Father Simon Says

(1:42) Bible Study: Hos 11:1, 3-4, 8c-9 Would you follow God even if there was nothing in it for you? Eph 3:8-12, 14-19 God chooses us so he is our Father Jn 19:31-37 Eucharistic miracles. (21:49) Break 1 (23:18) Letters: Father answers letters a about the dating of certain documents, the significance between leavened and unleavened bread and the out door Mass. (36:09) Break 2 (36:49) Word of the Day: Ephraim (39:49) Phones: Zach - Why do we call Michael the Archangel a Saint? James - Are Catholics required to canal health insurance policies that pay for abortions? Joanna - I'm a catechumen and reading early church fathers.  They don't say much about Mary.   Any reason why? Julie - When Jesus was lost for three days and family found him.    How come Jesus was allowed to go to the Temple?

(3:10) Bible Study: 2 Tm 2:8-15 Don’t be come entangled in the affairs of life (19:19) Break 1 (20:14) Letters: Father answers some letters which are very difficult today. Check this segment out to see how father does answering these hard cookies. (33:29) Break 2 (34:00) Word of the Day: (you’re going to need to listen to listen in to what it is) (37:30) Phones: Ruth - What does the Church say about yoga?   I heard there's nothing wrong with it from another priest. Paul - What is the churches dogma on creation vs. evolution? Monica - What do you think about having my children decide when they're older?  I raised my children Catholic, and they'll decide when their older. Devin - What is your favorite Bible verse? Mike - What Jesus meant by having sheep not of this fold?

(4:34) Bible Study: 2 Tm 1:1-3, 6-12 Are the books from the bible really as old as people claim they are? Mk 12:18-27 Father explains the meaning of this story. (25:03) Break 1 (25:44) Letters: Father answers questions about, how Jews knew if you were ritually pure before partaking in the sacrifice, worrying about demonic possession, the resurrection of the dead and how we should read the psalms.   (35:56) Break 2 (36:45) Word of the Day: The (41:35) Phones: Cathy - My oldest granddaughter who's married, she doesn't want children.   How to approach the subject? Cindy - Why do the protestants have an extra line in the Our Father? Joe - Where they actually risen bodies, the bodies that were raised right after the earthquake when Jesus died?

(2:03) Bible Study: 2 Pt 3:12-15a, 17-18 Fires of God’s love are in purgatory? Find out what that means here Mk 12:13-17 Jesus was more clever than you would think in this passage. Find out how from Father Simon. (21:20) Break 1 (22:17) Letters: Father answers questions about receiving communion, our Blessed Mother, The Saint Jude Novena and are there different levels in heaven?  (35:12) Break 2 (36:24) Word of the Day: Spoude (yes, that’s a word) (39:22) Phones: Patricia - My daughter claims LGBTQ as her identity and inviting me to go to the pride parade this weekend.  What to do? Paul - How does a priest determine the penance for confession? Jay - Eucharistic Prayer I, and why is Matthias listed separately from the apostles? Mike - Contradiction b/w the 1st sorrow of Mary in seven sorrows and yet the 4th joyful mystery presentation. Paul - What is all about the red heifers, dating back to sacrifice and Noah Hyde Laws

(2:11) Bible Study: 2 Pt 1:2-7 Father explains the proper translation of several interesting words in this passage Mk 12:1-12 What was the vineyard that Jesus was talking about in this passage? The answer will probably surprise you. (17:42) Break 1   (20:56) Letters: Father answers questions about the ownership of time, Mortal sin and prays for a listener whose wife has cancer. (31:58) Break 2   (32:31) Word of the Day: Real   (40:16) Phones: Kenny - When priest mixing water/wine, does it matter if he only puts the water in his vessel, but not the others? Bridget - A parish priest, he just recently lost his father and how do I show support for him? Betsy - How are we supposed to get to know our priests, when they move around a lot?    Responding to what you're talking about today Lee - What do you think about this, our church is growing by leaps and bounds, it's beautiful (responding to what you're talking about?

