Ascension Press

Fr. Mike Schmitz walks you through the entire Bible in 365 episodes, providing commentary, reflection, and prayer along the way. Unlike any other Bible podcast, Ascension’s Bible in a Year podcast follows a reading plan inspired by The Great Adventure Bible Timeline, a ground-breaking approach to understanding salvation history developed by renowned Catholic Bible scholar Jeff Cavins.

Jeff Cavins joins Fr. Mike for a special episode that will help you understand the context of each reading. With this podcast, you won’t just read the Bible in a year … you’ll finally understand how all the pieces of the Bible fit together to tell an amazing story that continues in your life today!

Each 20-25 minute episode includes: Two to three scripture readings A reflection from Fr. Mike Schmitz A guided prayer to help you hear God’s voice in his Word The Bible contains adult themes that may not be suitable for children – parental discretion is advised.

1. Bromance, Pizza, & Your Mom
2. How to Quit Porn
3. Loneliness After College – Facing the Quarter Life Crisis
4. Father Mike Reviews The Avengers 2
5. Bears. Beets. Battlestar Galactica.
6. Martha or Mary? – Who Should You Be?
7. Bruce Jenner & the Transgender Question
8. Time to Pray
9. Batman vs. Superman
10. What’s My Vocation?
11. Forgiveness
12. Heaven: You’re Not Good Enough (and why that’s ok)
13. Learning from Judas
14. Love is an Ability
15. TV-MA: America’s Addiction
16. Acceptance
17. Captain America: Superheroes Analyzed
18. What Does God Want Me to Do?
19. Did God Change?
20. Ashley Madison and Crushes on Other People
21. Overwhelmed?
22. Fr. Mike with Fr. Josh Johnson at The World Meeting of Families
23. Padre Pio’s Secret to Holiness
24. Do Catholics Follow All Those Weird Old Testament Laws?
25. Made for Greatness, Not Comfort
26. Jesus is McDonalds on Sandals
27. The Greatest Surprise: Jesus’ Second Coming
28. How to Avoid Being Ungrateful
29. All Saints Day Pep Talk
30. Spiritual Blind Spots
31. Getting a Spiritual Director
32. No Spiritual Director? No Problem!
33. Thanksgiving Special: Squanto
34. What’s Your Bedtime?
35. Making a Good Confession
36. Influencing the World
37. Project Advent – Freedom to Fail
38. An Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy
39. Pregnant and Unmarried
40. A Father Mike Christmas
41. Did the Church Ever Sell Indulgences?
42. Ways to Read the Bible
43. I’m Sorry vs. Thank You
44. #AskFrMike: Lucifer, The Trinity, and Leisurely Sundays
45. Preparing for Lent
46. The Significance of Ash Wednesday
47. 4 Reasons for Fasting
48. 4 Reasons for Almsgiving
49. #AskFrMike: Confirmation Sponsors & Female Priests
50. Tips for Praying
51. Prepare to Die
52. Praying Through Holy Week
53. Easter Special
54. Outdoor Weddings
55. I Ain’t Afraid of No Ghosts!
56. Praying in a State of Mortal Sin
57. Aren’t All Churches the Same?
58. Shifting into a New Relationship
59. Caffeinated Conversation with Fr. Mike Schmitz
60. Will I Ever Find “The One”?
61. Will My Pet Be in Heaven?
62. Can I Go to Confession Over the Phone?
63. Save Yourself from Helplessness
64. Learning to Be Alone
65. Discernment 101
66. Independence Day Special
67. Hope in the Face of Suicide
68. Wanting to Fix People
69. What Constitutes a Practicing Catholic?
70. 3 Reasons Catholics Genuflect
71. Why Does God Let Bad Things Happen?
72. The Value of Silence
73. Procrastination Isn’t Always Laziness
74. Letting God Take His Time
75. Venting or Gossip?
76. Does God Love Some People More?
77. #AskFrMike: Chapel Veils and the Significance of Dreams
78. Will God Heal My Wounds?
79. Dogma, Doctrine, and Meat on Fridays
80. Are All Catholics Hypocrites?
81. Can I Get a Tattoo?
