Father Mike Schmitz

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The Catechism in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz) · Day 266: The Gift of Grace (2026) · 23 Sep 2026 podcast

Well, think about this. matched

If you've ever fallen into sin, you know what sin does. matched

Sin makes us a slave. matched

So so those who sin are slaves of sin, uh every one of us. matched

Because I'm now less free to say no to sin and yes to grace. matched

I'm now less free to do actually what I'm made to do because I've now bound myself to this sin. matched

But grace sets us free. matched

It sets us free to be able to say yes to the good and to be able to be free to say no to the bad. matched

That's what we're made for. matched

I mean, this is the crazy thing. matched

You are made, I mean, your heart, your heart, and we know this, even if sometimes we're attracted. matched

We know that your heart and my heart are matched

longs for for God's plan. matched

God longs for God Himself. matched

Our hearts are restless until they rest in you, we talked about a couple days ago. matched

And so we recognize this, this is so true, that God's grace perfects human freedom. matched

And it's so so incredible. matched

Um remember that what sanctifying grace is, remember there there were we talked about maybe we'll say, we'll say three kinds of grace here in in this lat last little nugget section. matched

There's sanctifying grace or habitual grace, right? matched

That's permanent. matched

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