Day 365: So Be It — The Catechism in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)

What this episode is about

The main topic discusses the benefits of the Ascension app, which offers access to both the Bible in a Year and Catechism in a Year resources, including transcripts, the full text of the Great Adventure Bible, and over 1,000 answers to Bible questions. Additionally, it celebrates the completion of a year-long journey through the catechism, inviting listeners to deepen their understanding of their faith and identity within the Catholic Church.

Who speaks in this episode?

• Father Mike Schmitz (Host) · 15 min speaking

What is discussed, and when

1. 0:00 – 3:00: Ascension, Catechism of the Catholic Church, Brother Mike Schmitz, Great Adventure Bible
2. 12:00 – 15:00: Ascension, Brother Mike Schmitz

Notable quotes from "Day 365: So Be It — The Catechism in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)"

• Again for being part of this community and God bless hi my name is father Mike Schmitz and you're listening to the catechism in year podcast where we encounter God's plan of goodness for us revealed in scripture and passed down through the.

  about Brother Mike Schmitz · at 0:46

Who and what is mentioned in this episode?

People

• Brother Mike Schmitz — Person · Host / main speaker · 2 mentions · first at 0:54
  He introduces and leads the 'Catechism in a Year' episode (Day 365), guiding listeners through the final paragraphs and offering closing reflections and prayer.

Books & papers

• Catechism of the Catholic Church — Book · Primary recommendation · 2 mentions · first at 1:05
  The central text discussed in the podcast, providing the foundation for the Catholic faith and the content of the 'Catechism in a Year' podcast.
  Heavenly home this is day 365 out of 365 we're reading paragraphs 2857 to 2865 as always I'm using the Ascension edition of the catechism which includes the foundations of…
• Great Adventure Bible — Book · Referenced work · 1 mention · first at 0:10
  A Bible edition mentioned as part of the content available in the Ascension app, enhancing the study of the Bible alongside the catechism.
  Contain the entirety of both podcasts it also includes transcripts of each episode the full text of the Great Adventure Bible and the Ascension catechism over 1,000 answers to…

Sponsors

• Ascension — Company · Sponsor · 5 mentions · first at 0:08
  The company behind the 'Catechism in a Year' podcast and the Ascension app, which enhances the podcast experience with additional content.
  App really enhances the experience of the podcast and helps you get more out of the Bible and catechism I highly encourage you to check it out in the App Store just search…

Full transcript with timestamps

0:01 hi there I just wanted to hop in real quick to tell you about a great way to listen to both Bible in a year and catechism in a year it's called the Ascension app not only does the app contain the entirety of both podcasts it also includes transcripts of each episode the full text of the Great Adventure Bible and the Ascension catechism over 1,000 answers to tough Bible questions we couldn't get to in the podcast bonus content from the Bible and your companion and so much more this app really enhances the experience of the podcast and helps you get more out of the Bible and catechism I highly encourage you to check it out in the App Store just search Ascension app or text the letters a p p to the number 71391 to get a download link sent directly to your phone thank you so much again for being part of this community and God bless hi my name is father Mike Schmitz and you're listening to the catechism in

0:57 year podcast where we encounter God's plan of goodness for us revealed in scripture and passed down through the tradition of the Catholic faith the catechism in year is brought to you by Ascension in 365 days we'll read through the catechism of the Catholic Church discovering our identity and God's family as we journey together toward our Heavenly home this is day 365 out of 365 we're reading paragraphs 2857 to 2865 as always I'm using the Ascension edition of the catechism which includes the foundations of Faith approach but you can follow along with any recent version of the catechism of the Catholic church you can also this is ridiculous I don't why am I even saying this you can also download your own catechism in your reading plan by visiting asent press.com Cy also you can maybe maybe just for fun maybe just for fun you can click follow or subscribe to your podcast app for daily updates daily notifications also

1:41 before anything further I want to thank you so much all of you who have been you're here day 365 this is crazy this is amazing did you ever think that you would read through the entire catechism I can't imagine so thank you so much also thank you for your prayers again the people who are on this who produce this podcast are incredible people people edit things I'm making all these mistakes and saying all the wrong things and people who have who go over like what I've said and make sure that it's actually uh consistent with what the Catholic Church teaches I don't want to teach any error at all but also just the ways in which we are praying for each other hopefully you've been spending a good portion of the last 365 days praying for each other I truly have been praying for you I'm so grateful for your prayers and your financial gifts like again this podcast is free to have but not free to make and we couldn't do it

