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 10 episodes of The Catechism in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz) with the tag “tradition”.
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Day 108: Revealed by the Holy Spirit
April 18th, 2023 | 18 mins 47 secs
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The Church’s mission is to proclaim and establish the beginning of God’s Kingdom on earth, and we participate in this mission through charity, humility, and self-denial.
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Day 107: Origin of the Church
April 17th, 2023 | 20 mins 28 secs
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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 gathering of the people of God, has been a plan born of the Father’s heart.
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Day 106: Symbols of the Church
April 16th, 2023 | 17 mins 26 secs
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Fr. Mike reminds us that, like us, the Church on earth needs constant reform.
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Day 105: Christ’s Church and its Mission
April 15th, 2023 | 17 mins 2 secs
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The Church has no other light than Christ's, and the Holy Spirit is the source of all its holiness.
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Day 104: The Holy Spirit and the Church
April 14th, 2023 | 17 mins 14 secs
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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 breaks down the four main ways the Holy Spirit is active in the mission of Christ and how the life of the Church completes that mission. Today’s readings are Catechism paragraphs 737-747.
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Day 103: The Power of Pentecost
April 13th, 2023 | 14 mins 38 secs
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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 meaning and significance of Pentecost for our lives. Fr. Mike explains how the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost fulfills Christ’s Passover. On that glorious day, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit fully revealed themselves in the Trinity. We also learn how the Holy Spirit heals our wounded nature and empowers us to love as God loves through the various gifts of the Spirit. Today’s readings are Catechism paragraphs 731-736.
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Day 102: The Holy Spirit’s Mission
April 12th, 2023 | 16 mins 55 secs
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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 Holy Spirit prepared Mary to fulfill the Father's plan and manifest the Son to humanity. We also learn how the Holy Spirit and the Son work together in a joint mission. Finally, Fr. Mike highlights how Mary's humility is essential to her role as the "masterwork of the mission of the Son and the Spirit in the fullness of time." Today's readings are Catechism paragraphs 721-730.
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Day 89: Jesus Christ Was Buried
March 30th, 2023 | 14 mins 1 sec
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In this reading, we learn that when he was crucified, Jesus experienced a real human death, the separation of his soul from his body.
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Day 88: Christ’s Definitive Sacrifice
March 29th, 2023 | 18 mins 25 secs
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We learn that Christ’s death is the unique and definitive sacrifice. It is both the Paschal Sacrifice that accomplishes redemption and the sacrifice of the New Covenant that restores man’s communion with God.
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Day 87: Christ’s Life as Offering
March 28th, 2023 | 13 mins 52 secs
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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 Eucharist memorializes Jesus’ free offering of himself.