The Inner Life

Palm Sunday/Looking Ahead to Holy Week. As we approach the passion of our Lord, we take a look ahead to Palm Sunday and Holy Week. Why is Palm Sunday important, and what are some good Holy Week practices? Father Brain Geary joins The Inner Life today to help us look ahead at Palm Sunday and […]

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The Annunciation. Today in the Church, we celebrate the angel Gabriel’s Annunciation to Mary that she will bear a son and call him Jesus, and that He will be called Son of the Most High. Today on The Inner Life, Father Craig DeYoung joins us for the first time to talk about this special day […]

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United with Christ in the Eucharist. What does it mean to be united with Christ in the Eucharist? Are we not always united with Christ? If not, what can we do to make sure that we are? Father Boniface Hicks joins The Inner Life to discuss being united with Christ.   Caller Question – How […]

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Confession. When was the last time you went to confession? If it has been a while, what keeps you from going back? Today on The Inner Life, Father Ben Cameron discusses the importance of confession, especially as we approach Easter Sunday.   Caller Story – He was away from confession for a long time and […]

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Reading the Bible. How often do you read the bible? Have you ever read the bible start to finish? If not, why not? Reading the bible and knowing scripture is something we should all know and do as Catholics, so why is it hard for us to sometimes do? Father JP Mitchell joins The Inner […]

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St Joseph. Today we celebrate the feast of St Joseph. What do we know about St Joseph, and how is St Joseph an example to us to find holiness in the ordinary moments in life? Father Matthew Spencer joins The Inner Life to discuss and celebrate the feast of St Joseph.   Caller Story – […]

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Giving Control to God. Are you someone who needs to be in control? Why is that? Why do many of us feel the need to be in control rather than giving it over to God? Father Douglas McKay joins The Inner Life to discuss how we can give control over to God, especially as we […]

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St Patrick and Apologetics. What can we learn from St Patrick about apologetics? How can we grow in faith in learning about the life of St Patrick? Father Carter Griffin joins The Inner Life to discuss St Patrick and how he is an example to us to be evangelists for the faith.   Caller Story […]

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Its Not too Late to Start Lent. What can you do if you haven’t Lent yet? We are just at the halfway point of Lent but it is not too late to start your Lenten journey. So how do you start Lent half way through? Do you have to do double the penance? Father Bobby […]

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Temptation and Sanctification. How are you tempted in your daily life? Is temptation a sin? How can temptation lead to sanctification? Father Peter Cameron joins The Inner Life to discuss temptation and how it can lead to sanctification.   Caller Story – He was tempted by the allure of prostitution while serving in Vietnam. He […]

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Stations of the Cross. How often do you pray the stations of the cross? Why do we only seem to pray the stations of the cross during Lent? Are the stations of the cross something we can pray anytime during the year? Father Tom Wilson joins The Inner Life to help you better understand how […]

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Prayer. How has your prayer life been this Lenten season? Are there prayers you pray daily? How do you make sure that you are getting prayer in daily? Msgr Fred Dolan joins The Inner Life to discuss prayer and how we can make it a daily part of our lives.   Caller Story – Shares […]

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Sacrifice. What are you willing to sacrifice in your life? Have you sacrificed anything during Lent so far? Why is sacrifice so hard for us? Father Jeremy Ploof joins The Inner Life to discuss how sacrifice is so important to our Lenten journey and the growth of our faith lives.   Caller Story – He […]

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Living out Forgiveness. Do you find it difficult to forgive others? What about forgiving yourself? If you find forgiveness difficult, it might be even more difficult to live out that forgiveness. So what does it mean and look like to live out forgiveness? Father Joseph Johnson joins The Inner Life to help you find ways […]

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Learning from the Little Way in Lent. Do you know what the Little Way is? Who is St. Therese of Lisieux? How can we learn from her and make the most of the little things in Lent? Father Gary Caster joins The Inner Life to explain why the little things in Lent are just as […]

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Taking Up Your Cross Daily. Do you invite suffering into your life? Probably not, because, who would, right? Christ suffered and died for us by taking up the cross, so how can we suffer for him by taking up our own cross? Father Michael Hurley joins The Inner Life to discuss why it is so […]

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The Corporal Works of Mercy. Which of the corporal works of mercy do you find you practice the most? Which one do you struggle to practice? As Catholics, we are called o help all those in need, but it isn’t always easy to do. How can we make the corporal works of mercy a part […]

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Prayer, Fasting, and Alms Giving, as a Family. Prayer, fasting, and alms giving are things we should be doing during lent, but they can be difficult to do as a family, especially if you have young kids in the house. How do you incorporate prayer, fasting and alms giving into your families daily Lenten routine? […]

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Detachment. Did you know that a survey of more than a thousand millennials said that 40 percent would forego washing their hair to keep their phones? Our world today seems to be attached to many things that keep us from God. What are you attached to and how are you finding ways to detach yourself […]

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Journeying with Mary through Lent. As you continue through Lent, how has Mary helped you along the way? How do you look to Mary in your daily life to help you grow closer to her son? Josh Raymond makes his Inner Life debut as host with Father Ed Broom as your spiritual director to help […]