2:28 without you okay so let's get started this is we're nugget day and how perfect is this for us to have our final day uh day of nuggets and there are quite a few 2857 to 2865 going through basically all that we just covered when we're talking about the Lord's Prayer we talking about the Our father so an incredible incredible review as we launch into today let's let's just say a prayer before we dive into the into the chicky nuggies you know ridiculous okay in the name of the father and of the son of the holy spirit amen Father in Heaven I thank you I thank you for this opportunity this chance to learn this chance to hear the truth as articulated to us through the catechism by by your church that you founded upon the rock of Peter that you founded upon the apostles that you filled with your Holy Spirit and have brought to this day thank you so much father thank you for this chance I thank you for all the

3:25 people who have worked on this project all of them every single one of them from those who have the the biggest most important and most most visible jobs to those who have the least visible jobs that we might never hear of but because of them because of their willingness their hard work their perseverance we get this Incredible Gift of the catechism and get this Incredible Gift of this podcast thank you so much and father thank you for every person who's pressed play those who did the catechism in a year and those who are just finishing now the catechism in two and a half or three years Lord God we I thank you for every one of them I ask that you please just like your son Jesus prayed I ask that you you keep them in your hand Lord God keep them close to your heart and pray for them hold us and help us to hold on to you in Jesus name we pray Amen in the name of the father and of the son and of

4:22 the holy spirit amen St 365 we're reading paragraphs 2857 to 2865 in brief in the Our Father the object of the first three petitions is the glory of the Father the sanctification of his name the coming of the kingdom and the Fulfillment of his will the others present our wants to him they ask that our lives be nourished healed of sin and made victorious in the struggle of good over Evil by asking Hallowed be thy name we enter into God's plan the sanctification of his name revealed first to Moses and then in Jesus by us and in US in every nation and in each Man by the second petition the church looks first to Christ's return and the final coming of the reign of God it also prays for the growth of the kingdom of God in the today of our own lives in the third petition we ask our father to unite our will to that of his son so as to fulfill his Plan of Salvation in the life of the world in the fourth petition

5:26 by saying give us we Express in communion with our Brethren our filial trust in our heavenly father Our Daily Bread refers to the Earthly nourishment necessary to everyone for subsistence and also to the bread of life the word of God and the body of Christ it is received in God's today as the indispensable super essential nourishment of the Feast of the coming Kingdom anticipated in the Eucharist the fifth petition begs God's mercy for our offenses Mercy which can penetrate our hearts only if we have learned to for forgive our enemies with the example and help of Christ when we say lead us not into temptation we are asking God not to allow us to take the path that leads to sin this petition implores the spirit of discernment and strength it requests the grace of vigilance and final perseverance in the last petition but Deliver Us from Evil Christians pray to God with the church to shore forth the

6:25 victory already won by Christ over the ruler of this world Satan the angel personally opposed to God and to his Plan of Salvation by the final amen we express our Fiat concerning the seven petitions so be it right there we have it paragraphs 2857 to 2865 nugget day this is incredible okay this is the review obviously we know all of these things and there are some things to highlight so paragraph 2857 nugget number one here the object of the first three petitions is the glory of the father right so the sanctification of his name the coming of the kingdom and the Fulfillment of his will this is so vitally important remember in so many ways to be able to give God praise and to be able to recognize that we want his name to be hallowed we want his name to be known and loved adored the coming of his kingdom and the Fulfillment of his will remember that sense of God give me a heart like your sons unite my will to

7:26 that of your son so as to fulfill the Plan of Salvation in the life of the world and then in the four petitions we have give us this day our daily bread forgive us our trespasses as we forg the trespass against us lead us not into temptation but Deliver Us from Evil we recognize that we're praying because we realize we have this incredible dependence on God that this world our hearts Our Lives we are broken God is so good that he wants us to bring everything to him and to entrust everything we have to him and so we say give us and that's remember we have the heart of children the heart of children who trust in their dad to say Okay God dad our father you know what we need and so we are children who trust in you to give us exactly what we need and that's that's the key thing I just I mean we can go through the petitions again but you know when we started the catechism maybe 365 days ago maybe again

8:27 as I said 2 and a half years ago how long it's been for you it doesn't matter you're here now when we started this we were saying the thing that we've repeated so many times and that that word is that this isn't just about information transfer right this is about transformation this is not just about communication of data or wanting to know more things it's about conversion of heart and this last section this last pillar right on prayer has been I mean all of the catechism is meant to affect our life right it's meant to bring us to a place of conversion so the first section on the Creed what we believe that's meant to shape our lens right so I see God as he truly is I see salvation and faith and his Revelation and ourselves and each other as we truly meant to be that second pillar about worship it's meant to actually shape how I worship God how how do I approach him how do I realize what God is doing in

