Day 328: How We Pray (Part 4 Intro w/ Sr. Miriam James Heidland) (2025)

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

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🗓️ 24 November 2025

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

In this fourth and final pillar of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, we learn how to take everything we’ve absorbed this year and apply it to our relationship with God through prayer. Sr. Miriam James Heidland, SOLT joins Fr. Mike Schmitz to talk about how to pray, some common obstacles to prayer, and some of the incredible fruits of prayer that await us if we put the next thirty-seven days of guidance into action.

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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0:58.5	Hi, my name is Father Mike Schmitz, and you're listening to the Catechism Any Year podcast,
1:02.6	where we encounter God's plan of sheer goodness for us, revealed in scripture, and passed down through the tradition of the Catholic faith. The Catechism in New Year is brought to you by
1:05.8	Ascension. In 365 days, we'll read through the Catechism of the Catholic Church, discovering
1:10.2	our identity and God's family as we journey together toward our heavenly home.
1:14.0	This is a 328.
1:15.6	And today we're introducing the fourth and final pillar of the catechism to help me introduce pillar number four.
1:21.5	I have a very special guest with me, Sister Miriam James Heidland.
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