The Catechism in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)
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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 347: Contemplative Prayer (2025)
In contemplative prayer, we seek Jesus. As St. Teresa of Avila put it, contemplative prayer “is nothing else than a close sharing between friends.” Th...
Day 346: Meditation and Vocal Prayer (2025)
Because man is both body and spirit, our prayers can be vocal and meditative. We learn that vocal prayer expresses the movements of our hearts and min...
Day 345: Animated by Prayer (2025)
We know we can pray anywhere at any time, yet certain places are more favorable for prayer. There are also certain rhythms of prayer in the life of th...
Day 344: Guides for Prayer (2025)
We are lifelong learners in the school of prayer. The Church offers various guides to help us grow and cultivate our prayer lives. These include the f...
Day 343: Praying Through Mary (2025)
To love Mary doesn’t mean our hearts belong any less to Jesus. Today, the Catechism explains our Blessed Mother’s role in prayer and why the Catholic...
Day 342: Trinitarian Prayer (2025)
What is the significance of praying to the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit? As we explore the path of prayer, the Catechism elaborates on the con...
Day 341: The Theological Virtues (2025)
The Catechism reveals the theological virtues of faith, hope, and love as additional “wellsprings” of prayer for us to connect with the Father. Fr. Mi...
Day 340: Scripture and the Liturgy (2025)
How do we pray? Prayer is essential for our relationship with the Lord. The Catechism teaches that we must study the Scriptures, learn how to pray, an...
Day 339: Prayer of Praise (2025)
We examine both prayers of praise and also the “nuggets” for this section on the forms of prayer. Fr. Mike emphasizes that praise is giving God glory...
Day 338: Intercession and Thanksgiving (2025)
We look at two more forms of prayer: intercession and thanksgiving. Fr. Mike emphasizes that in the age of the Church, intercession, or asking on beha...
Day 337: Blessing, Adoration, and Petition (2025)
Prayer in the age of the Church takes on many different forms. Together, we examine specifically blessing, adoration, and petition. Fr. Mike emphasize...
Day 336: Jesus Hears Our Prayer (2025)
We arrive at the conclusion of the article on how Jesus prays, teaches us to pray, and hears our prayer. Fr. Mike examines the remarkable beauty and s...
Day 335: Jesus Teaches Us to Pray (2025)
At the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus teaches us to pray through his own prayer to the Father. As we watch Jesus pray, his prayer becomes our template for...
Day 334: How Jesus Prayed (2025)
We look at how Jesus prays in this section of the Catechism. It is revealed how Jesus learned to pray, the frequency of his prayers, and where he pray...
Day 333: The Psalms (2025)
The Psalms are essential and powerful prayers. Through praying the Psalms, we are giving praise to God and expressing our belief while simultaneously...
Day 332: Prayer Converts Our Heart (2025)
The Catechism discusses the significance of prayer beginning with the prophets and their observations about the Temple and ritualism. It is noteworthy...
Day 331: The Foundations of Prayer (2025)
Do we know how to pray? The Catechism depicts Moses learning how to pray and uses this as an example of prayer and relationship with God. The Catechis...
Day 330: The Revelation of Prayer (2025)
As the Catechism reveals, we are made for worship and called to a relationship with the Lord through prayer. God is the initiator and wants us to walk...
Day 329: The Gift of Prayer (2025)
St. Thérèse said that “prayer is a surge of the heart.” Do we pray from our pride or from a place of humility? The Catechism tells us that “humility i...
Day 328: How We Pray (Part 4 Intro w/ Sr. Miriam James Heidland) (2025)
In this fourth and final pillar of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, we learn how to take everything we’ve absorbed this year and apply it to our...
Day 327: Poverty of Heart (2025)
Where should we find consolation? It's essential to remember that our ultimate goal and true source of happiness is God. With this in mind, Fr. Mike e...
Day 326: Envy and Jealousy (2025)
Envy is “the diabolical sin,” says St. Augustine. Christians should better understand this capital sin, its manifestations, and the temptation toward...
Day 325: Battling for Purity (2025)
As Fr. Mike suggests, the battle for purity is never more difficult than in our own day. With God’s grace, we can prevail and find freedom from our te...
Day 324: The Ninth Commandment (2025)
What does covetousness mean? Today, we launch into the ninth commandment, which deals with carnal concupiscence. This commandment addresses the tensio...
Day 323: Truth, Beauty, and Sacred Art (2025)
Have you ever been moved by beauty? As we conclude our journey through the eighth commandment, we learn that beautiful art points us to the truth and...
Day 322: Respect for Truth (2025)
Charity dictates who we reveal the truth to. We learn today that the “right to the communication of truth is not unconditional.” Fr. Mike explains tha...
Day 321: Offenses Against Truth (2025)
What does it mean to live out the truth? This theme carries over as we continue our evaluation of the eighth commandment. We learn the Catechism’s tea...
Day 320: The Truth (2025)
We begin our dive into the eighth commandment: “You shall not bear false witness.” The Catechism defines truth, identifies the importance of truth, an...
Day 319: Summary of the Seventh Commandment (2025)
We have reached the In Brief section, or nugget day, on the seventh commandment. Father Mike reiterates that the right to private property comes from...
Day 318: Love for the Poor (2025)
The Church’s charity for the poor is a “part of her constant tradition.” Fr. Mike unpacks how the poor are the “true treasure of the Church.” He empha...
Day 317: International Justice and Solidarity (2025)
Internationally, there is often a large gap in the resources between countries. The Catechism explains the justice and solidarity that should exist am...
Day 316: Labor and Social Justice (2025)
Work is both a gift and a duty. Today, we explore how labor can impact man’s dignity and unite us to Jesus, the carpenter. Fr. Mike emphasizes that wo...
Day 315: The Church’s Social Doctrine (2025)
Together, with Fr. Mike, we examine both our respect for the integrity of creation as well as the Church’s broader social doctrine. Fr. Mike emphasize...
Day 314: Goods of Others (2025)
What does it mean to have respect for the goods of others? Fr. Mike unpacks the Catechism’s answer to this question and what it teaches about the seve...
Day 313: Ownership of Goods (2025)
Beginning our look at the seventh commandment, the Catechism focuses on the universal destination of goods and the private ownership of goods. Fr. Mik...
Day 312: Polygamy, Incest, and Free Union (2025)
The Catechism continues on with other offenses against the dignity of marriage and concludes our look at the sixth commandment. Polygamy, incest, sexu...
Day 311: Adultery and Divorce (2025)
The Catechism goes into detail about offenses against the dignity of marriage. The two topics we look at are adultery and divorce. These sins against...
Day 310: The Gift of a Child (2025)
Children are a gift from God. Children have integrity and rights. With these key principles in mind, Fr. Mike reviews the Catechism’s teachings about...
Day 309: Faithful and Fruitful Marriage (2025)
Married love has an “innate language” of total and mutual self-giving. This language expresses itself in the marital act of sexual intimacy. Marital l...
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...