9:14 our lives in In This World by the power of His Holy Spirit what Jesus made possible the holy spirit makes actual right that we realize that's supposed to shape the way we approach the Lord in the sacraments how we worship him that third pillar of course is meant to challenge us and hopefully it was challenging hope it was convicting hope we didn't throw anything away hope we didn't discard anything hope we engaged and wrestled with the stuff we need to wrestle with but that's also meant to change us how we live and this last pillar this final pillar on prayer we can't do anything without prayer that if I don't if we don't take what we've learned and apply it to how we see the world then it was a good exercise if we don't don't take what we've learned and apply it to how we worship how we approach the Lord and let him into our lives through the sacraments then again this was interesting but not

10:10 impactful if I hear it this is this is Christ's call this is his call this is how we live how we're supposed to live in this world as Christians and I go that's an interesting note and I just kind of acknowledge that yeah that's what I thought or that's a really challenging thing I don't know if I believe that but we don't let it actually change how we live then you know in some ways it's kind of like what's the point and lastly here to read about prayer to listen about prayer to learn about prayer is wonderful amazing so good but if we do not become prayers in some ways we're just missing the most incredible opportunity in many ways we're maybe wasting the this incredible opportunity because God loves you so much you need to know that God loves you so much and remember he knows you he doesn't love y'all all y'all going through the catechism in year he doesn't love y'all he loves you so

11:14 much isn't it crazy to realize that it matters to him whether or not we know him the first pillar it matters to God that whether or not we have faith in him isn't it amazing I mean it boggles the mind to realize here is the god of the universe and it actually matters to him that we worship him in a particular way it matters to him that we show up for Mass it matters to him that we participate it matters to him that we let him heal us through reconciliation that's nuts that doesn't make any sense why would it matter to the god of the universe what I do in that third pillar right how we live again it's just Bonkers to realize that here is God himself and it matters to him whether I'm honest or not matters to him about how we live out our private property and how we live out our our relationship with our parents and with our children how we live our relationship with our the people around us it matters to God what we do with our

12:16 sexuality isn't that crazy to think but it it matters to him why because you matter to him and lastly this pillar on prayer why in the world would God want my attention I mean just I mean honestly why in the world would the god of the universe ever want my attention why would it matter to him whether I have that like St TZ said a gentle glance turned toward Heaven why would he want me to look at him why would it matter to him the reason is because you matter to him that's why it matters whether we know him that's why it matters whether we worship him that's why it matters how we live it's why it matters whether or not we pray because you matter to him you matter to God and so this time of transformation this time of conversion it's a big deal why because you're a big deal that's it and the greatest big deal right the Lord himself says so so you can argue with me and say father you're wrong I'm not a big deal

13:26 well don't take my word for it look at the crucifix that's how much you matter to him look at the Eucharist that's how much you matter to him remember that quote from other Teresa when you look at a crucifix you can see how much he loved you back then and when you look at the Eucharist you can see how much he loves you right now that's how much you matter God declares that you are worth his very life death resurrection and Ascension that is bananas as they say that is Bonkers as they say and yet here we are it's the truth and so in response what do we do we say Amen you're loved so be it you are worth this his very life death and Resurrection so be it God says that you and your life matters and we say Okay God if that's the case then amen so be it thank you so much for spending this time with me and with the catechisms not with me I know you're not hanging out with me you're hanging out with the

14:43 catechism thank you so much all the people who I just I'm I'm Blown Away by all the people who contributed to the writing of this catechism the editing of the catechism as team at Ascension who made the new you know Ascension version of the catechism all the these people just gave their lives lives so that you and I could hear these words I'm so grateful to them I'm so grateful to you I don't know if I've said this before but when I say I'm praying for you every day I actually am every single day every single day I I don't miss a day um if I do miss a day I pray for you twice the next day I am so grateful and I'll tell you what I'll make a promise I know it's day 365 but I am going to continue praying for you on day 366 and day 367 until I can't anymore I am praying for you please pray for me my name is father Mike I cannot wait to see you tomorrow God bless

Questions about this episode

Who speaks in "Day 365: So Be It — The Catechism in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)"?

Father Mike Schmitz (Host).

What is "Day 365: So Be It — The Catechism in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)" about?

The main topic discusses the benefits of the Ascension app, which offers access to both the Bible in a Year and Catechism in a Year resources, including transcripts, the full text of the Great Adventure Bible, and over 1,000 answers to Bible questions. Additionally, it celebrates the completion of a year-long journey through the catechism, inviting listeners to deepen their understanding of…

What is mentioned in this The Catechism in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz) episode?

4 people, works and ideas are mentioned, including Brother Mike Schmitz, Catechism of the Catholic Church, Great Adventure Bible. Each one on this page links to its own page with every episode that mentions it.

How long is "Day 365: So Be It — The Catechism in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)"?

The episode runs 16 min; the transcript is about 2,859 words in 16 timestamped sections.

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