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A Minute with the Catechism

Cover of the Catechism of the Catholic Church In celebration of the Year of Faith (Oct. 11, 2012 through Nov. 24, 2013), we offered a weekly feature called "A Minute with the Catechism."

Inspired and driven by the Catechism of the Catholic Church, these brief audio files each address a part of our faith. They were written and produced by the Order of Malta.

Each week a new "minute" was posted, ending on December 16, 2013. All the older ones are archived below. Enjoy!

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Archived Files

Week #1: What is Faith?
Week #2: Freedom
Week #3: Made in the Image and Likeness of God
Week #4: Sin
Week #5: Kinds and Gravity of Sin
Week #6: God's Mercy
Week #7: Fortitude
Week #8: Temperance
Week #9: The Gifts of the Holy Spirit
Week #10: The Soul
Week #11: The Whole of Christ's Life
Week #12: The Meaning of Amen
Week #13: Baptism -- Crucial to Salvation
Week #14: The Beatitudes -- Who They Depict
Week #15: The Greatest Love
Week #16: What is Heaven?
Week #17: Death -- Not a Fearful Event
Week #18: What is Meant by the Communion of Saints?
Week #19: Should We Always Follow Our Conscience?
Week #20: Old Testament predictions of the Messiah
Week #21: Catholic link to other religions
Week #22: The Mystery of the Tomb
Week #23: The Big, Bad Guy of the Universe
Week #24: Why was Christ tempted?
Week #25: Who is invited into the Kingdom?
Week #26: Why did Jesus "descend into Hell"?
WeeK #27: The Ascension -- where did Jesus go?
Week #28: Jesus' Infancy and salvation
Week #29: Jesus' temptations relations to our temptations
Week #30: Rising with Christ
Week #31: Jesus' Glorified Body
Week #32: Evidence that Jesus was the Messiah
Week #33: The value of Jesus' hidden life
Week #34: The Communion of Saints in the Church
Week #35: The Destruction of the Temple
Week #36: What is an Apostolate?
Week #37: Were there "brothers and sisters" of Jesus?
Week #38: Jesus' Baptism
Week #39: The Bishops - Heralds of Faith
Week #40: The Most Opposed Belief held by the Catholic Church
Week #41: The Ecclesial Ministry
Week #42: The Transfiguration
Week #43: Who is responsible for Jesus' death?
Week #44: The Great Mystery of the Catholic faith
Week #45: What makes an act moral or immoral?
Week #46: Most important times to celebrate the liturgy
Week #47: Who is the source of all authority in the Church?
Week #48: The Communion of the Sacraments
Week #49: How was Jesus viewed by the leaders of his day?
Week #50: Why the Crucifixion?
Week #51: The Fascination with Mystery
Week #52: Why is the Gospel called the Law of Love?
Week #53: Who belongs to the Catholic Church?
Week #54: Why did the Word become flesh?
Week #55: "Communion" refers to many things
Week #56: Who is King?
Week #57: Why did Jesus depart heaven?
Week #58: Who is to blame for the Crucifixion?
Week #59: Who are the Christian faithful?
Week #60: The Origin of the Bishops
Week #61: Jesus' commission of the Apostles
Week #62: Who leads the Catholic Church?
Week #63: Why is the Catholic Church apostolic and missionary?
Week #64: The Sin that drove Adam & Eve from the Garden
Week #65: The Virginity of Mary
Week #66: The Assumption of the Virgin Mary
Week #67: The Catholic Church's devotion to Mary
Week #68: The First to view the Risen Christ
Week #69: Who took Jesus' life?
Week #70: The Last Judgement
Week #71: The Ecclesial Mystery of the Catholic Church
Week #72: Why Do We have "Church"?
Week #73: A Church made up of Sinners--still holy?
Week #74: Where has the Church reached Perfection?
Week #75: When will Christ Return?
Week #76: What is the Essence of the Catholic Church?
Week #77: The Name of the Holy Spirit
Week #78: How is the Holy Spirit evident in the Church?
Week #79: Was Jesus' death a voluntary act?

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