Father Mike Schmitz

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Father Mike Schmitz is the director of Youth and Young Adult Ministry for the Diocese of Duluth as well as the Chaplain for the Newman Center at the University of Minnesota-Duluth. He is the host of the widely popular podcasts, “Bible in a Year” and “The Catechism in a Year” produced by Ascension. Father Mike also offers weekly homilies on iTunes, Hallow, and bulldogCatholic.org and has appeared in programs for youth and young adults through Ascension Press, as well as through regular short video messages on Ascension Presents. 

The name Bulldog Catholic is based on the bulldog mascot for the university's sports teams.  The mascot's name is Champ.   A Bulldog is described as friendly, courageous and calm. The term bulldog is also a complimentary English idiom for somebody who's tough, tenacious and gets things done, especially in the face of adversity.  We should all strive to be Bulldog Catholics and Champs in faith.  

In The Bible in a Year podcast, Fr. Mike Schmitz guides you through the entire Bible in 365 episodes. Using an exclusive reading plan rooted in The Bible Timeline (a ground-breaking approach to understanding salvation history developed by Biblical scholar Jeff Cavins) you won’t just read the Bible … you’ll finally understand how all the pieces fit together to tell an amazing story that continues in your life today!   

As of April 2024, the podcast has been downloaded over 700 million times.  

If you have ever wanted to understand what it means to be Catholic and allow those truths to shape your life—this podcast is for you!  In 365 days, we will read the entire Catechism of the Catholic Church.  You will understand the essentials of the Catholic Faith and why they matter, see how the Church is rooted in Sacred Scripture and absorb over 2000 years of Sacred Tradition.  You will encounter God's plan of sheer goodness and transform you relationship with the Church that Christ founded.

2023 was the first year for "The Catechism in a Year" and it finished the year will 83 Million Downloads and a Flood of Enthusiastic Listener Testimonials

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