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BONUS: How Do We Trust in Church Authority? (with Bishop Cozzens) (2024)
"In this special bonus episode, Bishop Andrew Cozzens joins Fr. Mike Schmitz to talk about his role as a bishop of the Catholic Church, his involveme…
2 years, 2 months ago
Day 363: Forgive Us Our Trespasses
Forgiving those who have hurt us is a challenging call. Fr. Mike explains what it means to "forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespa…
2 years, 2 months ago
Day 362: Our Daily Bread
Asking God for our “daily bread” is a petition for him to fill our physical and spiritual hunger. Fr. Mike breaks down this simple yet profound petit…
2 years, 2 months ago
Day 361: The Kingdom and Will of God
When we pray for God’s Kingdom to come and God’s will to be done, we are asking for the final coming of the reign of God and for his plan of salvatio…
2 years, 2 months ago
Day 360: Hallowing God’s Name
What does it mean to hallow God’s name? We are not the source or cause of God’s holiness. As the Catechism says, we hallow God’s name so it may be gl…
2 years, 2 months ago
Day 359: The Seven Petitions
In the Lord’s Prayer, we make seven different petitions to our Father in heaven. Together, we examine what makes each set of these seven petitions di…
2 years, 2 months ago
Day 358: Who Art in Heaven
As we reach the conclusion of the article on the opening words of the Our Father, we take a closer look at the phrase, “Who Art in Heaven.” Fr. Mike …
2 years, 2 months ago
Day 357: God, “Our” Father
God’s love has no bounds, and neither should our prayer. Fr. Mike emphasizes that when we say “our” we are highlighting that we have become God’s peo…
2 years, 2 months ago
BONUS: Why Scripture and Tradition? (with Jeff Cavins) (2024)
In this bonus episode of The Catechism in a Year, Jeff Cavins joins Fr. Mike to share the connection between Scripture and Tradition, and provide the…
2 years, 3 months ago
Day 356: We Dare to Say
When we pray the Our Father, we are invited to pray with “filial boldness” as children of God. Fr. Mike emphasizes that we are God’s adopted sons and…
2 years, 3 months ago