Catechism in a Year

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

Read the entire Catechism of the Catholic Church in 365 days with Fr. Mike Schmitz. If you have ever wanted to understand what it means to be Catholic and allow those truths to shape your life—this podcast is for you!

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December 15, 2025

Day 349: Temptation, Trust, and Prayer (2025)

What motivates our prayer? Do we see God as our “divine genie,” or do we look to him as our Father? We learn that the most common temptation in prayer is a lack of faith. Another major temptation is acedia or sloth. In the face of these temptations of presumption and discouragement, we must respond...

December 14, 2025

Day 348: The Battle of Prayer (2025)

Prayer is "grace and grit," as Fr. Mike phrases it. In this section, one of Fr. Mike's favorites in the Catechism, we hear that "we pray as we live because we live as we pray." This living and praying is a battle in which we must confront our failures and accept the Holy Spirit's grace...

December 13, 2025

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.” The Catechism tells us this form of prayer is a gift, a covenant, and a communion. Further, it is a silent gaze “fixed on Jesus.” In this episode, Fr. Mike helps...

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