Conflict and The Spiritual Life - The Inner Life - November 26, 2024

Father Rob Kroll joins Patrick to discuss Conflict and The Spiritual Life What is good conflict and bad conflict? (8:31) How do we deal with Conflict avoidance? Yoli - Some family members are democrats and others are republicans. When we talk about it, I raise the point that we're trying to have a conversation about it. (20:36) Break 1 How can we speak charitably with family members who have left the faith. (26:07) What is the DESC model for resolving conflict? Father explains (35:20) Michelle - ongoing conflict with sister. She is incredibly jealous of things that happened a long time ago.  It has escalated to the point that I don't know how to interact with her now. I don't want to get to a state where I avoid her.  Having a hard time with that. (40:05) Break 2 What do we do if an argument becomes too heated? (43:46) Patrick shares an email about a daughter who “married” a woman. They feel like they lost a daughter because of their Faith. How do you deal with someone who doesn’t admit fault to anything?