Hi, my name's Father Mike Schmitz, and you're listening to the Catechism in a Year podcast.

So between now and January 1st, we'll be releasing special bonus like pre-launch episodes

that will help us get ready for this journey of the Catechism next year.

Today is our kind of our first major, I think I think our first significant pre-launch episode that we have. And with me is Jeff Kavens, who is going to be our special guest, that introduces not only kind of the whole Catechism and the foundation of the faith approach, but also this first pillar of the Catechism later on when we officially begin our journey. So, you know, as you probably know, the catacism has four pillars.

And so each one of those. this first pillar of the catechism later on when we officially begin our journey. So, you know,

as you probably know, the catechism has four pillars. And so each one of those pillars gives me a special conversation with someone special, helping us to understand like scripture and

tradition and how those are inextricably connected, you know, that connection between scripture

and tradition. And again, without anything further, I'm just so excited to

have him on the beginning of this new podcast. Jeff, welcome. Hey, it's good to be with you, Father.

Here we go again. It's fun. I know, back again. How good is this? So, you know, as we're starting,

we thought, you know, the best thing to start this new podcast is with the two original people from the previous podcast and to be able to have just your words.

I mean, I know that you and I had had filmed all those introductions through the different time periods every time we had a new time period for the Bible in the year.

But you also were guiding so many people on almost a, I think, maybe daily,

if not weekly basis. And just like your daily contact, points of contact with the people

who are the Bible in a year listeners, I think translates into your being essential for this

beginning of the catechism in here. Well, I appreciate that. Yeah, we had a great relationship

and continue on with that relationship with hungry people out in the world who got a hold of the Word of God and they're making that a regular discipline in their life now. And we're hearing wonderful things about the Bible in a year. And the next step is the catechism in a year, something that people probably never

thought they would go through or never heard of. Yeah, yeah. You know, I think something really

powerful and beautiful for me, at least personally, is this second year of the Bible in a year.

I've been listening myself. And it's been just really helpful for me to just be able to take in.

You know, it was one thing to read out loud scripture.

That's powerful. That's remarkable.

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