Day 295: The Wound of Abortion (2024)

The Catechism in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)

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🗓️ 21 October 2024

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

Together, with Fr. Mike, we examine the wound of abortion. Fr. Mike emphasizes that all human life deserves protection, especially the unborn, but he also emphasizes the importance of God’s mercy. He explains that those who have procured an abortion are excommunicated, subject to the conditions established by Canon Law. However, the excommunication does not limit the scope of God’s mercy, but rather highlights the gravity of the sin. Fr. Mike concludes by highlighting that if abortion is a part of your story, you are encouraged to take the step towards confession and forgiveness, to be met with mercy and love and be welcomed home. Today’s readings are Catechism paragraphs 2270-2275.

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	My name is Father Mike Schmitz and you're listening to the Catechism in a year
0:08.6	podcast where we encounter God's plan of fear goodness for us revealed in
0:12.2	scripture and passed down through the tradition
0:14.0	of the Catholic faith, the Catechism in a year is brought to by ascension.
0:17.3	In 365 days, we'll read through the Catechism of the Catholic Church discovering our identity
0:22.1	and God's family as we journey
0:23.8	together to our Heavenly Home. This is day 295. We're reading paragraphs 2270 to 2275
0:28.8	as always I am using the Ascension Edition of the Catechism, which includes a foundations of faith approach,
0:33.7	but you can follow along with any recent version of the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
0:37.1	You can also download your own Catechism in a year reading plan by visiting Ascension Press.
0:41.0	Com slash C IY, and you can click follow or subscribe in the
0:44.1	podcast for daily updates and daily notifications.
0:46.5	One quick thanks to all of you who continue to pray.
0:49.2	I always ask but you always do it.
0:50.8	I'm so grateful.
0:51.5	Thank you all those also who have supported the
0:53.5	production of this podcast with your financial gifts. We couldn't do this without
0:56.8	your prayers without that help. Just thank you so much. As we launch into
1:00.5	today we recognize that in paragraphs 2270 and 2275 we're going to talk
1:05.2	about abortion again yes we're right in the midst I mean we started a couple days
1:09.3	ago right in the midst of the Fifth Commandment you shall not kill you should not take an innocent
1:14.1	human life and we're going to talk about in paragraphs 2270 to 2275 that there are
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