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 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...
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...