the importance of knowing that He loves us.

Caller Story – His dad died when he was 23.  He was a model figure and his love and support led me to the Catholic Church

Caller Story – I grew up without a father but as I got older and more into my faith, I developed a relationship with the Holy Trinity.

Caller Story – My father was pretty much absent.  As I grew closer to my faith, I consecrated myself to St. Joseph and asked him to be my spiritual father.

The Bread of Life and the Real Presence – Father Joseph Johnson joins the Inner Life to discuss the Bread of Life discourse in the gospel of St. John, and how it points to the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist.

Caller Story – The Eucharist is such an important part of her life. We need to pray for priests because they bring us the Eucharist.

Caller Story – Is the Eucharist a covenant? If Mary is the Ark of the Covenant, are we similarly after we receive Jesus in the Eucharist?

Caller Story – If I don’t receive the Body and Blood of Christ, will I not go to heaven?

Praying the Rosary –  What is the Rosary? Where does it come from and why do we pray it? Father Ed Broom joins the Inner Life to discuss the power of the Holy Rosary in our daily prayer life.

Caller – I was a monk in Syria for 8 years and was kidnapped by Muslim soldiers.  I was praying the rosary.  I was inspired to sing and they let me go.

Caller – I’m blind and on dialysis;  I was off and on w/my faith.  The Rosary helped me, it’s just been guiding light for me. It has helped me through the pandemic.

Caller –  I grew up with the Rosary with it and it became part of me.  We used to pray the rosary with other people in the neighborhood.

Miracles – What is a miracle? How do miracles happen? Do we have to pray for them? Father Marcel Taillon joins the Inner Life to discuss the reality of miracles in the life of the Church.

Caller Story – Her Uncle was healed after she called in to pray for him during the Chaplet of Divine Mercy on Relevant radio. She experienced inner healing as well.

Caller Story – His son was healed from an inoperable brain tumor. Now he prays for a second miracle, that his son will come back to Church.

Caller Story – She had been away from Church during my teenage years and was depressed. After returning, one morning I woke up and felt the physical healing.

Caller Story – When I called into the Inner life, I shared my struggles.  I was filled with hope and love for Christ.

Prayer and the Morning Offering – How does starting the day with prayer help set the tone for the rest of the day? What is the morning offering? Is it something we offer to God? What is it we offer during the morning offering? How do we keep prayer and the morning offering with us throughout the day? Father James Kubicki joins the Inner Life to talk about the power of the morning offering and the importance of daily prayer.

Caller – She begins her mornings by praying the office of readings.

Caller – She and her husband always start the day with prayer and it has completely strengthened their relationship.

– With all the hustle and bustle in today’s world, and all of the technology, patience isn’t something we really appreciate anymore. What impact does the digital age have on patience? How has the business world created more mental health issues? How can we better care for our mental health and keep up with the world around us.  Father Rob Kroll S.J. joins the Inner Life to share how having patience in this ever busy world, can help with our Mental health.Patience and Mental Health

Caller – She can relate with Father Kroll about having patience in traffic. Her story about patience when my son was small. The tone in her voice made him react differently.

Caller – She had to practice patience with her husband who had Alzheimer’s disease. It helped her grow closer to God through her prayer.