Day 51: Unity of Soul and Body
The Catechism in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)
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🗓️ 20 February 2023
⏱️ 17 minutes
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Summary
The soul and the body “are not two natures united, but rather their union forms a single nature.” The Catechism introduces us to this profound mystery and begins to unpack our nature as a body and as a soul. Fr. Mike shows us how so much pain and confusion in modern times—and indeed throughout history—stems from an attempt to separate these two inseparable parts of our being. Today's readings are Catechism paragraphs 362-368.
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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 | 5. |
| 0:01.0 | 5. |
| 0:02.0 | My name is Father Mike Schmitz and you're listening to The Catechism in the Year Podcast, where |
| 0:09.4 | we encounter God's plan of sheer goodness for us, revealed in Scripture and passed down |
| 0:13.2 | through the tradition of the Catholic faith. |
| 0:15.0 | The Catechism in the Year is brought to you by Ascension. |
| 0:17.3 | In 365 days, we'll read through the Catechism of the Catholic Church, discovering our identity |
| 0:21.5 | and God's families we journey together toward our holy home. |
| 0:23.8 | This is day 51. |
| 0:25.1 | That means we only have 300 in. |
| 0:26.6 | This is 14 days left or something like that. |
| 0:29.9 | Is that right? |
| 0:30.9 | I think so. |
| 0:31.9 | I'm not sure. |
| 0:32.9 | I'm using the ascension edition of the Catechism, which, as I said the other day, is gorgeous |
| 0:36.5 | and beautiful and super helpful. |
| 0:38.0 | It also includes the foundations of faith approach, but you can follow along with any recent |
| 0:41.7 | version of the Catechism of the Catholic Church. |
| 0:43.8 | Same words, same thing. |
| 0:44.8 | Awesome. |
| 0:45.8 | Also you can download your Catechism in your reading plan by visiting ascensionpress.com, |
| 0:49.7 | slash C-I-Y. |
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