The Catechism in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)

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Steve M.
 Jun 26, 2023
So much more valuable than just reading the Catacism. it's an in depth explanation of the Catholic faith. I have learned so much more than I thought I would.


 May 12, 2023

Justin
 Apr 3, 2023
Been listening to this on another podcast app, lots of great information to help further your faith. I'm not even a Catholic.


 Jan 13, 2023
This is so beautiful

Grand Haven
 Jan 11, 2023
Thank you so much Fr Mike! This will transform so many hearts and minds!

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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) podcast follows a reading plan inspired by Ascension’s Foundations of Faith approach, a color-coded approach that reveals the structure of the Catechism, making it easier to read and understand. With this podcast, you’ll finally understand what it means to be Catholic and how the beliefs of the Catholic Faith come together. Listen and… Read the ENTIRE Catechism of the Catholic Church in 365 days Understand the essentials of the Catholic Faith and why they matter Understand how Church teaching is rooted in Sacred Scripture Absorb over 2,000 years of Sacred Tradition Encounter God’s plan of sheer goodness for your life Each 15-20 minute episode includes: A guided prayer to help you enter into each episode A reading from the Catechism of the Catholic Church An explanation from Fr. Mike Schmitz about the reading The Catechism of the Catholic Church contains adult themes that may not be suitable for children - parental discretion is advised.

Episode Date
Day 272: You Shall Worship the Lord Your God
Sep 29, 2023
Day 271: Love of God
Sep 28, 2023
Day 270: The Ten Commandments
Sep 27, 2023
Day 269: Our Missionary Witness
Sep 26, 2023
Day 268: The Precepts of the Church
Sep 25, 2023
Day 267: The Church as Mother and Teacher
Sep 24, 2023
Day 266: The Gift of Grace
Sep 23, 2023
Day 265: The Call to Holiness
Sep 22, 2023
Day 264: Man’s Merit
Sep 21, 2023
Day 263: Responding to Grace
Sep 20, 2023
Day 262: Habitual and Actual Grace
Sep 19, 2023
Day 261: Justification
Sep 18, 2023
Day 260: Summary of the Moral Law
Sep 17, 2023
Day 259: The New Commandment
Sep 16, 2023
Day 258: The New Law
Sep 15, 2023
Day 257: The Old Law
Sep 14, 2023
Day 256: The Natural Moral Law
Sep 13, 2023
Day 255: Human Solidarity
Sep 12, 2023
Day 254: Social Justice
Sep 11, 2023
Day 253: Participation in Public Life
Sep 10, 2023
Day 252: The Common Good
Sep 09, 2023
Day 251: Authorities in Society
Sep 08, 2023
Day 250: Conversion in Society
Sep 07, 2023
Day 249: The Person in Society
Sep 06, 2023
Day 248: The Spread of Sin
Sep 05, 2023
Day 247: The Weight of Sin
Sep 04, 2023
Day 246: Mercy and the Mystery of Sin
Sep 03, 2023
Day 245: Gifts and Fruits of the Holy Spirit
Sep 02, 2023
Day 244: The Virtue of Charity
Sep 01, 2023
Day 243: The Virtue of Hope
Aug 31, 2023
Day 242: The Virtue of Faith
Aug 30, 2023
Day 241: The Cardinal Virtues
Aug 29, 2023
Day 240: Erroneous Judgment of Conscience
Aug 28, 2023
Day 239: The Formation of Conscience
Aug 27, 2023
Day 238: Our Moral Conscience
Aug 26, 2023
Day 237: The Morality of the Passions
