Stop Bingeing Faith and Start Your Mission (May 9, 2026)

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Today’s Sources:

• Daily Readings - May 9, 2026 | USCCB (Reading 1: Acts 16:1-10; Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 100:1b-2, 3, 5; Gospel: John 15:18-21)

• Day 129: David Commits Adultery — The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz) (2 Samuel 11, 1 Chronicles 14–15, Psalm 51)

• Day 129: Many Vocations — The Catechism in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz) (Paragraphs 934–945)

• Called to Be Hospitable (w/ Fr. Mike Schmitz & John Hale)

• May 9, 2026 | Catholic Daily Reflections | Formed

• The Jeff Cavins Show (Your Catholic Bible Study Podcast) - Eating and Exercising in the Spiritual Life

Transcript

SPEAKER_01 0:00

Welcome to the Daily Catholic Deep Dive. We're here to connect the dots between the Bible, the Catechism, and your daily life. Every day we go over the daily mass readings, Father Mike Schmitz's Bible in a year, and Catechism in a year, plus other popular Catholic podcasts and videos released today we find interesting. If you feel a bit overwhelmed by all the daily Catholic listening, don't worry. We're here to find that one golden thread that ties it all together. Let's dive in. Today is Saturday, May 9th, 2026.

SPEAKER_00 0:27

Yeah, so to get us started, we've got our usual menu of the mass readings and you know, Father Mike's Bible in a year and catechism in a year. Plus, today's specials include Dr. Tim Gray's Daily Reflections, a new ascension video with Father Mike and John Hale, and um Jeff Caven's new podcast.

SPEAKER_01 0:43

Right, and let's just start with this wild contrast in the mass readings today.

SPEAKER_00 0:46

Oh, it really is a massive contrast.

SPEAKER_01 0:48

It is. So in the gospel today from John chapter 15, verses 18 to 21, Jesus gives this, well, pretty heavy warning.

SPEAKER_00 0:56

That the world is gonna hate you.

SPEAKER_01 0:58

Exactly. He warns that the world will hate you because he chose you out of the world. But then, right next to that, we have the first reading from Acts, chapter 16, verses 1 to 10.

SPEAKER_00 1:08

Where Paul gets the vision to go to Macedonia.

SPEAKER_01 1:10

Yeah, and he just he just goes.

SPEAKER_00 1:12

Right into the teeth of that worldly hostility.

SPEAKER_01 1:15

Yeah.

SPEAKER_00 1:16

Which is, I mean, Dr. Tim Gray actually points this out in his reflection today. He notes that Paul isn't just, you know, sitting in a room thinking deep theological thoughts.

SPEAKER_01 1:25

He's actually taking action.

SPEAKER_00 1:26

Exactly. He's physically taking the gospel w into Europe. He's stepping right into the arena, despite knowing there's going to be guaranteed pushback.

SPEAKER_01 1:34

Which is um the complete opposite of what we see on day 129 of Bible in a year.

SPEAKER_00 1:39

Oh man, yeah, the David and Bathsheba story.

SPEAKER_01 1:41

Right. Father Mike covers 2 Samuel chapter 11. David commits adultery, covers it up with murder. But the inciting incident for all of that.

SPEAKER_00 1:49

He just stayed home.

SPEAKER_01 1:50

Yes. It was the time when kings usually go to war and he chose to just, you know, lounge around.

SPEAKER_00 1:56

It's so telling, isn't it? Because human nature Well, it abhors a vacuum.

SPEAKER_01 2:01

Oh, for sure.

SPEAKER_00 2:02

When David lacked a purpose-driven mission, he just naturally sought out these lesser, immediate gratifications to fill the void.

SPEAKER_01 2:09

It's like treating your faith passively is like sitting in a parked car on an active battlefield.

SPEAKER_00 2:15

That is such a good way to put it. Spiritual passivity is literally like muscular atrophy. Wow. Yeah. If an athlete stops training, their body doesn't just freeze in place, right? It actively degrades. And David's spiritual muscles had completely atrophied from a lack of use.

SPEAKER_01 2:33

Aaron Powell But you know, knowing you need forward momentum and actually achieving it or two very different things.

SPEAKER_00 2:39

Absolutely.

SPEAKER_01 2:40

Honestly, this is where a lot of modern Catholics, definitely myself included, often get stuck. And Jeff Cavins hits on this in his new podcast.

SPEAKER_00 2:48

Right, the whole binge eating concept.

SPEAKER_01 2:49

Yeah. He asks, are we just binge eating spiritual content instead of actually exercising it?

SPEAKER_00 2:54

Ouch. That really stings, doesn't it?

SPEAKER_01 2:56

It does. Because we kind of collect spiritual facts.

SPEAKER_00 2:59

Like baseball cards.

SPEAKER_01 3:00

Yes. Exactly.

SPEAKER_00 3:01

But if you look at day 129 of Catechism in a year, it's so clear about this.

SPEAKER_01 3:06

Aaron Ross Powell That's paragraphs 934 to 945, right?

SPEAKER_00 3:09

Yep. It explicitly states that through baptism, both the laity and the clergy are consecrated to plant Christ's reign in the world.

SPEAKER_01 3:18

So you aren't just given a textbook.

SPEAKER_00 3:20

No. You're given a commission.

SPEAKER_01 3:22

Wait, so the catechism is essentially saying baptism is like a draft card.

SPEAKER_00 3:27

I'd call it a deployment. We aren't meant to just study the blueprints of the kingdom. We're supposed to be building it.

SPEAKER_01 3:33

Okay, I hear that. But practically speaking, I mean I'm not St. Paul. I'm not packing up and moving to Macedonia. I have a nine to five job and a mortgage.

SPEAKER_00 3:40

Right.

SPEAKER_01 3:41

How am I supposed to be on this grand deployment without totally burning out?

SPEAKER_00 3:45

Well, that is exactly where John Hale's interview on Ascension comes in. Taking initiative doesn't always mean crossing an ocean. Hale talks about this concept of over-the-top hospitality, which is rooted in a theology of abundance.

SPEAKER_01 3:58

Okay. Over-the-top hospitality sounds great on a bumper sticker, but how does it actually work?

SPEAKER_00 4:03

It's all about the mechanism. Like how do you disarm that worldly hostility Jesus warned about in John's gospel?

SPEAKER_01 4:11

By being nice.

SPEAKER_00 4:12

Deeper than that. You actively create disarming spaces of beauty and joy. It could be hosting a dinner, sure. But it can also be as simple as, you know, buying a stressed-out coworker a cup of coffee.

SPEAKER_01 4:24

Just paying attention to them.

SPEAKER_00 4:25

Right. Looking them in the eye and truly listening. You are actively shifting their spiritual reality in that exact moment. Wow.

SPEAKER_01 4:32

You become the space where they encounter Christ.

SPEAKER_00 4:35

Exactly.

SPEAKER_01 4:35

So the golden thread today is that urgent shift from passive consumption to intentional active mission.

SPEAKER_00 4:42

Spot on.

SPEAKER_01 4:43

We really have to stop just stockpiling theology and start putting it into motion through everyday concrete encounters.

SPEAKER_00 4:50

Yeah. So here is a final thought for you to mull over today. If your spiritual health was measured solely by the truth you put into practice this week rather than the podcast hours you logged, how healthy would you actually be?

SPEAKER_01 5:02

That's our deep dive for today. We hope this helped you see the big picture. If you enjoyed this content, please remember to subscribe to the show or support our mission through the link in the description. God bless.