Bible Study: (1:57) Zep 3:14-18a Were Jews Mono theistic in the bible? Rom 12:9-16 Use of the word brotherly love is used very interesting in this passage. Check it out! Lk 1:39-56 Want to understand this passage better? Father covers it here. Break 1: (19:44) Letters: (20:27) Father reads some interesting letters about the entrance chant in Mass, Hippy Colonies, The Strength of God, the welcoming nature of the Catholic faith and answers the question of the passage of time in Purgatory. Break 2 (32:17) Word of the Day: (33:07) Haste Phones: (34:10) Steve - Why confession couldn't be done over zoom.  You have screen, you're not seeing the priest Martha - How could we honor someone, even Christians and our relatives when they have gossip?  And when they have harmed people in Gossip? Kathy - Can we have sexual relations before getting married? Ed - Did Joseph have relations w/Mary?  A protestant friend claims he did based on Matthew 28

Bible Study: (1:52) 1 Pt 2:2-5, 9-12 Growing into salvation!  Mk 10:46-52 Trust & salvation  Letters: (28:00) - Thank you, Father for your views about the Diocese!  (30:55) - Catholicism, the Jews, and killing Jesus  Word of the Day: Boundary (39:03) Callers:  (42:52) - I do the Liturgy of the Hours, I always thought the Feast of Corpus Christi was on a Sunday?   (44:53) - Could you explain the Agnus Dei?  (45:57) - Guardian Angel Prayer, to light and guard and rule and guide. Could you explain the word 'rule'? (47:23) - Fornication, divorce and remarriage and how is that word interpreted and diff from the Protestants and way they look at it? (49:16) - Conversion process in the early Church, and I'm involved in RCIA, what was it like converting during the Roman times?

Bible Study: (2:11) 1 Pt 1:18-25 Commandments & obedience  Mk 10:32-45  The cross of Christ  Letters:  (22:22) - Born of the Spirit  (27:24) - Should priests be publicly hostile to each other?  (31:14) - Speak now or forever hold your peace (33:24) - Vision of Jesus  Word of the Day: Ransom (36:58) Callers:  (39:31) - If my friend where to die before getting last rites, is that the same as if you die before going to confession? (42:38) - What has happened to the animals in Eden after the fall?  And Where's Aretha Franklin music that you used to play? I'm an old neighbor of his. (45:24) - Where can I find information about indulgences and visiting cemeteries? https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/activities/view.cfm?id=1178 (46:38) - Regarding reconciliation, what does persona in Christi mean when confession is happening? (48:49) - I noticed that the Eucharist looks like a roaring lion in the reliquary, does that have anything to do w/the 2nd coming?

(1:54) Bible Study 1 Pt 1:10-16Father guides us through the importance of today's readings.(23:13) LettersFather shares a letter thank him for "getting on his soap box" shares his insights on priests being moved around in the Church and answers an email about the rich young man who didn't want to give up his riches for Jesus.(38:40) Word of the DayMystery(40:52) PhonesMary - I went to mass today, the music was about Trinity Sunday, psalm was not the one listed.  Even though there were all these mistakes, including homily, do I still get the grace of the sacrament? Stuart - How to determine what parish I should attend as a new convert?

Bible Study: (1:52) Jas 5:9-12 The Lord is compassionate and merciful  Mk 10:1-12 Why is today's Gospel controversial? Letters:  (23:16) - Love your enemies  (24:58) - Holy Spirit in the Jewish faith (26:58) - Moral to produce comfort in difficult times?  (31:00) - Does the Guardian angels stay with us forever?  (31:00) - Apostles on Holy Saturday (33:27) - Peter, do you love me question?  Word of the Day: Arminius & Baptism (35:04) Callers:  (40:26) - At Mass, is it equal to offer intentions in your heart oppose to asking the priest to offer the intention? (41:27) - Can I say, "I don't know" to a request?  (44:29) - What do you think of the sign of peace, when everybody is shaking hands with everybody, and is it okay for me to ignore people and just focus on Christ? (49:41) - About the single life and if that's really a vocation in the Church?

