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

Day 4: Our Capacity for God (2025)

Jan 4, 2025

Explore humanity's deep-rooted desire for God and how it shapes our spiritual journey. Discover the connection between creation, beauty, and our quest for truth. Fr. Mike emphasizes that God loves each person uniquely, inviting us to recognize this divine affection. Delve into faith's relationship with God's revelation, highlighting our struggle to see our value in His eyes. This discussion sets a profound stage for understanding belief and communion with the divine.

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The innate longing for God reveals that true happiness and fulfillment are found in spiritual communion with the Creator.

Faith is the human response to God's self-revelation, which nurtures a meaningful relationship through grace, prayer, and seeking truth.

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Humanity's Desire for God

The human heart is innately designed with a longing for God, as individuals are created by God and for God. This deep-seated desire for divine connection reveals that fulfillment comes only through God, highlighting the idea that true happiness is intertwined with spiritual communion. The Catechism emphasizes that the dignity of humanity lies in this call to communion with the Creator, which is essential to existence itself. Even amidst forgetfulness or rejection of this call, God continually invites individuals to seek Him, reinforcing the notion that satisfaction is found only in recognizing and nurturing this relationship.

Intro

4min

Exploring Humanity's Innate Desire for God

4min

Exploring God's Existence Through Creation and Beauty

2min

Understanding Faith and Divine Revelation

8min

The Catechism begins to explore what it means “to believe” by examining our innate desire for God and all the ways we can come to know him. Fr. Mike grounds us in a refrain he promises to repeat throughout the year—God loves you. Not in an abstract way, but in a concrete, unique way. God knows you, and he wants you to know him. Today’s readings are Catechism paragraphs 26-35.

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.

For the complete reading plan, visit ascensionpress.com/ciy

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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