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Day 1: To Know and Love God (2026)
Welcome to Day 1 of The Catechism in a Year! Today, we begin our journey with Fr. Mike through the Catechism from the very beginning: the Prologue. T…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
BONUS: How Do We Trust in Church Authority? (with Bishop Cozzens)
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 involvemen…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Day 365: So Be It (2025)
Congratulations, you have reached Day 365! We conclude our journey through the Catechism with the final “nugget day” as we review the seven petitions…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
BONUS: Why Scripture and Tradition? (with Jeff Cavins)
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 months, 3 weeks ago
Day 364: Deliver Us from Evil
Toward the end of the Lord’s Prayer, we implore God to protect us from temptation and from the evil one. Fr. Mike clarifies what we mean when we ask …
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Day 363: Forgive Us Our Trespasses (2025)
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 months, 3 weeks ago
Day 362: Our Daily Bread (2025)
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 months, 3 weeks ago
Day 361: The Kingdom and Will of God (2025)
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 months, 3 weeks ago
Day 360: Hallowing God’s Name (2025)
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 months, 3 weeks ago
Day 359: The Seven Petitions (2025)
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 months, 3 weeks ago