The Catechism in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz) Day 36: The Nature of the Trinity (2026)
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Feb 5, 2026 A clear dive into the doctrine of the Trinity, exploring God’s unity alongside three distinct divine persons. The conversation explains why precise theological terms matter and rejects simplistic mistakes about single-person models. Listeners hear how the persons relate to one another and encounter classical reflections on co-nature and mystery.
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One God, Three Whole Persons
- The Trinity is one divine essence shared fully by three persons without division of substance.
- Each Person is wholly God, so the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are not partial gods but entirely God.
Mask Analogy Rejected
- Fr. Mike contrasts modalism by imagining God wearing three masks across biblical ages to show how that idea falls short.
- He uses this simple example to clarify that the Persons are distinct, not successive expressions.
Distinct Persons, Not Modes
- The divine persons are really distinct, not mere modes or masks of one Person.
- The Father generates, the Son is begotten, and the Holy Spirit proceeds, showing real relational distinctions.