Aug 25, 2023
Day 236: The Morality of Human Acts
Aug 24, 2023
Day 235: Human Freedom in Salvation
Aug 23, 2023
Day 234: Freedom and Responsibility
Aug 22, 2023
Day 233: The Beatitudes
Aug 21, 2023
Day 232: Man Is Made in the Image of God
Aug 20, 2023
Day 231: Our Calling
Aug 19, 2023
Day 230: How We Live (Part 3 Introduction with Dr. Mary Healy)
Aug 18, 2023
Day 229: Christian Funerals
Aug 17, 2023
Day 228: Blessings, Sacramentals, and Popular Piety
Aug 16, 2023
Day 227: Summary of the Sacrament of Matrimony
Aug 15, 2023
Day 226: The Supreme Gift of Marriage
Aug 14, 2023
Day 225: Total Fidelity in Marriage
Aug 13, 2023
Day 224: The Grace of the Sacrament of Marriage
Aug 12, 2023
Day 223: Differences in Religion in Marriage
Aug 11, 2023
Day 222: Matrimonial Consent
Aug 10, 2023
Day 221: The Celebration of Marriage
Aug 09, 2023
Day 220: Marriage in the New Covenant
Aug 08, 2023
Day 219: Marriage in God’s Plan
Aug 07, 2023
Day 218: Summary of Holy Orders
Aug 06, 2023
Day 217: The Effects of Holy Orders
Aug 05, 2023
Day 216: Who Receives Holy Orders
Aug 04, 2023
Day 215: Deacons and the Diaconate
Aug 03, 2023
Day 214: Priests and the Presbyterate
Aug 02, 2023
Day 213: Bishops and the Episcopacy
Aug 01, 2023
Day 212: In Persona Christi
Jul 31, 2023
Day 211: The One Priesthood of Christ
Jul 30, 2023
Day 210: The Sacrament of Holy Orders
Jul 29, 2023
Day 209: Summary of the Anointing of the Sick
Jul 28, 2023
Day 208: Completing the Earthly Pilgrimage
Jul 27, 2023
Day 207: Celebrating the Anointing of the Sick
Jul 26, 2023
Day 206: Healing the Sick
Jul 25, 2023
Day 205: Christ the Physician
Jul 24, 2023
Day 204: Summary of Sacrament of Reconciliation
Jul 23, 2023
Day 203: The Purpose of Indulgences
Jul 22, 2023
Day 202: How Confession Heals
Jul 21, 2023
Day 201: The Confessor’s Role
Jul 20, 2023
Day 200: The Confession of Sins
Jul 19, 2023
Day 199: The Sacrament of Forgiveness
Jul 18, 2023
Day 198: Reconciliation with God
Jul 17, 2023
Day 197: Forms of Penance
Jul 16, 2023
Day 196: Conversion of the Baptized
Jul 15, 2023
Day 195: Penance and Reconciliation
Jul 14, 2023
Day 194: Summary of the Sacrament of the Eucharist
Jul 13, 2023
Day 193: Communion Forever in Heaven
Jul 12, 2023
Day 192: Unity in the Eucharist
Jul 11, 2023
Day 191: The Eucharist Changes Us
Jul 10, 2023
Day 190: Receiving Holy Communion
Jul 09, 2023
Day 189: Worship of the Eucharist
Jul 08, 2023
Day 188: Christ’s Presence in the Eucharist
Jul 07, 2023
Day 187: The Church’s Sacrificial Unity
Jul 06, 2023
Day 186: The Sacrificial Memorial
Jul 05, 2023
Day 185: Thanksgiving, Memorial, Presence
Jul 04, 2023
Day 184: The Movement of the Mass
Jul 03, 2023
Day 183: The Mass of All Ages
Jul 02, 2023
Day 182: The Signs of Bread and Wine
Jul 01, 2023
Day 181: The Sacrament of the Eucharist
Jun 30, 2023
Day 180: The Source and Summit
Jun 29, 2023
Day 179: Summary of Confirmation
Jun 28, 2023
Day 178: Who Receives Confirmation
Jun 27, 2023
Day 177: The Celebration of Confirmation
Jun 26, 2023
Day 176: Traditions and Signs of Confirmation
Jun 25, 2023
Day 175: Introduction to Confirmation
Jun 24, 2023
Day 174: Summary of the Sacrament of Baptism
Jun 23, 2023
Day 173: Brothers and Sisters in Baptism
Jun 22, 2023
Day 172: What Does Baptism Do?
