Day 260: Summary of the Moral Law (2026)
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What is the purpose of today’s “Nugget Day” and which Catechism paragraphs are being covered?
Hi, my name is 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 a heavenly home. This is day 260. We're reading paragraphs 1975 to 1986. Each one of those paragraphs is a little nugget. It's in brief day. And so as always, I'm using the Ascension edition of the Catechism, which includes a 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. Lastly, you can click follow or subscribe in your podcast app for daily updates and daily notifications. Also, here's the real last one. Just a quick thank you for all those who have supported the production of this podcast with your prayers of financial gifts. Again, we couldn't, literally couldn't do this without you. So thank you very much for doing this for us. It's day 260. You know, the temptation to talk with some kind of accent, I face it every day. And so you're welcome. I am sparing you from my Scottish accent or my English British accent or whatever accent it is.
How does the Catechism describe the moral law as a “fatherly instruction” from God?
Because it's day 260. We're reading paragraphs 1975 to 1986. We're going to summarize what it is to talk about the moral law. The moral law. Remember talking about this days ago, written on the human heart. revealed to us by the Lord God in the old covenant and fulfilled in Jesus Christ, where not only he fulfills the law, but also gives us the capability, right? The power to live out the new law in our lives. That's the in brief today from 1975 to 1986. let's say a prayer because, man, not good days are good days, but there are days we need some prayers, that's for sure. So we pray, Father in heaven, we give you praise and we ask that you please receive our thanks, receive our praise because you are good, because of who you are, not merely for what you've done in our lives, but most of all, for who you are, Lord God.
You deserve our praise. You deserve all glory. You deserve our hearts, our love, our
yes.
Help us to give you our yes today and every day. In Jesus' name we pray. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. It is day 260.
What is natural law and why is it considered immutable and permanent throughout history?
We are reading paragraphs 1975 to 1986. In brief, according to scripture, the law is a fatherly instruction by God which prescribes for man the ways that lead to the promised beatitude and prescribes the ways of evil. Law is an ordinance of reason for the common good, promulgated by the one who is in charge of the community. Christ is the end of the law. Only he teaches and bestows the justice of God. The natural law is a participation in God's wisdom and goodness by man formed in the image of his creator. It expresses the dignity of the human person and forms the basis of his fundamental rights and duties. The natural law is immutable, permanent throughout history. The rules that express it remain substantially valid.
It is a necessary foundation for the erection of moral rules and civil law. The old law is the first stage of revealed law. Its moral prescriptions are summed up in the Ten Commandments. The law of Moses contains many truths naturally accessible to reason. God has revealed them because men did not read them in their hearts. The old law is a preparation for the gospel. The new law is the grace of the Holy Spirit received by faith in Christ operating through charity. It finds expression above all in the Lord's Sermon on the Mount and uses the sacraments to communicate grace to us. The law of the gospel fulfills and surpasses the old law and brings it to perfection.
How do the Old Law (Mosaic Law) and the New Law (Gospel) differ and relate to each other?
Its promises through the beatitudes of the kingdom of heaven, its commandments by reforming the heart, the root of human acts.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the purpose of today’s “Nugget Day” and which Catechism paragraphs are being covered?
0:05–1:18
2
How does the Catechism describe the moral law as a “fatherly instruction” from God?
1:18–2:20
3
What is natural law and why is it considered immutable and permanent throughout history?
2:20–3:57
4
How do the Old Law (Mosaic Law) and the New Law (Gospel) differ and relate to each other?
3:57–5:26
5
Why does Father Mike say the moral law underlies Western civil law and human rights?
5:26–7:30
6
How does the moral law unite people of different faiths and cultures in America?
7:30–8:42
7
Why does God give us commandments – what are the promised joys of freedom, love, and flourishing?
8:42–9:46
8
How can listeners renew their commitment to live out the new law through grace and the sacraments?
9:46–10:39