82. Do We Deserve God’s Love?
83. The Power of Prayer
84. What is Sin?
85. Adulting Level: Expert
86. Advent: More than a Chocolate Calendar
87. The Immaculate Conception Explained
88. Waiting for Christmas
89. A Season for Everything
90. The Unpleasant Ancestors of Christmas
91. Learning from Your Past
92. Is Shyness Your Excuse?
93. What Defines You?
94. 3 Steps to Unceasing Prayer
95. Mortal vs. Venial Sin
96. The Real Purpose of Funerals
97. Personal, Not Private
98. That’s Offensive!
99. Why Fast on Ash Wednesday?
100. Fasting Can Change You Forever
101. The Meaning of Suffering
102. Acedia: The Noonday Devil
103. Where Is Lent in the Bible?
104. Hell is for Real
105. Good Friday: The Meaning of the Cross
106. God Doesn’t Owe You Anything
107. What is the Sin of Gluttony?
108. What You Should Know About Purgatory
109. What I Learned Getting Roasted at Seminary
110. How to Face Temptation
111. Why Be Catholic and Not Just Christian?
112. Why We Don’t Drink Coffee at Mass
113. Do Catholics Worship Saints?
114. Are My Sacrifices Working?
115. Generosity: The Greatest Spiritual Gift
116. Why Watching MMA Strips Human Dignity
117. Responding to the MMA Video
118. Let’s Talk Superheroes
119. Be a Hater
120. Talking about Suicide
121. Training vs. Working Out
122. Who Do You Spend Time With?
123. What’s Your Burden?
124. Is it OK to Judge Someone?
125. Avoiding Impurity
126. What is Hope and Why Do You Need It?
127. Finding Balance in Christian Life
128. NFL National Anthem Protests
129. Living in the Present Moment
130. Tolkien’s Leaf
131. Battle of Prayer
132. Decision Making 101
133. How Do Priests Pray?
134. Finding God in Darkness
135. The Problem with Criticism
136. Straightforward Career and Job Advice
137. Learning How to Love from the Bible
138. The Lost Christmas Episode
139. Christmas: A Time for Hope
140. The Secret to Sticking to a New Year’s Resolution
141. The Virgin Mary’s Struggles
142. Inspiration to Stop Complaining
143. Why God Gave Us Bodies (The Theology of the Body)
144. Motivation to Go to Catholic Mass
145. 4 Helpful Rules for Discernment
146. Overcoming Envy and Dealing with Jealousy
147. Should Catholics Call Priests Father?
148. Why Confess My Sins to a Priest?
149. Confessing the Same Sins Over and Over Again
150. What’s the Point of Fasting During Lent?
151. Take Courage!
152. Fr. Mike’s Autobiography
153. The Culture of Netflix and Chill
154. Is It Okay to Spend the Night?
155. 3 Questions to Ask to Prevent Gossiping
156. Do You Present Your True Self to Others?
157. Religion Doesn’t Cause as Many Wars as You Think
158. Can a Catholic Marry a Non-Catholic?
159. How to Be a Good Disciple of Christ
160. Catholics, Alcohol, and Drinking
161. Why Non-Catholics Can’t Receive Communion
162. Consistency Will Make You Holy
163. The Church and Immigration
164. Freedom and Its Consequences
165. What Boredom Can Teach Us
166. Being Flexible to Accept God’s Will
167. Developing a Clear Vision in Life
168. For Those Without a Clear Vocation
169. Is Courtesy Required for Catholics?
170. Anti-Fragile Christianity
171. The Pennsylvania Sex Abuse Scandal
172. Repentance and Church Reform
173. Faith is Not Something You Can Lose
174. Do Catholics Have to Respect Everyone?
175. When Mass Feels Like Going Through the Motions
176. Why Joy Is More Christian Than Happiness
177. We are Not Cosmic Accidents
178. Farmer, Priest, and Martyr
179. Reminder: God Loves You
180. Building Healthy Relationships
181. Don’t Have Any Friends?
182. Why We Need Boundaries
183. Is it Ever OK to Deny Christ? / How Do I Know if I’m Working Out Too Much?
184. Giving Thanks is Necessary
185. Do All Good People Go to Heaven?