Jun 21, 2023
Day 171: The Necessity of Baptism
Jun 20, 2023
Day 170: Who Can Be Baptized?
Jun 19, 2023
Day 169: The Mystagogy of Baptism
Jun 18, 2023
Day 168: The Celebration of Baptism
Jun 17, 2023
Day 167: The Baptism of Christ
Jun 16, 2023
Day 166: Introduction to Baptism
Jun 15, 2023
Day 165: Summary of Liturgical Diversity
Jun 14, 2023
Day 164: Liturgical Diversity and Unity
Jun 13, 2023
Day 163: Summary of the Liturgy
Jun 12, 2023
Day 162: Where the Liturgy Is Celebrated
Jun 11, 2023
Day 161: The Liturgy of the Hours
Jun 10, 2023
Day 160: The Liturgical Year
Jun 09, 2023
Day 159: When the Liturgy Is Celebrated
Jun 08, 2023
Day 158: Holy Images in the Liturgy
Jun 07, 2023
Day 157: God’s Word and Sacred Music
Jun 06, 2023
Day 156: How the Liturgy Is Celebrated
Jun 05, 2023
Day 155: Who Celebrates the Liturgy
Jun 04, 2023
Day 154: Sacraments of Eternal Life
Jun 03, 2023
Day 153: Sacraments Save
Jun 02, 2023
Day 152: Lex Orandi, Lex Credendi
Jun 01, 2023
Day 151: The Seven Sacraments
May 31, 2023
Day 150: The Epiclesis
May 30, 2023
Day 149: The Holy Spirit Recalls Christ’s Mystery
May 29, 2023
Day 148: The Holy Spirit’s Work in the Liturgy
May 28, 2023
Day 147: Christ’s Work in the Liturgy
May 27, 2023
Day 146: The Father’s Work in the Liturgy
May 26, 2023
Day 145: Introduction to the Liturgy
May 25, 2023
Day 144: How We Worship (Part 2 Introduction with Bishop Andrew Cozzens)
May 24, 2023
Day 143: Amen
May 23, 2023
Day 142: The New Heaven and the New Earth
May 22, 2023
Day 141: The Last Judgment
May 21, 2023
Day 140: Purgatory and Hell
May 20, 2023
Day 139: I Believe in Life Everlasting
May 19, 2023
Day 138: Summary of the Resurrection of the Body
May 18, 2023
Day 137: Dying in Christ Jesus
May 17, 2023
Day 136: Questions of Resurrection
May 16, 2023
Day 135: The Resurrection of the Body
May 15, 2023
Day 134: The Forgiveness of Sins
May 14, 2023
Day 133: Devotion to Mary
May 13, 2023
Day 132: Mary Mother of the Church
May 12, 2023
Day 131: The Communion of the Church
May 11, 2023
Day 130: The Communion of Saints
May 10, 2023
Day 129: Many Vocations
May 09, 2023
Day 128: Unique Calls to Holiness
May 08, 2023
Day 127: Consecrated Life
May 07, 2023
Day 126: Prophetic and Kingly Offices
May 06, 2023
Day 125: Vocation of the Laity
May 05, 2023
Day 124: Teaching, Sanctifying, and Governing
May 04, 2023
Day 123: The Pope
May 03, 2023
Day 122: Christ’s Faithful
May 02, 2023
Day 121: The Apostolate
May 01, 2023
Day 120: The Apostolic Church
Apr 30, 2023
Day 119: The Church’s Missionary Mandate
Apr 29, 2023
Day 118: The Church and Non-Christians
Apr 28, 2023
Day 117: The Church Is Catholic
Apr 27, 2023
Day 116: The Church Is Holy
