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 107: Origin of the Church (2026)
The origin of the Church is just one of the ways we can come to know the depth of God’s love for us. From the very beginning, the Church, as a gatheri...
Day 106: Symbols of the Church (2026)
There are many different symbols of the Church that can help us to understand it. We learn some of these symbols today, including a sheepfold, a culti...
Day 105: Christ’s Church and its Mission (2026)
The Church has no other light than Christ's, and the Holy Spirit is the source of all its holiness. We believe that the Church is "holy," "catholic,"...
Day 104: The Holy Spirit and the Church (2026)
As we conclude this article on the Holy Spirit, the Catechism teaches us today about the relationship between the Holy Spirit and the Church. Fr. Mike...
Day 103: The Power of Pentecost (2026)
Pentecost marks the beginning of the age of the Church, the time in which the Kingdom is inherited but not fully consummated. Today, we dive into the...
Day 102: The Holy Spirit’s Mission (2026)
The working of the Holy Spirit in and through Mary and the Son is a pivotal part of God's plan of salvation. The Catechism today reveals to us how the...
Day 101: Expecting the Messiah (2026)
Fr. Mike continues to explore the joint mission of the Word and Spirit in the Old and New Testaments. Together, we unpack how the Holy Spirit has been...
Day 100: God’s Word and Spirit (2026)
Together with Fr. Mike, we unpack the joint mission of God’s Word and the Spirit in the Old and New Testaments. Fr. Mike emphasizes the Spirit’s role...
Day 99: Symbols of the Holy Spirit (2026)
Fr. Mike explores the different symbols the faithful use when discussing the Holy Spirit, such as fire, water, and anointing. We examine how these sym...
Day 98: The Son and the Spirit (2026)
Fr. Mike continues to examine the Holy Spirit and the Holy Spirit’s mission. We explore the joint mission of the Son and the Holy Spirit. When the Son...
Day 97: Introduction to the Holy Spirit
Together, with Fr. Mike, we begin our examination of the Third Person of the Holy Trinity, the Holy Spirit, and how God reveals himself as the Holy Sp...
Day 96: The Church’s Ultimate Trial (2026)
The Catechism concludes the section on The Son with an examination of the final trial and judgment that will happen before Christ’s Second Coming. Thi...
Day 95: Christ’s Reign on Earth (2026)
Together, with Fr. Mike, we explore Christ’s reign on earth. We examine the reality of Christ’s reign as both “already” and “not yet.” For, even thoug...
Day 94: Christ’s Ascension into Heaven (2026)
The Catechism unpacks the line from the Creed, “He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of God the Father Almighty.” Fr. Mike highlig...
Day 93: The Meaning of the Resurrection (2026)
The Catechism wraps up its discussion surrounding Article 5 of the Creed (“He descended into hell; on the third day he rose again from the dead”) and...
Day 92: The Man of Heaven (2026)
The Catechism demonstrates how Christ’s resurrection is “essentially different” from other cases of resurrection in the Bible and shows us how his ris...
Day 91: Christ Rose from the Dead (2026)
The Catechism tackles Jesus’ bodily resurrection from the dead which is the “the crowning truth of our faith in Christ". Fr. Mike makes sure we under...
Day 90: Christ Descended into Hell (2026)
Have you ever said the words from the Creed at Mass, “he descended into hell” and wondered, “Really? Jesus did? Why?” The Catechism shares the secrets...
Day 89: Jesus Christ Was Buried (2026)
When he was crucified, Jesus experienced a real human death, the separation of his soul from his body. Because of his divinity, though, Jesus’ body di...
Day 88: Christ’s Definitive Sacrifice
Christ’s death is the unique and definitive sacrifice. It is both the Paschal Sacrifice that accomplishes redemption and the sacrifice of the New Cove...
Day 87: Christ’s Life as Offering (2026)
Jesus Christ’s entire life was an offering to God the Father, and he freely embraced God’s will and his plan for salvation. We learn that the Eucharis...
