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Family-Friendly 'Bible in a Year' Returns with New Edition for Kids and Parents
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In Short: The 'Bible in a Year' podcast, a global sensation, is set to launch a family edition with video content to help parents and children explore the Bible together.
Father Josh Johnson, a priest from the Diocese of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has announced the launch of a new family edition of the 'Bible in a Year' podcast, inspired by the needs of parents whose children were originally listening to the podcast.
We live in the inner city here in Baton Rouge. We serve a very impoverished low-income neighborhood. And so we have a lot of stuff we do for the teens in my neighborhood, but I was like, what if I could put this podcast, 'Bible in a Year,' in the hands of their parents to do it with them at home and this could be the reason why the parents would start coming to the sacraments,' Johnson explained.
The new podcast, 'The Bible in a Year: Family Edition,' will feature both video and audio content, guiding families through the story of salvation in 365 daily episodes using readings from Ascension’s upcoming 'The Great Adventure Catholic Bible for Beginners.' Each episode will include a Scripture reading, age-appropriate reflections from Johnson, time for prayer, and answers to a variety of Bible questions from children.
Father Mike Schmitz's original 'Bible in a Year' podcast became a global sensation after its debut in 2021, helping millions around the world encounter the word of God. The family edition aims to bring the same experience to parents and children together.
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- Johnson, a priest from the Diocese of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, told EWTN News that the inspiration for the podcast came from those involved the first time around who realized that many of the original listeners of the podcast were now having kids and becoming parents.
- He said when he was approached to take part in the new podcast, he “took it to Jesus.” While discerning whether or not to take part in the project, Johnson thought of all the children he works with personally at his school and in the community as well as their parents and the many gifts the podcast could bring them.
- If the Golden Rule is essential, then so is belonging.
- In Christ, we are called into communion, into a Body where every member matters.