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

Day 19: Joseph and His Brothers (2026)

Day 18: The Heart of Israel (2026)

Day 17: Jacob Meets Esau (2026)

Day 16: The Suffering of Job (2026)

Day 15: Leah Feels Unloved (2026)

Day 14: Isaac Blesses Jacob (2026)

Day 13: Esau Sells His Birthright (2026)

Day 12: Isaac and Rebekah (2026)

Day 11: The Sacrifice of Isaac (2026)

Day 10: Hagar and Ishmael (2026)

Day 9: Sodom and Gomorrah (2026)

Day 8: The Surrender of Abraham (2026)

The podcast delves into themes of faith, control, and divine dominion through readings from Genesis, Job, and Proverbs. It highlights the story of Abram and Sarai's attempt to control God's promise, contrasting it with the concept of circumcision as an act of surrender to God's will. The reading from Job explores the r...

Day 7: God's Covenant with Abram (2026)

The podcast episode focuses on readings from Genesis 14-15, Job 3-4, and Proverbs 1:8-19, exploring themes of covenant, suffering, and wisdom. It highlights the story of Abram's rescue of Lot and the remarkable appearance of Melchizedek, the priest-king who offers bread and wine, foreshadowing Jesus' priesthood. The ep...

Introduction to the Patriarchs (with Jeff Cavins) (2026)

Day 6: Trust in the Lord (2026)

Day 5: Tower of Babel (2026)

Day 4: The Flood (2026)

Fr. Mike Schmitz explores Genesis 7-9 and Psalm 1, focusing on the story of Noah's Ark and its implications. He highlights God's covenant with Noah, symbolized by the rainbow, promising never again to destroy the earth by flood. A key shift after the flood is God's permission for humans to eat animals, coupled with a p...

Day 3: Noah's Ark (2026)

In this episode of the Bible in a Year podcast, Father Mike Schmitz reads from Genesis 5 and 6, and Psalm 136, reflecting on the genealogy of Adam through Seth and its distinction from the line of Cain. He discusses the complexities of the "sons of God" and "daughters of men" and how their intermingling led to increase...

Day 2: The Fall of Adam and Eve (2026)

In this episode of the Bible in a Year podcast, Fr. Mike Schmitz delves into Genesis 3 and 4, exploring the fall of humanity and the story of Cain and Abel. He reflects on the temptation of Eve, emphasizing the challenge to God's trustworthiness rather than his authority. Fr. Mike explains that the consequences faced b...

Start Here: Introduction to the Early World (with Jeff Cavins)

In this inaugural episode of the "Bible in a Year" podcast, hosted by Father Mike Schmitz, the renowned Catholic Bible teacher Jeff Cavins joins to introduce the Great Adventure Bible Timeline and its division of the Bible into 12 time periods. Cavins explains how this approach simplifies the Bible's complexity by focu...