Day 86: God’s Plan of Salvation (2026)
How can we have free will if the Scriptures foretell God’s plan of salvation? This is a great mystery and something we might struggle to understand. F...
Day 85: The Trial of Christ (2026)
In this reading, we learn that all sinners are the authors of Christ’s Passion. We do not blame the Jews for the Crucifixion of Jesus as we know that...
Day 84: The Claim of Savior (2026)
Jesus' claim that he is the one true God and the world's savior was the stumbling block for many Jews. Fr. Mike explains why Jesus' invitation to the...
Day 83: Jesus and the Temple (2026)
Given that the Temple was at the heart of Jewish life and worship, Jesus’ relationship with the Temple speaks volumes. Fr. Mike highlights Jesus’ reve...
Day 82: Jesus and the Law (2026)
What is Jesus’ relationship with the Old Testament Law? Our Catechism readings today reveal that Jesus is the Author of the Law who provides the defin...
Day 81: Christ’s Paschal Mystery (2026)
Fr. Mike begins his examination of the Paschal Mystery of Christ’s passion, death, and ultimate Resurrection. He emphasizes that all of Scripture poin...
Day 80: Summary of the Mysteries of Christ’s Life (2026)
We have arrived at another nugget day, or In Brief day, for the paragraphs on the mysteries of Christ’s life. On today’s “mystery nugget” day, Fr. Mik...
Day 79: Jesus’ Transfiguration and Messianic Acts (2026)
Together, with Fr. Mike, we explore both the mystery of Christ’s Transfiguration and the mystery of his messianic entrance into Jerusalem. We examine...
Day 78: Signs of the Kingdom (2026)
Fr. Mike unpacks the signs of the kingdom of God that Christ performed while on Earth. These signs of the kingdom are a way for us to see that Jesus i...
Day 77: The Kingdom of God (2026)
Fr. Mike explores Jesus’ mission of establishing the kingdom of God on earth, and who belongs in the kingdom of Heaven: all people. We see how Jesus i...
Day 76: Jesus’ Baptism and Temptation (2026)
Together, with Fr. Mike, we examine the mysteries of Jesus' Baptism and temptation in the wilderness. Fr. Mike unpacks how Jesus’ Baptism is yet anoth...
Day 75: Jesus’ Infancy and Hidden Life (2026)
Fr. Mike explores the mystery of Jesus’ infancy and hidden life. We first take a look at Jesus’ Baptism, circumcision, and the Epiphany. Fr. Mike disc...
Day 74: The Christmas Mystery (2026)
Diving deeper into Jesus Christ as Mystery, the Catechism describes the deep mystery in the preparations for Christ’s coming—also known as Advent—as w...
Day 73: Christ’s Life Is Mystery (2026)
Many of the things we’d like to know about Jesus’ life we don’t know, but remember, as Fr. Mike has told us, a Christian mystery is not “a case to be...
Day 72: Mary’s Motherhood (2026)
For those with any lingering doubts or questions, the Catechism offers five reasons for Mary’s perpetual virginity. Fr. Mike digs into each reason and...
Day 71: Mary’s Virginity (2026)
The Catechism tackles a few important issues regarding Mary, the mother of God—her motherhood, her virginal conception of Jesus, and her perpetual vir...
Day 70: The Immaculate Conception (2026)
The Catechism introduces us to Mary’s Immaculate Conception and explains why God preserved her “immune from all stain of original sin.” Fr. Mike answe...
Day 69: Born of the Virgin Mary (2026)
Fr. Mike helps us to understand Mary’s role in the history of salvation. Through her belief and obedience, Mary becomes the Mother of God, and she coo...
Day 68: The Mystery of the Incarnation (2026)
We learn more about Jesus Christ’s nature as fully God and fully human. Because he was fully human, “like us in all things but sin,” Jesus had a human...