The Catechism in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)
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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Previous Episodes
- Day 236: The Morality of Human Acts (2025) 24.08.2025
- Day 235: Human Freedom in Salvation (2025) 23.08.2025
- Day 234: Freedom and Responsibility (2025) 22.08.2025
- Day 233: The Beatitudes (2025) 21.08.2025
- Day 232: Man Is Made in the Image of God (2025) 20.08.2025
- Day 231: Our Calling (2025) 19.08.2025
- Day 230: How We Live (Part 3 Introduction with Dr. Mary Healy) 18.08.2025
- Day 229: Christian Funerals (2025) 17.08.2025
- Day 228: Blessings, Sacramentals and Popular Piety (2025) 16.08.2025
- Day 227: Summary of the Sacrament of Matrimony (2025) 15.08.2025
- Day 226: The Supreme Gift of Marriage (2025) 14.08.2025
- Day 225: Total Fidelity in Marriage (2025) 13.08.2025
- Day 224: The Grace of the Sacrament of Marriage (2025) 12.08.2025
- Day 223: Differences in Religion in Marriage (2025) 11.08.2025
- Day 222: Matrimonial Consent (2025) 10.08.2025
- Day 221: The Celebration of Marriage (2025) 09.08.2025
- Day 220: Marriage in the New Covenant (2025) 08.08.2025
- Day 219: Marriage in God’s Plan (2025) 07.08.2025
- Day 218: Summary of Holy Orders (2025) 06.08.2025
- Day 217: The Effects of Holy Orders (2025) 05.08.2025