Bible Study: (1:53) Jas 5:1-6 How should Christians view money?  Mk 9:41-50 What causes us to sin?  Letters:  (23:02) - Cremation Question  (26:56) - Should I turn on my radio at Mass time?  (28:25) - Communion - what should I do?  (32:56) - My husband needs to get his prior married annulled  (35:56) - Can anyone wear the start of David?  Word of the Day: SCANDAL (37:55) Callers: (39:25) - In Mark 9:49-50 everybody salted w/fire and have salt in yourself, could you explain? (44:04) - Question about cremation and ashes be buried in sacred ground?  I'm in the process of buying a niche; does that niche count as sacred ground? (45:24) - Could you clarify about having the mass on radio while you're working? (46:24) - Entrance and Communion Antiphons should they said every mass?  It's bugging me. (48:27) - Could you explain the burying people in three days and that we have to do that? (49:24) - Explain Law vs. Grace and Paul's interpretation in his writings?  How does it different digest that?

Bible Study: (2:50) Jas 4:13-17 Father discusses young people in the Church & growth in the Church What is conscience?  Mk 9:38-40 The importance of respecting those who are with the Lord Letters:  (22:33) - How do we understand the Holy Spirit?  (26:11) - The Judges in the Bible  (28:48) - Music at the Parish (30:09) - Pizza at the prayer meeting  Word of the Day: Enemies (33:58) Callers:  (38:18) - Did Mary and Joseph have children in the home? (41:19) - Would Flannery O'Conner's comment on the Eucharist be a good addition to the Eucharist Congress? (43:20) - Should we be talking more about end times and things like that? (47:58) - Where in the Bible does it say that we need to get married in the Church New Testament:  https://www.amazon.com/New-Testament-Richmond-Lattimore/dp/0865475245

Bible Study: (1:57) Jas 4:1-10 How do we ask God what he wants of us?  Mk 9:30-37 What does Deacon mean?  Letters: (24:43)- Consulting with spirits  (26:10) - Sabbath rest when we work in an industry that doesn't allow it (26:56) - Congratulating an unmarried woman (28:54) - Rosary recording (30:05) - Why was Mary the first member of the Church?  Word of the Day (36:59) Callers: (39:48) - Since Christ was born of Mary, who was a human, did he have a DNA that was part of human? (41:27) - About the Eucharist,  was there any place in the Bible that Jesus said on how to receive the Eucharist? (47:04) - My granddaughter doesn't want children, just wants dogs. What's a subtle way to approach this with her?  (47:15) - The Our Father, and specifically 'lead us not into temptation.' Why is it sometimes translated temptation and in NAB, it says final test? (49:23) - What is the best genealogy book on Mary and her Theology?

Bible Study: (1:41) Gn 3:9-15, 20 Father discusses crushing the head of the serpent  Jn 19:25-34 The importance of loving the Bl. Mother  Pentecost: father explains the history of Pentecost Letters:  (21:57) - Filioque  (26:25) - Consecration question  (27:56) - Distributing ashes  The Veil Removed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOLZDaTgIaM (31:10) - Uncle Question (32:34) - Missa est Word of the Day: WOMAN (35:43) Callers: (42:23) - A line from yesterday's Gospel, everything that the father has is mine, he's saying exactly what the Father says in the Prodigal son. What do you think about that? (44:34) - Why doesn't the creed say anything about the miracles that Jesus (46:32) - What Gospels did Jesus send his disciples out to preach? (49:24) - Who cooked and served the meal at the last supper?

