Day 1: To Know and Love God
The Catechism in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)
Ascension
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🗓️ 1 January 2023
⏱️ 16 minutes
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Summary
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. The Catechism tackles some big questions right out of the gate. Why did God make us? How can we know him? How do we help others understand him as well? Fr. Mike invites us to discover God’s plan for us and accept the challenge he has placed before us. Today’s readings are Catechism paragraphs 1-10.
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Please note: The Catechism of the Catholic Church contains adult themes that may not be suitable for children - parental discretion is advised.
This episode has been found to be in conformity with the Catechism by the Institute on the Catechism, under the Subcommittee on the Catechism, USCCB.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, my name is Father Mike Schmitz and you're listening to the Catechism in a Year podcast |
| 0:09.8 | where we encounter God's plan of sheer goodness for us, revealed in Scripture and passed |
| 0:14.2 | down through the tradition of the Catholic faith. |
| 0:16.7 | The Catechism in a Year is brought to you by Ascension. |
| 0:19.3 | In 365 days, we'll read through the entire Catechism of the Catholic Church discovering |
| 0:24.5 | our identity in God's family as we journey together toward our Heavenly Home. |
| 0:28.8 | This is day one. |
| 0:31.3 | You guys welcome. |
| 0:32.3 | There's a few reminders before we get started. |
| 0:34.2 | I'm using the ascension edition of the Catechism, which includes the foundations of faith |
| 0:38.2 | approach, but you can follow along with any recent version of the Catechism of the Catholic |
| 0:42.0 | Church. |
| 0:43.0 | It's going to be, you know, word for word. |
| 0:44.7 | We're good there. |
| 0:46.0 | You can download your own Catechism in a Year reading plan by visiting ascensionpress.com |
| 0:50.2 | slash C-I-Y. |
| 0:51.6 | And lastly, you can click follow or subscribe to your podcast app for daily notifications. |
| 0:56.5 | That seems like something that, I don't know, is worth saying. |
| 0:59.0 | I still have to say it today. |
| 1:00.2 | So today, we'll be reading on day one. |
| 1:02.2 | Oh gosh, you guys, here we go. |
| 1:05.0 | There is this thing called the prologue at the very beginning of the Catechism. |
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