Day 3: What We Believe (Part 1 Introduction with Jeff Cavins) (2025)

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

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🗓️ 3 January 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Part 1 of the Catechism—the first pillar—is the longest part of the four parts of the Catechism, and arguably the most foundational. Fr. Mike sits down with Jeff Cavins to discuss the big picture behind this important pillar and prepare us for the journey ahead.

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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Please note: The Catechism of the Catholic Church contains adult themes that may not be suitable for children - parental discretion is advised.

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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
0:09.3	when we encounter God's plan of your goodness for us, revealed in scripture, and passed down
0:13.5	through the tradition of the Catholic faith. The Catechism in a year is brought to you by
0:17.0	Ascension. In 365 days, we'll read through the Catechism of the Catholic Church,
0:21.1	discovering our identity and God's family as we journey together toward our heavenly home.
0:24.7	This is day three.
0:25.6	Congratulations.
0:26.3	You made it to day three.
0:27.5	And today, we are introducing the very first pillar of the catechism.
0:31.7	And to that, I want to welcome back for those who are Bible and your listeners, Jeff Kavins.
0:36.9	Good to be with you. I'm so glad
0:38.3	that it's exciting to introduce. We had our first two days already. I'm so grateful that you're
0:43.0	here to introduce the first pillar. How's your voice doing? Oh, you know, it's, I got a cup of
0:48.7	coffee here. I'm ready to keep on trucking away. So with this introduction, we have the catechism has four pillars, right?
0:55.9	And so for each one of those pillars, we're going to explain those in a second.
0:59.6	But we're going to have people introduce those.
1:02.5	And so you're the one to introduce the very first pillar on the creed, what we believe.
1:06.9	As we begin, is it okay if I just open us up with a prayer?
1:09.9	Absolutely.
1:10.4	Awesome.
1:11.7	Father in heaven, we give you praise and glory. Thank you for bringing us today, three. Thank you for bringing us to this
1:15.5	place where we can learn more about you, nor we can know your identity and know our deepest identity
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