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Chuck Neff’s Final Show. Chuck Neff heads off into retirement discussing the name of the show with one of his favorite priests, Father Douglas McKay. Join Chuck Neff, and Father McKay as they discuss The Inner Life and what that means to our faith life.   Caller Story – He was told at a retreat […]

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The Peace Prayer of St Francis. How are you an instrument of Gods peace? How have you been able to imitate the peace prayer of St Francis in your daily life? Father Albert Haase joins The Inner Life to give you insight on how you can better live out the peace prayer of St Francis. […]

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Discipleship. Is there a correct way to be a disciple? How as we journey through lent can we become stronger disciples of Christ? Father Burke Masters joins the Inner Life to help you become a stronger disciple of Christ.   Caller Story – She is unable to help those in need physically but she has […]

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Peace During Change. Do you find change difficult to deal with? In these times of change, have you found it difficult to find some inner peace? Father Sam Martin joins The Inner Life to help you find different ways of finding inner peace in the midst of change.   Caller Story – Finds peace in […]

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The Feast of the Chair of St Peter. Why do we have a feast day for a chair? What is the point of it? Would that be considered worship of an Idol? Wouldn’t it make more sense to just make the feast day “the Feast of St Peter”? Father Eric Nielsen joins The Inner Life […]

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The Kingdom of God. As we journey though Lent, how are you preparing to be able to enter the Kingdom of God? Are we guaranteed entrance to the Kingdom of God? Father Richard Simon joins The Inner Life to talk about entering the Kingdom of God.   Caller Story – Shares how becoming aware of […]

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Pornography. Do you know someone who struggles with the sin of pornography? Maybe it is you who struggles with it. How do we overcome this addictive sin? Father Jeremy Ploof joins The Inner Life to give you the tools to combat the sin of pornography.   Caller Story – He struggles with pornography and he […]

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Ash Wednesday. Did you know that Ash Wednesday Mass is one the most attended Masses each year? It is an encouraging sign but also an interesting one considering it is not a Holy Day of Obligation. Father John Girotti joins Chuck Neff to discuss why Ash Wednesday Mass is one of the most popular Masses to […]

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Mardi Gras. What is Mardi Gras? Is it a celebration of something? How can we celebrate Mardi Gras without being gluttonous? Father Nathan Reesman joins Chuck Neff to discuss the celebration of Mardi Gras.   Caller Story – She has been challenged to give up her phone for Lent. Caller Question – What suggestions does […]

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Devotion to the Sacred Heart. Do you have a devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus? How did you develop your devotion to the Sacred Heart? Father Jim Kubicki joins Chuck Neff to discuss the Sacred Heart of Jesus.   Caller Story – Her son was in a car accident and his friend was not […]

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Jesus and the Leper. This Sunday, we hear in the gospel of Jesus cleansing a leper, but tells him not to tell anyone. Why would Jesus tell the leper to not tell anyone about the cleansing? Father Paul Gawlowski joins Chuck Neff to discuss this coming Sunday’s gospel.   Caller Story – Had always dealt […]

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Healing. We all need healing from something but where can we find healing? How does our relationship with Jesus help us heal from our wounds? Father Mark Baron joins Chuck Neff to discuss the power of healing.   Caller Story – Shares her story of her leg being healed and growing to normal size after […]

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The Gospel Challenge. Have you read all four gospels before? If not, why not? Where is a good place to start when reading the gospels? Father Vince Guest joins Chuck Neff to discuss the gospels and will challenge you to read all four in the next 90 days.   Caller Story – He reads a […]

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The Our Father. Where do we get The Our Father prayer? Is the Our Father a required prayer for Catholics? How are we to live out The Our Father prayer? Father Rob Kroll joins Chuck Neff to explore The Our Father prayer.   Caller Story – The Our Father prayer is like food for her […]

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Adoration. What is adoration? How is adoration different from just going into a Church and praying? Is adoration a requirement for Catholics? Father Dave Heney joins Chuck Neff to discuss what adoration is and why it is important.   Caller Question – What do we do if we cannot go to adoration? Caller Story – […]

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Trust in God. Why is it important for us to trust in God? Is it a sin to not trust in God? Father Boniface Hicks joins Chuck Neff to discuss how we can better place our trust in God.   Caller Story – Shares how he trusted in God when he thought he was going […]

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Detachment. How can we detach ourselves from things that don’t matter in this world? How can detaching ourselves from these things help us to draw closer to Jesus? Father Bobby Blood joins Chuck Neff to discuss the importance of detachment.   Caller Story – Relevant Radio helped her to detach from over eating. It has […]

All show notes at The Inner Life February 3rd – Detachment - This podcast produced by Relevant Radio

Love for the Church. What does it mean to love the Church? Are we supposed to love the Church? Does loving the Church mean loving a building, or is it something more than that? Father Matthew Spencer joins Chuck Neff to discuss loving the Church.   Caller Story – What she loves most about the […]

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Prayer. What is prayer? What does it look like and is there a right and wrong way to pray? Father Ed Broom joins Chuck Neff to discuss prayer.   Caller Question – Is it possible to be scrupulous about prayer?

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Teaching with Authority. This Sunday, we hear about Jesus teaching with authority. What does it mean to teach with authority? Can we teach with authority the same way Jesus did? Father Douglas McKay joins Chuck Neff to discuss this coming Sunday’s Gospel.   Caller Story – Is a former professional football player and shares how […]

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