Apr 26, 2023
Day 115: Wounds to Unity
Apr 25, 2023
Day 114: The Church Is One
Apr 24, 2023
Day 113: The Temple of the Holy Spirit
Apr 23, 2023
Day 112: The Church Is the Bride
Apr 22, 2023
Day 111: The Church as the Body of Christ
Apr 21, 2023
Day 110: The People of God
Apr 20, 2023
Day 109: Mystery of Union With God
Apr 19, 2023
Day 108: Revealed by the Holy Spirit
Apr 18, 2023
Day 107: Origin of the Church
Apr 17, 2023
Day 106: Symbols of the Church
Apr 16, 2023
Day 105: Christ’s Church and its Mission
Apr 15, 2023
Day 104: The Holy Spirit and the Church
Apr 14, 2023
Day 103: The Power of Pentecost
Apr 13, 2023
Day 102: The Holy Spirit’s Mission
Apr 12, 2023
Day 101: Expecting the Messiah
Apr 11, 2023
Day 100: God’s Word and Spirit
Apr 10, 2023
Day 99: Symbols of the Holy Spirit
Apr 09, 2023
Day 98: The Son and the Spirit
Apr 08, 2023
Day 97: Introduction to the Holy Spirit
Apr 07, 2023
Day 96: The Church’s Ultimate Trial
Apr 06, 2023
Day 95: Christ’s Reign on Earth
Apr 05, 2023
Day 94: Christ’s Ascension into Heaven
Apr 04, 2023
Day 93: The Meaning of the Resurrection
Apr 03, 2023
Day 92: The Man of Heaven
Apr 02, 2023
Day 91: Christ Rose from the Dead
Apr 01, 2023
Day 90: Christ Descended into Hell
Mar 31, 2023
Day 89: Jesus Christ Was Buried
Mar 30, 2023
Day 88: Christ’s Definitive Sacrifice
Mar 29, 2023
Day 87: Christ’s Life as Offering
Mar 28, 2023
Day 86: God’s Plan of Salvation
Mar 27, 2023
Day 85: The Trial of Christ
Mar 26, 2023
Day 84: The Claim of Savior
Mar 25, 2023
Day 83: Jesus and the Temple
Mar 24, 2023
Day 82: Jesus and the Law
Mar 23, 2023
Day 81: Christ’s Paschal Mystery
Mar 22, 2023
Day 80: Summary of the Mysteries of Christ’s Life
Mar 21, 2023
Day 79: Jesus’ Transfiguration and Messianic Acts
Mar 20, 2023
Day 78: Signs of the Kingdom
Mar 19, 2023
Day 77: The Kingdom of God
Mar 18, 2023
Day 76: Jesus’ Baptism and Temptation
Mar 17, 2023
Day 75: Jesus’ Infancy and Hidden Life
Mar 16, 2023
Day 74: The Christmas Mystery
Mar 15, 2023
Day 73: Christ’s Life Is Mystery
Mar 14, 2023
Day 72: Mary’s Motherhood
Mar 13, 2023
Day 71: Mary’s Virginity
Mar 12, 2023
Day 70: The Immaculate Conception
Mar 11, 2023
Day 69: Born of the Virgin Mary
Mar 10, 2023
Day 68: The Mystery of the Incarnation
Mar 09, 2023
Day 67: The Humanity and Divinity of Christ
Mar 08, 2023
Day 66: True God and True Man
Mar 07, 2023
Day 65: Why the Word Became Flesh
Mar 06, 2023
Day 64: The Lord
Mar 05, 2023
Day 63: The Only Son of God
Mar 04, 2023
Day 62: The Christ
Mar 03, 2023
Day 61: The Name of Jesus
Mar 02, 2023
Day 60: God Sends His Only Son
Mar 01, 2023
Day 59: Summary of The Fall
Feb 28, 2023
Day 58: Man’s Spiritual Battle
Feb 27, 2023