Bible Study: (2:26) Acts 25:13b-21 How did we become Roman & Catholic?  Jn 21:15-19 We hear the first confession of the first Pope Letters:  (19:13) - Biblical languages program (20:49) - Why do we say the Gloria at Mass? Third Luminous mystery - what does it refer to?  (23:48) - Private property in the Bible?  (26:49) - Consecrating Matza? (31:02) - Eucharistic procession; in what order should everything go?  Word of the Day: The emperor (35:29)Callers:  (37:47) - Is there a document that tells me everything I should believe as a Catholic? AND After St. peter died - is it true that there were 5 patriarchs that shared power and not just one? (42:1) - At Easter morning service - when the priest is doing the Holy water a lay person was helping him. Are they allowed to do this? (44:37) - Question about Gluten Free hosts - how do they fit in with what Father was saying? (46:17) - I became an usher and now I can't focus on the Mass. Any advice? (48:10) - Two people are trying to get divorced. They don't

Bible Study: (1:50) Acts 22:30; 23:6-11 Paul's cultural context  Letters:  (18:45) - Who was St. Jude's mother?  (20:48) - Praying to the saints (22:43) - The Bee Gee's  (23:30) - Choosing my name as grandmother (25:18) - Time in purgatory  (27:36) - Praying directly to God  (31:17) - I accidentally dropped Holy Communion Word of the Day: Just! (35:13) Callers:  (38:17) - My husband died this morning and he is being cremated. Do I HAVE to follow the Catholic view of cremation since he was protestant? (43:02) - Verse in the Bible that Jesus said, 'you are baptized, you will gain eternal life' (Mark 16:16).  (46:00) - Mary Magdalene mistaking Jesus for the gardener? (50:02) - When we're praying for the deceased, imagine the magnitude in the heavenly realm, how these prayers are lifted up?

Bible Study: (1:55) Acts 20:28-38 Early Church structure,  talking to Bishops & the importance of giving Letters (21:54) - Can we venerate Orthodox saints?  (23:55) - What happens when we pray the Rosary. Part of the prayer are the Hail Mary's when we ask Mary to "pray for us now and the hour of our death." We aren't praying to God directly are we? (28:55) - Finding a Catholic Godparent (30:54) - Who was at the Last Supper?  Word of the Day: Consecrate (33:17)Callers: 46:34 - I was told by a priest, and that if you're traveling, you don't need to make mass on Sunday?  Could you clarify? Note: we had some audio issues at the end of the show; we apologize for the inconvenience. 

Acts 1:15-17, 20-26 Father discusses  Holy Orders & casting lots  Jn 15:9-17 Father tells a story about eating with a Bishop Letters (22:42) - family members left the Church  (28:45) - does it hurt when God uses us the way he wants?  (31:01) - God hates divorce  Word of the Day: Commandment (36:26)Callers: (38:56) - Is St. Paul's teachings truly the word of God? (46:40) - We believe that Jesus was truly God and truly Man.  Did he change humanity?   (49:40) -  "I call you friends" - who are these friends? 

Bible Study: (1:48) Acts 19:1-8 Father discusses prophecy and Baptism Letters (22:18) – Is it OK to steal?  (31:35) – I had a poor parish upbringing, what should I do?  Word of the Day: Mass (37:20) Callers (39:03) – The priest used to say that before funerals and weddings, if you’re not Catholic, don’t receive communion.  Why don’t they do that anymore? (43:39) – Could we assume Jesus made mistakes? (46:02) – Is it God’s will for divorce, or is it my husband’s fault that he wants to divorce.  I’ve been married for 25 years. (48:05) – ‘Despise not our petitions’, could you explain ‘despise’? Original Air Date: May 22, 2023

Bible Study: (1:28) Letters: (14:26) Word of the Day: (27:47) Skenopoi Phones: (38:40) Steve - The Gospels are accounts of what people witnessed so who saw Jesus in the desert? Philip - When does drinking become a mortal sin? Joe - Fear of the Lord - what does this really mean?