The Catechism in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)
A day-by-day walk through the transformative beliefs and teachings of the Catholic Church.
We found 3 episodes of The Catechism in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz) with the tag “priorities”.
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Day 289: Family, Society, and the Kingdom (2024)
October 15th, 2024 | 16 mins 42 secs
citizens, discipleship, family, kingdom, loyalty, priorities, society
While family is important, the Catechism states, “The first vocation of the Christian is to follow Jesus.” This means that parents should support Christ's call for their children. Fr. Mike explains that when we deny Jesus or his teachings for the sake of our families, we are making an idol of the family. We also learn the duties of civil authorities. Today’s readings are Catechism paragraphs 2232-2237.
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Day 349: Temptation, Trust, and Prayer
December 15th, 2023 | 21 mins 19 secs
complaining, faith, humility, prayer, priorities, trust
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 with filial trust in God our Father, the giver of all good gifts. Today’s readings are Catechism paragraphs 2732-2737.
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Day 289: Family, Society, and the Kingdom
October 16th, 2023 | 16 mins 42 secs
citizens, discipleship, family, kingdom, loyalty, priorities, society
While family is important, the Catechism states, “The first vocation of the Christian is to follow Jesus.” This means that parents should support Christ's call for their children. Fr. Mike explains that when we deny Jesus or his teachings for the sake of our families, we are making an idol of the family. We also learn the duties of civil authorities. Today’s readings are Catechism paragraphs 2232-2237.