Day 57: Consequences of Adam’s Sin
Feb 26, 2023
Day 56: Man’s First Sin
Feb 25, 2023
Day 55: The Fall of the Angels
Feb 24, 2023
Day 54: The Fall of Man
Feb 23, 2023
Day 53: Man in Paradise
Feb 22, 2023
Day 52: Male and Female
Feb 21, 2023
Day 51: Unity of Soul and Body
Feb 20, 2023
Day 50: The Dignity of Man
Feb 19, 2023
Day 49: We Are Created For Worship
Feb 18, 2023
Day 48: Creation in Order
Feb 17, 2023
Day 47: The Angels
Feb 16, 2023
Day 46: Heaven and Earth
Feb 15, 2023
Day 45: Summary of Creation
Feb 14, 2023
Day 44: The Scandal of Evil
Feb 13, 2023
Day 43: Creation Is Good
Feb 12, 2023
Day 42: The Work of Creation
Feb 11, 2023
Day 41: Origins and Ends
Feb 10, 2023
Day 40: God Is the Creator
Feb 09, 2023
Day 39: The Father Almighty
Feb 08, 2023
Day 38: Summary of the Trinity
Feb 07, 2023
Day 37: The Divine Economy
Feb 06, 2023
Day 36: The Nature of the Trinity
Feb 05, 2023
Day 35: Formation of Trinitarian Dogma
Feb 04, 2023
Day 34: Unity in the Holy Spirit
Feb 03, 2023
Day 33: God as Father
Feb 02, 2023
Day 32: The Most Holy Trinity
Feb 01, 2023
Day 31: The Meaning of Faith
Jan 31, 2023
Day 30: God Is Who Is
Jan 30, 2023
Day 29: Knowing the Name of God
Jan 29, 2023
Day 28: The Nature of God
Jan 28, 2023
Day 27: The Gift of the Creed
Jan 27, 2023
Day 26: Communion of Believers
Jan 26, 2023
Day 25: Summary of Faith
Jan 25, 2023
Day 24: Unity of Faith
Jan 24, 2023
Day 23: We Believe
Jan 23, 2023
Day 22: Wrestling with Faith
Jan 22, 2023
Day 21: Believing God
Jan 21, 2023
Day 20: Stepping in Faith
Jan 20, 2023
Day 19: Summary of Sacred Scripture
Jan 19, 2023
Day 18: The Unity of the Testaments
Jan 18, 2023
Day 17: The Canon of Scripture
Jan 17, 2023
Day 16: Senses of Scripture
Jan 16, 2023
Day 15: Interpreting Scripture
Jan 15, 2023
Day 14: The Eternal Word of God
Jan 14, 2023
Day 13: A Single Deposit of Faith
Jan 13, 2023
Day 12: Receiving Dogmas
Jan 12, 2023
Day 11: Sources of Divine Revelation
Jan 11, 2023
Day 10: The Apostolic Tradition
Jan 10, 2023
Day 9: The Fullness of Revelation
Jan 09, 2023
Day 8: God Forms His People
Jan 08, 2023
Day 7: God Reveals Himself
Jan 07, 2023
Day 6: Knowing God With Certainty
Jan 06, 2023
Day 5: How We Know God
Jan 05, 2023
Day 4: Our Capacity for God
Jan 04, 2023
Day 3: What We Believe (Part 1 Introduction with Jeff Cavins)
Jan 03, 2023
Day 2: How the Catechism Works
Jan 02, 2023
Day 1: To Know and Love God
Jan 01, 2023
BONUS: How Do We Trust in Church Authority? (with Bishop Cozzens)
Nov 22, 2022
BONUS: Why Scripture and Tradition? (with Jeff Cavins)
Nov 07, 2022
BONUS: Pray with Fr. Mike
Oct 25, 2022
Introducing The Catechism in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)
Oct 07, 2022