Listeners seek clarity amid current chaos

By Maria Wiering, OSV News

(OSV News) -- The Jan. 1 launch of “The Catechism in a Year” podcast has generated notable excitement, especially among listeners of “The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)” podcast. The new podcast jumped to the No. 1 spot on Apple podcasts Jan. 1. Part of the appeal for both podcasts is the host, Father Schmitz, and the podcast’s occasional commentary from Scripture scholar Jeff Cavins. Cavins thinks anticipation is sparked, in part, by the national and international turmoil of recent years, from U.S. politics to the pandemic, and people’s hunger for real truth amid various “truths.” Other Catholic catechetical leaders agree that cultural confusion and division are driving Catholics’ desire to better understand the faith.