The Catechism in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)
A day-by-day walk through the transformative beliefs and teachings of the Catholic Church.
Displaying Episode 1 - 10 of 11 in total of The Catechism in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz) with the tag “word made flesh”.
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Day 68: The Mystery of the Incarnation (2025)
March 9th, 2025 | 17 mins 41 secs
ascension, bible, body, catechism, catechism in a year, catechism of the catholic church, catholic, catholic church, catholic doctrine, catholic faith, catholic teachings, catholicism, divine, divine love, father mike, father mike schmitz, foundations of faith, fr mike, fr mike schmitz, heart, human, human love, incarnation, jesus, love, mystery, nature, sacred heart, salvation, scripture, tradition, will, word made flesh
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 will that was perfectly aligned with the will of God the Father, a human body that can be seen and venerated, and a human heart with which he loves us. Fr. Mike sums up the teachings in recent readings by reviewing that the Incarnation is the mystery of the union of the divine and human natures in the one person of the Word. Today’s readings are Catechism paragraphs 475-483.
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Day 67: The Humanity and Divinity of Christ (2025)
March 8th, 2025 | 18 mins 4 secs
ascension, bible, catechism, catechism in a year, catechism of the catholic church, catholic, catholic church, catholic doctrine, catholic faith, catholic teachings, catholicism, father mike, father mike schmitz, foundations of faith, fr mike, fr mike schmitz, incarnation, jesus, salvation, scripture, son of god, tradition, word made flesh
Fr. Mike teaches us more about the divine and human natures of the second person of the Holy Trinity, the Word that became flesh, Jesus Christ. Jesus became like us in all things but sin; as such, he has a human soul, intellect, will, and body without losing any of his divinity. Father Mike tells us that in his human nature, Jesus thought with a human mind, worked with human hands, and loved with a human heart. Christ needed to learn things, and he increased in wisdom and understanding. The full humanity and true divinity of Jesus is a great mystery of our faith. Today’s readings are Catechism paragraphs 470-474.
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Day 9: The Fullness of Revelation (2025)
January 9th, 2025 | 18 mins 24 secs
ascension, bible, catechism, catechism in a year, catechism of the catholic church, catholic, catholic church, catholic doctrine, catholic faith, catholic teachings, catholicism, covenant, father mike, father mike schmitz, foundations of faith, fr mike, fr mike schmitz, fullness of revelation, fullness of truth, god the father, god the son, god’s word, jesus, jesus christ, revelation, scripture, tradition, word made flesh
In our Catechism reading today we learn how out of love, God has fully revealed himself by sending his Son, Jesus Christ who established God’s covenant forever. We also learn that the Son is the Father’s definitive Word, but this Word has not yet been made completely explicit. Fr. Mike explains how private revelations may not claim to add to the Faith and must not contradict the Faith. Today’s readings are Catechism paragraphs 65-73.
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Day 158: Holy Images in the Liturgy (2024)
June 6th, 2024 | 12 mins 7 secs
holy images, iconography, icons, images, liturgy, word made flesh, worship
We continue our examination of the different elements of the liturgy, specifically holy images in the liturgy. Fr. Mike highlights that because the Word was made visible in the flesh, Christians now can use images of Christ to pray. Liturgical art is a symbol that points to a greater reality than itself. It is meant to lift our hearts and minds to the Lord in a way that words cannot. Today’s readings are Catechism paragraphs 1159-1162.
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Day 68: The Mystery of the Incarnation (2024)
March 8th, 2024 | 17 mins 41 secs
body, divine, divine love, heart, human, human love, incarnation, jesus, love, mystery, nature, sacred heart, salvation, will, word made flesh
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 will that was perfectly aligned with the will of God the Father, a human body that can be seen and venerated, and a human heart with which he loves us. Fr. Mike sums up the teachings in recent readings by reviewing that the Incarnation is the mystery of the union of the divine and human natures in the one person of the Word. Today’s readings are Catechism paragraphs 475-483.
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Day 67: The Humanity and Divinity of Christ (2024)
March 7th, 2024 | 18 mins 4 secs
incarnation, jesus, salvation, son of god, word made flesh
Fr. Mike teaches us more about the divine and human natures of the second person of the Holy Trinity, the Word that became flesh, Jesus Christ. Jesus became like us in all things but sin; as such, he has a human soul, intellect, will, and body without losing any of his divinity. Father Mike tells us that in his human nature, Jesus thought with a human mind, worked with human hands, and loved with a human heart. Christ needed to learn things, and he increased in wisdom and understanding. The full humanity and true divinity of Jesus is a great mystery of our faith. Today’s readings are Catechism paragraphs 470-474.
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Day 9: The Fullness of Revelation (2024)
January 9th, 2024 | 18 mins 24 secs
covenant, fullness of revelation, fullness of truth, god the father, god the son, god’s word, jesus, jesus christ, revelation, word made flesh
In our Catechism reading today we learn how out of love, God has fully revealed himself by sending his Son, Jesus Christ who established God’s covenant forever. We also learn that the Son is the Father’s definitive Word, but this Word has not yet been made completely explicit. Fr. Mike explains how private revelations may not claim to add to the Faith and must not contradict the Faith. Today’s readings are Catechism paragraphs 65-73.
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Day 158: Holy Images in the Liturgy
June 7th, 2023 | 12 mins 7 secs
holy images, iconography, icons, images, liturgy, word made flesh, worship
We continue our examination of the different elements of the liturgy, specifically holy images in the liturgy. Fr. Mike highlights that because the Word was made visible in the flesh, Christians now can use images of Christ to pray. Liturgical art is a symbol that points to a greater reality than itself. It is meant to lift our hearts and minds to the Lord in a way that words cannot. Today’s readings are Catechism paragraphs 1159-1162.
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Day 68: The Mystery of the Incarnation
March 9th, 2023 | 17 mins 41 secs
ascension, bible, body, catechism, catechism in a year, catechism of the catholic church, catholic, catholic church, catholic doctrine, catholic faith, catholic teachings, catholicism, divine, divine love, father mike, father mike schmitz, foundations of faith, fr mike, fr mike schmitz, heart, human, human love, incarnation, jesus, love, mystery, nature, sacred heart, salvation, scripture, tradition, will, word made flesh
In this reading, 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 will that was perfectly aligned with the will of God the Father, a human body that can be seen and venerated, and a human heart with which he loves us.
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Day 67: The Humanity and Divinity of Christ
March 8th, 2023 | 18 mins 4 secs
ascension, bible, catechism, catechism in a year, catechism of the catholic church, catholic, catholic church, catholic doctrine, catholic faith, catholic teachings, catholicism, father mike, father mike schmitz, foundations of faith, fr mike, fr mike schmitz, incarnation, jesus, salvation, scripture, son of god, tradition, word made flesh
In this session, Father Mike teaches us more about the divine and human natures of the second person of the Holy Trinity, the Word that became flesh, Jesus Christ.