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

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

1,227 episodes · 20 with AI analysis

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) podcast follows a reading plan inspired by Ascension’s Foundations of Faith approach, a color-coded approach that reveals the structure of the Catechism, making it easier to read and understand. With this podcast, you’ll finally understand what it means to be Catholic and how the beliefs of the Catholic Faith come together. Listen and… Read the ENTIRE Catechism of the Catholic Church in 365 days Understand the essentials of the Catholic Faith and why they matter Understand how Church teaching is rooted in Sacred Scripture Absorb over 2,000 years of Sacred Tradition Encounter God’s plan of sheer goodness for your life Each 15-20 minute episode includes: A guided prayer to help you enter into each episode A reading from the Catechism of the Catholic Church An explanation from Fr. Mike Schmitz about the reading The Catechism of the Catholic Church contains adult themes that may not be suitable for children - parental discretion is advised.

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Catechism of the Catholic Church×2Communion of Saints×2Catechesis and religious education methodology×2Catechesis and faith formation×2Particular judgment vs. final judgmentHeaven as communion with the TrinityBeatific vision and face-to-face encounter with GodSacraments at end-of-life (last rites)Purgatory as purification processHell as chosen rejection of God

Analyzed Episodes

May 19, 2026

Day 139: I Believe in Life Everlasting (2026)

Particular judgment vs. final judgmentHeaven as communion with the TrinityBeatific vision and face-to-face encounter with God
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May 21, 2026

Day 141: The Last Judgment (2026)

Last Judgment and eschatologyParticular judgment versus final judgmentResurrection of the dead
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May 11, 2026

Day 131: The Communion of the Church (2026)

Communion of SaintsThree States of the Church (Triumphant, Suffering, Militant)Intercession of Saints in Heaven
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May 12, 2026

Day 132: Mary Mother of the Church (2026)

Mary as Mother of the ChurchMarian Intercession and MediationThe Order of Grace
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May 13, 2026

Day 133: Devotion to Mary (2026)

Marian Devotion and VenerationDistinction Between Worship and Honor (Latria vs. Dulia)Mary as Mother of God and Mother of the Church
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May 14, 2026

Day 134: The Forgiveness of Sins (2026)

Forgiveness of sins in Catholic theologySacrament of baptism and original sinSacrament of penance and reconciliation
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May 15, 2026

Day 135: The Resurrection of the Body (2026)

Resurrection of the bodyChristian eschatologySoul-body dualism in theology
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May 16, 2026

Day 136: Questions of Resurrection (2026)

Bodily resurrection theologyCatechism of the Catholic ChurchEschatology and the last day
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May 17, 2026

Day 137: Dying in Christ Jesus (2026)

Sacramental theology and baptismChristian eschatology and resurrectionDeath and mortality in Catholic teaching
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May 4, 2026

Day 124: Teaching, Sanctifying, and Governing (2026)

Papal Infallibility and Its LimitsThe Three-Fold Office of BishopsMagisterium and Ordinary Teaching Authority
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Apr 25, 2026

Day 115: Wounds to Unity (2026)

Christian ecclesiology and the nature of the ChurchEcumenism and interfaith Christian relationsSchism, heresy, and apostasy in Christian history
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Apr 24, 2026

Day 114: The Church Is One (2026)

Four Marks of the Church (One, Holy, Catholic, Apostolic)Church Unity and Doctrinal CoherenceTrinity as Source of Ecclesial Unity
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Jan 19, 2026

Day 19: Summary of Sacred Scripture (2026)

Sacred Scripture interpretation and hermeneuticsBiblical canon and composition (Old Testament and New Testament)Divine inspiration and biblical inerrancy
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Jan 20, 2026

Day 20: Stepping in Faith (2026)

Definition and nature of saving faithIntellectual faith vs. volitional faithObedience of faith in Scripture
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Jan 21, 2026

Day 21: Believing God (2026)

Christian faith as personal adherence to GodFaith as divine grace and human actObedience of faith
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Jan 22, 2026

Day 22: Wrestling with Faith (2026)

Faith and Reason CompatibilityMiracles as Signs and ProofsOld Testament Prophecy Fulfillment
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Jan 23, 2026

Day 23: We Believe (2026)

Personal faith versus communal faithThe role of the Church as mother and teacherFaith as the beginning of eternal life
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Jan 24, 2026

Day 24: Unity of Faith (2026)

Language of Faith and Doctrinal FormulationUnity of the Church Across CulturesApostolic Succession and Church Authority
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Jan 25, 2026

Day 25: Summary of Faith (2026)

Nature of Christian faith and beliefPersonal versus communal faith practiceIntellectual assent versus volitional commitment in religion
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Jan 26, 2026

Day 26: Communion of Believers (2026)

Apostles' Creed structure and historical developmentNicene Creed theological expansion and Council of Nicaea (325 AD)Trinitarian theology and divine nature articulation
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