Audience Reaction<\\/strong><\\/h3>\\n* *\* *Audience reaction to\\u00a0The Bible in 10 Minutes\\u00a0<\\/em>has been overwhelmingly positive, as seen in the comments on YouTube:<\\/p>\\n The First of Many Such Videos?<\\/strong><\\/h3>\\n***** *\* *****In addition to Fr. Mike Schmitz, a dedicated team of employees at Ascension spent months on the production of\\u00a0The Bible in 10 Minutes<\\/em>. The video\\u2019s animation was developed in collaboration with Coronation Media, a boutique animation company which specializes in unique, impactful Catholic videos.<\\/p>\\n At the end of the video, Fr. Mike invites the audience to decide whether or not they\\u2019d like to see more high-quality Catholic videos like this one. Those interested in supporting future projects like this from Ascension can contribute at\\u00a0www.AscensionPress.com\\/Support<\\/a>.<\\/p>\\n \\u201cWe would love to make more videos like this that impart the truths of the faith in such a beauty-forward manner,\\u201d comments senior video producer Sean Boyd. \\u201cIt\\u2019s up to our audience to help us fund more videos and make it possible!\\u201d<\\/p>\\n

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Fr. Mike Schmitz is one of the most well-known faces on Catholic YouTube, but even he\u2019s never seen something quite like this.<\/p>\n

Garnering 358k views in just 24 hours,\u00a0The Bible in 10 Minutes (feat. Fr. Mike Schmitz)<\/em><\/a>\u00a0has become Fr. Mike\u2019s most viral video ever, more than doubling his previous 1-day record of 160k views set in 2022 with his review of\u00a0The Sound of Freedom<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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The Bible in 10 Minutes<\/em><\/a>\u00a0is a new offering from Fr. Mike and Ascension, the multimedia Catholic network which hosts the\u00a0Ascension Presents<\/em>\u00a0YouTube channel and produced\u00a0The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)\u2122\u00a0<\/em>podcast.\u00a0Bible in a Year<\/em>\u00a0was #1 on Apple Podcasts for 3 weeks across\u00a02021<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a02022<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Bible is amazing,\u201d Fr. Mike begins, seated on screen. \u201cBut sometimes confusing and hard to read\u2026 We\u2019d like to read it, but without a map, it\u2019s easy to get lost. There is a narrative throughout the Bible that tells a single Story. The Story of God\u2019s plan for our Salvation. Once we understand that Story, we can understand the context of every book of the Bible. So, here\u2019s the Story in less than 10 minutes.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Audience Reaction<\/strong><\/h3>\n* Audience reaction to\u00a0The Bible in 10 Minutes\u00a0<\/em>has been overwhelmingly positive, as seen in the comments on YouTube:<\/p>\n The First of Many Such Videos?<\/strong><\/h3>\n *****In addition to Fr. Mike Schmitz, a dedicated team of employees at Ascension spent months on the production of\u00a0The Bible in 10 Minutes<\/em>. The video\u2019s animation was developed in collaboration with Coronation Media, a boutique animation company which specializes in unique, impactful Catholic videos.<\/p>\n At the end of the video, Fr. Mike invites the audience to decide whether or not they\u2019d like to see more high-quality Catholic videos like this one. Those interested in supporting future projects like this from Ascension can contribute at\u00a0www.AscensionPress.com\/Support<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cWe would love to make more videos like this that impart the truths of the faith in such a beauty-forward manner,\u201d comments senior video producer Sean Boyd. \u201cIt\u2019s up to our audience to help us fund more videos and make it possible!\u201d<\/p>\n