The Catechism in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)
Kanaal Besonderhede
The Catechism in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)
In Ascension’s The Catechism in a Year podcast, Fr. Mike Schmitz guides you through the entire Catechism of the Catholic Church in 365 episodes, providing explanation, insight, and encouragement along the way. Unlike any other Catechism podcast, The Catechism in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz) podcas...
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Day 308: Same-Sex Attraction (2025)
Fr. Mike guides us through the Catechism’s discussion of same-sex attraction. He highlights that all of the Church’s teachings on sexuality stem from...
Day 307: Offenses Against Chastity (2025)
What is God's intended purpose for our sexuality? We confront several significant transgressions that hinder this design. These offenses include lust,...
Day 306: Gift of Self (2025)
What are the different types of chastity? We learn chastity is "a school of the gift of the person." Mastering ourselves enables us to gift ourselves...
Day 305: The Call to Chastity (2025)
We are all called to the virtue of chastity, which integrates our sexuality within the fullness of our person. Chastity trains us in freedom, teaching...
Day 304: Male and Female (2025)
Why did God create us male and female? We begin our journey through the sixth commandment by learning about the meaning of human sexuality and the com...
Day 303: Summary of the Fifth Commandment (2025)
The Church offers us a consistent ethic of life from the moment of conception until death. In today’s “Nugget Day,” we review the main takeaways from...
Day 302: War (2025)
The Church urges us to pray and work for peace to avoid the evils and injustices of war. Because we live in a broken world, the Church also offers gui...
Day 301: Peace (2025)
Peace is not simply an absence of war. Fr. Mike breaks down the Catechism’s teachings about peace as the "work of justice and the effect of charity.”...
Day 300: Science, Bodily Integrity, and the Dead (2025)
The Catechism looks at matters relating to scientific research, bodily integrity, and the dead with the lens of the dignity of the human person. Fr. M...
Day 299: Respect for Health (2025)
Our health is a gift from God, and so we have a responsibility to care for it. Fr. Mike emphasizes the importance of caring for our health while also...
Day 298: Respect for Others (2025)
We have seen how harming ourselves or others physically is a violation of the fifth commandment, but how can causing harm to another’s virtue or integ...
Day 297: The Cross of Suicide (2025)
"The cross of suicide is a violation of the fifth commandment that, tragically, many of us have been impacted by in our world today. Fr. Mike explains...
Day 296: The Sin of Euthanasia (2025)
We continue our examination of the fifth commandment, taking a closer look at the sin of euthanasia. Fr. Mike emphasizes that whatever the motive, the...
Day 295: The Wound of Abortion (2025)
Together, with Fr. Mike, we examine the wound of abortion. Fr. Mike emphasizes that all human life deserves protection, especially the unborn, but he...
Day 294: Homicide (2025)
Continuing our examination of the fifth commandment, we look at various ways in which one may sin against this commandment as it relates to homicide....
Day 293: Legitimate Defense (2025)
Is there ever a time where legitimate defense is justifiable? The Catechism answers this question and how it relates to honoring the dignity of the hu...
Day 292: Respect for Human Life (2025)
We begin exploring the fifth commandment: “you shall not kill”. The Catechism reminds us that human life is sacred, and we must not take the life of a...
Day 291: The Political Community and the Church (2025)
We take a look at what the Catechism teaches about the Church in relation to political communities. Every institution has their own vision of what it...
Day 290: The Duties of Citizens (2025)
As citizens of a nation, we have certain responsibilities in accordance with God’s Law. The Catechism provides parameters for contributing to society,...
Day 289: Family, Society, and the Kingdom (2025)
While family is important, the Catechism states, “The first vocation of the Christian is to follow Jesus.” This means that parents should support Chri...
Day 288: The Duties of Parents (2025)
Being a parent is far more than just having kids. As the Catechism reminds us, the fruitfulness of married love extends to the moral and spiritual edu...
Day 287: The Gratitude of Children (2025)
Gratitude is the proper response of children toward their parents. Out of this gratitude comes respect. When we are children at home, this respect inc...
Day 286: The Family and Society (2025)
The family is the foundational element of society. Fr. Mike explains how families initiate us into societal life and act as the foundation of freedom...
Day 285: The Nature of the Family (2025)
In learning the core and fundamental definition of the family, we read today that a family is formed by a “man and a woman united in marriage, togethe...
Day 284: The Fourth Commandment (2025)
The fourth commandment addresses the most universal human relationship: our relationship with our parents. Why does God command us to honor our father...
Day 283: The Day of Rest (2025)
We all tend to make an idol of work. The Catechism teaches us that Sunday is a day of grace and rest from work. Fr. Mike explains what holy leisure lo...
Day 282: The Sunday Obligation (2025)
Why are Catholics obligated to attend Mass every Sunday? The Catechism teaches us today about the centrality of the Sunday celebration of the Eucharis...
Day 281: Keep Holy the Lord’s Day (2025)
We begin exploring the third commandment and learn about rest and worship concerning the Lord’s Day. The Catechism points out that God models what he...
Day 280: The Christian Name (2025)
What does it mean to bear the Christian name? The Catechism reminds us that in Baptism, we are given our Christian name, which is sacred. Our name rep...
Day 279: False Oaths (2025)
Together, with Fr. Mike, we continue our examination of the second commandment. Fr. Mike emphasizes that an oath engages the Lord’s name, and the Lord...
Day 278: The Second Commandment (2025)
We begin our examination of the second commandment, to not take the Lord’s name in vain. Fr. Mike emphasizes that God has revealed his sacred name to...
Day 277: Agnosticism and Graven Images (2025)
As we reach the conclusion of the section on the first commandment, we end by taking a closer look at agnosticism and graven images. Fr. Mike unpacks...
Day 276: Irreligion and Atheism (2025)
We continue our examination of the first commandment, unpacking irreligion and atheism. Fr. Mike highlights the different elements of irreligion, name...
Day 275: Superstition, Idolatry, and Magic (2025)
Superstition, idolatry, divination, and magic are all things we can encounter in our daily lives, and, with Fr. Mike, we unpack how they break the fir...
Day 274: Social Duty of Religion (2025)
The social duty of religion and the right to religious freedom are presented to us in the Catechism. We examine what it means to have respect for othe...
Day 273: Him Only Shall You Serve (2025)
How can we serve God? The Catechism identifies ways in which we can keep the first commandment through adoration, prayer, sacrifice, and promises and...
Day 272: You Shall Worship the Lord Your God (2025)
“You shall worship the Lord your God and him only shall you serve.” Taking a look at the first commandment, we see how we are called to love and worsh...
Day 271: Love of God (2025)
We continue our overview of the Ten Commandments by looking at the two parts: love of God and love of neighbor. Together they form a “coherent whole,”...
Day 270: The Ten Commandments (2025)
God reveals himself and his glory through the Ten Commandments. We begin exploring the Ten Commandments as shown in the Catechism and learn about how...
Day 269: Our Missionary Witness (2025)
The Church’s mission of evangelization depends on the faithful witness of her members. Christian goodness and fidelity authenticate the Gospel. As Fr....