The Catechism in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz) Day 73: Christ’s Life Is Mystery (2026)
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Mar 14, 2026 Short reflections on why parts of Jesus’ life remain mysterious and how mystery is meant to be entered into, not solved. A look at three shared features of Christ’s mysteries: revelation, redemption, and recapitulation. Practical ideas for how believers participate in and are transformed by those mysteries through imitation, union, and grace.
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Christ's Life Is A Mystery To Enter
- Christ's whole earthly life is a mystery to be entered into, not a problem to solve.
- Fr. Mike explains that the Creed highlights incarnation and Paschal mystery, which illuminate Jesus's hidden and public life.
Sherlock Holmes Misreads Church Mystery
- Fr. Mike contrasts misunderstanding 'mystery' as a puzzle with the Church's sense of mystery as something to marinate in.
- He uses colloquial imagery (Sherlock Holmes) to show mystery invites meditation, not solution-finding.
Jesus Humanity Acts As A Sacrament
- Jesus' humanity functions as a sacrament: a visible sign and instrument of his divinity and salvation.
- Fr. Mike cites paragraph 515 to show how outward actions point to the invisible mystery of divine sonship.