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The Catechism in a Year with Fr Mike Schmitz

A free podcast available on 1 January 2023

In response to countless requests, Ascension Press is releasing The Catechism in a Year with Fr Mike Schmitz on 1 January 2023.

With this podcast, Catholics will:
  • Read the entire Catechism of the Catholic Church in 365 days
  • Understand the essentials of the Catholic Faith and why they matter
  • See how Church teaching is rooted in Sacred Scripture
  • Absorb over 2,000 years of Sacred Tradition
  • Encounter God’s plan of sheer goodness
  • Transform their relationship with the Church that Christ founded.

If you have ever wanted to understand what it means to be Catholic and allow those truths to shape your life — this free podcast is for you.

In the series, Fr Mike Schmitz will be joined by Jeff Cavins, Bishop Andrew Cozzens, biblical scholar Mary Healy, and Sister Miriam James Heidland.

Fr Mike Schmitz will read from the second edition of the Catechism of the Catholic Church with the revision to paragraph 2267 by Pope Francis. This is the exact same text that will be used in the Ascension Press version of the Catechism of the Catholic Church which features a new guide to unlock the treasures of the Faith. This version of the Catechism is available by preorder from Ascension Press.

Fr Mike Schmitz serves as Director of Youth and Young Adult Ministry for the Diocese of Duluth and as Chaplain for the Newman Catholic Campus Ministry at the University of Minnesota-Duluth.

He is well known for his popular Youtube videos, released weekly on the Ascension Presents Youtube channel, and he also streams Sunday Mass to a worldwide audience. In addition to hosting the first complete Catholic Bible in a Year podcast, he is also a presenter in Ascension’s Chosen, Altaration, and The 99 programs, as well as a contributing author to Pray, Decide, and Don’t Worry: Five Steps for Discerning God’s Will.

Background notes on Fr Mike Schmitz

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Bible in a Year with Fr Mike Schmitz

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