The word of God and the complete teachings of the Catholic Church. Answers and commentary by Fr. Mike Schmitz, Jeff Cavins, and other experts. Video, audio, and textual commentary. Right on your phone.
“I haven't really found a Bible app that I feel I can fully trust. This is already such a game changer on its own.”
—Paulene Limonar
Everything Together,
Wherever You Are.
Open the Bible or the Catechism anywhere, anytime. No more having to hold a large, heavy book.
No Flipping Back and Forth.
Now the Catechism is integrated with the Bible, making it easy to cross reference Biblical passages with Catechism references, get plain-language explanations for cryptic texts, and search both books without turning hundreds of pages.
Comfort, Understanding,
and Peace.
No more trying to piece it all together yourself. Easily find answers to the most challenging questions about church teaching and Scripture, understand the faith like never before, and experience the peace that comes from deepening your prayer life and knowledge of God.
The Ascension App Includes:
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The full text of the Great Adventure Catholic Bible with color coding interwoven throughout so you can immediately recognize where you are in the story of salvation history.
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The full text of the Catechism of the Catholic Church with The Foundations of Faith color-coding built in.
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Every episode of Bible in a Year with Fr. Mike Schmitz for easy access and cross-referencing with your reading plan and Scripture.
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Every released episode of the Catechism in a Year podcast with Fr. Mike Schmitz so you can easily stay on top of your daily readings.
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Summaries, the exact wording of Fr. Mike’s daily prayers, and extra content for every single episode of Bible in a Year.
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Over 1,000 commonly asked questions about the Bible with answers right in the text from experts like Fr. Mike Schmitz, Jeff Cavins, and others.
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An interactive reading plan for both podcasts that tracks your progress.
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Notes and bookmarks so you can quickly pick up where you left off and write down your reflections and prayers along the way.
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Daily readings with full highlight and note-taking functionality.
…And we're just getting started. More to be announced soon!
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A Complete Catholic Bible App
The Great Adventure Catholic Bible is the most popular Catholic Bible in the USA, and now, it’s included in the new Ascension App—completely free. It’s like a study Bible with video and audio commentary built in!
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For the first time ever, every word of the RV2CE, read by Fr. Mike Schmitz as an audio Bible.
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Every word of the RV2CE in text.
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Highlighting, note taking, and quick navigation help you truly live in your Bible.
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The Bible Timeline color coding is interwoven throughout so you can immediately recognize where you are in the story of salvation history.
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More to be announced soon!
The Entire Catechism of the Catholic Church at Your Fingertips for Free
The Ascension App is the first Catholic app ever to contain the entire text of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, built right into the app, completely free to you.
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Never flip back and forth again: Specially designed cross-references make it easy to see internal references.
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Connected to the Bible: Each reference to the Bible from the Catechism is specially designed so readers can easily see what is being referenced by the authors.
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Foundations of Faith color-coding built in.
Swipe to see examples! 👆
Swipe to see examples! 👆
A Premier Podcast Listening Experience
Every episode of Fr. Mike's podcasts—always free.
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Transcripts on the screen for every episode.
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Summaries, the exact wording of Fr. Mike’s daily prayers, and extra content for every single episode of Bible in a Year.
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An interactive reading plan for both podcasts that tracks your progress.
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Get notifications at a time you specify to remind you to listen to one or both podcasts.
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Effortlessly find the episode you're searching for.
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Direct links to the Bible or Catechism readings Fr. Mike discusses in the episode—with all the text available in the app.
You Can Finally:
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Get insightful commentary in plain language and complete context for the most puzzling, cryptic passages of the New and Old Testaments and the Catechism—at a tap.
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Instantly search the Bible or the Catechism to answer your questions, quickly find references, or jog your memory. Answering difficult questions about the faith just got so much easier!
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Understand the WHY behind what you were taught in CCD or religion classes.
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Take notes so you can reflect on what you read, see, and hear, and return to it later.
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Stay organized and on track with a personalized reading plan.
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Enrich your prayer and reading of Scripture and the Catechism with audio and video commentary provided by Fr. Mike Schmitz.
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More easily find peace, purpose, and anchoring in a changing, tumultuous, and challenging world.
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Deepen your relationship with the God who loves you deeply and completely. You’ll feel so much closer to him than ever before when you can readily understand him and hear his voice speaking to you through the Bible and the Catechism.
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Find comforting and enlightening answers to the most challenging questions about the faith and Scripture easily. No more trying to piece it all together yourself.
Tested and Approved by
Hundreds of Happy Catholic Users
We consulted more than 1,000 of Bible in a Year and Catechism in a Year listeners on what would make the ideal Bible and Catechism app and collected their direct feedback for over a year. Every facet of this app has been designed to help you understand the faith better—and create an exceptional experience you’ll return to again and again.
“I was using a Bible app (Bible Gateway) for my Bible studies, and yours is much easier to navigate, especially for a Catholic. The other app had all versions of the Bible, but it wasn't as well organized and with all the footnotes, key events, and the wonderful context-adding questions. I will be using this part of the app in my non-Catholic Bible studies. And the Notes, Highlighting, Share feature will be invaluable! I love it so far!!
—Mary White
“Love that you’re incorporating all of the richness and breadth of resources Ascension offers. Allowing users to ‘mix and match’ the various resources all within a single app is genius!”
—Jon Hickman
“I absolutely LOVE the embedded videos. I have watched the little Ascension Presents videos for a long time and having them embedded in the appropriate section is amazing! It saves you from having to go find them afterwards. I also love the simplicity of the menu along the bottom of the screen.”
—Jessica Sisk
Download the Ascension App Now!
Downloading and using many core features of the app is completely free. Additional premium features like audio Bible studies are available to app subscribers. All app users can access a 7 day free trial subscription!
We cannot cancel trials on behalf of a user. Trials must be canceled at least 24 hours before the trial ends to prevent payment.
To learn how to cancel on iOS, visit here.
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