Day 165: Summary of Liturgical Diversity (2026)
6/14/202614 min
Together, with Fr. Mike, we arrive at the conclusion and “nugget day” for the section on liturgy and culture. Fr. Mike reiterates the importance of the fact that the Church does not abolish culture, but redeems and fulfills it. He also emphasizes that even though the Church welcomes liturgical diversity, there are still some things that are incompatible with the Faith and, therefore, unable to be incorporated into Catholic liturgy. Today’s readings are Catechism paragraphs 1204-1209.
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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First 90 secondsMike Schmitz· Host0:00
[gentle music] Hi, my name's Father Mike Schmitz, and you're listening to The Catechism in a Year Podcast, 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 a Year is brought to you by Ascension. In 365 days, we'll read through the Catechism of the Catholic Church, discovering our identity in God's family as we journey together toward our heavenly home. This is day 165. We are reading paragraphs 1204 to 1209. Those last little bits are nuggets. And w- I'm also, as you probably know, using the Ascension Edition of the Catechism, which includes the Foundations of Faith approach, but you can follow along with any recent version of the Catechism of the Catholic Church. You can also download your own Catechism in a Year reading plan by visiting ascensionpress.com/ciy. And lastly, you can click follow or subscribe in your podcast app for daily updates and daily notifications. Um, one thing, I know people are like, "Why do you always say the same thing every time? Why do you have to tell us that it's the Ascension Edition of the Catechism? Why do you have to tell us that we can get The Catechism in a Year reading plan?" It's kind of like, you know, I don't know if you've ever watched a TV show, and sometimes they have the opening credits. It's always the same. Kinda like that, you know? [laughs] Just th- this is the intro. You're like, "How come you, you keep having the intro? We've ... This show has been on air for eight seasons. Why do you keep doing the opening credits?" And the answer is because that's how you start things. [laughs] And also, what a great thing, streaming services, where they have the ability to skip the intro or skip the opening credits. You know what you can do? You can click, you know, fast-forward, jump it ahead 30 seconds, and then jump over all that stuff.