186. The Role of Duty in the movie It’s a Wonderful Life
187. The Key to Discernment
188. Am I the Exception to God’s Rule?
189. What is Stopping You from Being a Saint?
190. You are a Burden
191. How Does God Restore Us?
192. The Meaning of “I Love You”
193. Getting Involved in Parish Life
194. Picking a Thing for Lent
195. What’s the Purpose of Lent?
196. What NOT to Do During a Breakup
197. Signs that Your Relationship is Falling Apart
198. Why Catholics Call Mary Their Mother
199. Do I Have a Good Conscience?
200. How to Pick Up Your Cross
201. The Role of Hope in Holy Week
202. Connections Between Christianity and Comic Books
203. Do You Want to Be Well?
204. How Does Purification Work?
205. Old Testament God vs. New Testament God
206. Feeling Sorry for Yourself?
207. Fitting in at Church
208. Catholic Teaching on IVF and Contraception Explained
209. How Do We Spend Our Time?
210. Understanding Our Capacity for Evil
211. Why Is It So Hard to Make Friends?
212. Trying to Keep God at a Distance?
213. In the World, But Not of It
214. Why Catholics Have a Pope
215. Signs that Your Relationship is Falling Apart, Part 2
216. Does God Make Us With Flaws?
217. Not Everything in the Bible is Morally Good
218. 5 Things the Church Can Learn from CrossFit
219. Can We Joke About God?
220. Why Catholics Use Scripture and Tradition
221. Expressing Your Opinion?
222. Responding to “Expressing Your Opinion” Video
223. How to Handle Spiritual Setbacks
224. Reading the “Signs” from God
225. How to Make Decisions Together
226. What You Can Control
227. Is Curiosity a Vice?
228. How We Use the Word “Should”
229. Does God Want Me to Be Spontaneous?
230. God Is Going to Interrupt You
231. The Pressure of Public Conversion
232. Why Is Prayer So Hard?
233. Battling Dryness in Prayer
234. How to Be a Steward
235. The True Meaning of Advent
236. The Difference Between Jealousy and Envy
237. Having Joy in Uncertainty
238. Hope in the New Year
239. How Catholics Should Connect with Others
240. Why Is Taking the Lord’s Name in Vain Wrong?
241. Is Swearing a Sin?
242. Answering the Internet’s Most Asked Questions About Priests
243. Fr. Mike on Evangelization: Telling the Story of God’s Love
244. Even More Questions from the Internet About Priests
245. When Your Desires and God’s Plans Are Different
246. Why Isn’t Ash Wednesday a Holy Day of Obligation?
247. How to Live This Lent for Others
248. How to Start Strong and Stay Strong
249. Offering Up Your Inconveniences
250. How Should Catholics Respond to the Coronavirus Pandemic?
251. God’s Ways Are Not Our Ways
252. Does God Ever Lead Us Into Temptation?
253. Healing from the Wound of Sin
254. Have You Mastered the Basics of Your Faith?
255. How to Deal with Your Partner’s Sexual Sin
256. 4 Essentials for Every Catholic
257. This Is the Christian Solution to Vanity
258. How Do You Pray with the Bible?
259. Ask Father Mike Live!
260. The Benefit of the Doubt
261. How to Practice the Presence of God
262. Reconciling the Body of Christ (An Interview with Fr. Josh Johnson)
263. Family Brings Out the Worst in You (So That God Can Heal It)
264. Make Small Sacrifices for a Big Change
265. Finding Balance in Your Walk with Jesus
266. Are You Busy Doing the Right Things?
267. How to Share the Gospel (and How Not To)
268. Who You Are vs. Who You’re Called to Be
269. How Certain Is Your Faith?
270. Why Are Some People So Annoying?
271. Believing in a God Who Allows Evil
272. Afraid of the Coronavirus?
273. If You’re Not Feeling Loved
274. How to Get Real Friends
275. What It’s Really Like to Be a Catholic Speaker
276. The Real Answer to Why God Allows Suffering
277. What’s a Sign from God (and What Isn’t)
278. Is It Ever Okay to Give Up?