The Catechism in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz) Day 250: Conversion in Society (2025)
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Sep 7, 2025 The podcast explores the necessity of inner conversion for achieving meaningful social change. It highlights the role of charity as the highest social commandment and the importance of societal structures in promoting human dignity. Fr. Mike emphasizes that prioritizing God is essential for genuine transformation, advocating for personal growth to foster community well-being. The discussion also covers the need for valuing spiritual over physical aspects in societal contexts, encouraging a hierarchy of values for a richer, more interconnected humanity.
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Society Is Essential To Human Flourishing
- Society is essential for fulfilling the human vocation because humans are communal by nature.
- Interior and spiritual values must be prioritized above physical and instinctual dimensions.
People Outlast Societies
- The human person outlasts every civilization, so persons must be primary in our ordering of values.
- We must subordinate means and physical goods to spiritual ends to respect human dignity.
Pray For Right Ordering Of Values
- Pray for discernment to value the best things above merely good things.
- Ask God to help order your life so you can gain wisdom of heart.
