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Father Simon Says™ is your daily bible study hosted by Father Richard Simon, who jokingly refers to himself as Reverend Know-it-All.
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Sep 25, 2025 • 51min
Jesus' Brothers and Sisters - Father Simon Says - September 25, 2025
(4:09) Bible Study: Haggai 1:1-8 How do we settle into our lives and forget the first words of God to us? Luke 9:7-9 Father talks about the family of Herod (23:05) Break 1 (24:45) Letters: Shouldn’t we have a record of Jesus’ brothers if He really had brothers and sisters? Father talks about the death penalty and why it is not as black and white as you might think. Father answers these and other questions, send him a letter at simon@relevantradio.com (37:10) Break 2 (37:48) Word of the Day Perplexed (40:41) Phones: Berry - I have a question from the parallels between Isaiah 66 and haggai reading from today. Alesandra - Is what you said about letting sinner die unrepentant apply to people who use euthanasia Madeline - could you go into the Jesus having brothers? it has the possibility for Mary not being ever virgin. I want to debate protestants.

Sep 24, 2025 • 51min
Death Penalty - Father Simon Says - September 24, 2025
(2:58) Bible Study: Ezra 9:5-9 God’s persistence is miraculous Luke 9:1-6 Why do the Gospels have different narratives? (20:10) Break 1 (22:14) Letters: When do we kneel during the Mass? Is the Death Penalty allowed in the Catholic Faith? Father answers these and other questions, send him a letter at simon@relevantradio.com (35:48) Break 2 (40:18) Word of the Day Sermon and a homily (41:27) Phones: Joe - Wife is a Jewish and she’s says that she doesn’t have any sins. what’s the Jewish teaching? Mark - why is numbers 7 important and why do these records matter?

Sep 23, 2025 • 51min
Ark of the Covenant - Father Simon Says - September 23, 2025
(9:08) Bible Study: Ezra 6:7-8, 12b, 14-20 Where is the ark of the covenant? (20:17) Break 1 (23:19) Letters: Father mentions his thoughts on Pope Leo’s words about Charlie Kirk and is it okay to have drinks during Mass? Father answers these and other questions, send him a letter at simon@relevantradio.com (35:58) Break 2 (37:14) Word of the Day Elder (40:49) Phones: Kay - I have six kids and none of them attend the church. In the Eucharistic prayers it talks about God's mercy. Does that cover my children even though they walked away? Craig - I have a question about the history in the old testament. about Esther and the king. Theresa - We had a visiting priest that says that Ethiopia has the ark. John - IN mass you say 'take away the sins of the world grant us peace'. do we kneel or stand at that? Catherine - When Herod had John beheaded, I thought you need roman permission to kill someone like that.

Sep 22, 2025 • 51min
Called to More - Father Simon Says - September 22, 2025
(3:34) Bible Study: Ezra 1:1-6 Father explains this passage Luke 8:16-18 We are called to be lights to the world. (18:08) Break 1 (20:05) Letters: Can you baptize a child who is not your own? What happens to guardian angels who don’t bring people to heaven? Father answers these and other questions, send him a letter at simon@relevantradio.com (33:07) Break 2 (33:48) Word of the Day Host (36:36) Phones: Elijah - According to Greek, Hebrew, and Arabic They refer to Mary as 'Mariam'. is that more correct? John - Where does the names of the Eucharistic prayer saints come from? Debbie - People on social media said that its time for Charlie kirk said that it was time for him to go. Resources: The Veil Removed - Film https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOLZDaTgIaM

Sep 19, 2025 • 51min
Dealing with Slavery - Father Simon Says - September 19, 2025
(3:31) Bible Study: 1 Timothy 6:2c-12 Father takes a deep breath as he tackles this difficult reading dealing with slavery (23:51) Break 1 (39:52) Phones: Grant - My Dad is not Catholic. He is not Catholic. Can he be buried in a Catholic cemetery? Likes to be buried next to his Catholic wife. Kathy - I feel that people from other cultures see me as entitled, and I must prove myself. I have a small disagreement with him about it, since many people in this country work hard for what they have. This is my experience as a white person. Shannon - Are we allowed to pray over people, or just to pray for them? (40:27) Break 2 (36:20) Word of the Day Magdalene

Sep 18, 2025 • 51min
Priest - Father Simon Says - September 18, 2025
(6:35) Bible Study: 1 Timothy 4:12-16 and Luke 7:36-50, Fr. Simon gives some context to the Catholic Sacrament of Holy Orders and the laying on of hands. (22:24) Break 1 Letters (25:25) If God is so good and loving how could he send anyone to hell? (37:55) Break 2 (38:55) Word of the Day: “priest” (42:15) Phones: (42:22) Olivia - Were Billy Graham and Bishop Fulton Sheen friends or did they ever meet? (45:01) Greg - A friend of mine is getting an implant during a visit to the dentist. The Dentist says he needs to get an implant from a cadaver. Can he have that implant blessed before and is an implant from a cadaver a good thing? (47:02) Maria - When the angel Gabriel appeared to Mary and said she was chosen to be the mother of God and you will name him Emmanuel. We never read about Emmanuel, but rather Jesus. Why is that?

Sep 17, 2025 • 51min
Praying Over People - Father Simon Says - September 17, 2025
(5:02) Bible Study: 1 Timothy 3:14-16 & Luke 7:31-35 (20:46) Break 1 (21:13) Letters (25:07) Praise and Worship music in my parish choir. (26:56) Are lay people allowed to pray over you? (32:08) The Berean Bible (34:08) Break 2 (34:30) Word of the Day - "Her" (39:56) Phones (40:10) Nicole - A scholarly exorcist says that only parents should be praying on their children. (43:47) Joe - What is the precedent on putting pictures of the living buried with the dead?

Sep 17, 2025 • 51min
Liturgical Music - Father Simon Says - September 16, 2025
Bible Study: Luke 7:11 - 4:41 Break 1 Letters Jonathan – If you get a lot out of the Divine Liturgy, find a Byzantine Catholic Church. -25:12 What should the Eucharistic Minister do if the Precious Blood is spilled? - 33:34 Break 2 Word of the Day - “Household” - 37:10 Phones: Mark: The Sisters in catholic schools said that a classic is something that doesn't age or become irrelevant. - 38:33 Mike - where's the definitive authority on singing in mass - 46:51

Sep 15, 2025 • 50min
Our Lady Of Sorrows - Father Simon Says - September 15, 2025
Our Blessed Mother was the 3rd person in history conceived without Original Sin. Our Blessed Mother accepted the responsibility of her Immaculate conception - 1:31 Bible Study from 1 Timothy 2:1-8 and John 19 - 5:40 Letters - 27:21 Gail – Are the linens used during Mass and on the altar rinsed in a Sacrarium? – 27:29 Gino - If Joseph was an older man with sons, wouldn’t his sons have inherited the Davidic throne? -30:21 Word of the Day - “Robbed” - 41:53 Phones Susan - A friend of mine wants to baptize one of her granddaughters. Is this ok? - 43:34 Nathan - How to balance saying the words of the rosary and the actual meditations. - 46:05

Sep 12, 2025 • 51min
St. Paul The Evangelist? - Father Simon Says - September 12, 2025
Bible Study from 1 Timothy 1 (3:23) Letters Greg shares about the inerrancy of the Scriptures and draws from Catechism. Bob – Was Paul a terrible a evangelist? Word Of The Day: Arrogant Phones John - The Our Father prayer in English but it sounds different in Latin as the translation has different wordings. Could you explain? Larry - Can you comment on the 1631 edition of the KJV? Chris - Does Leviticus point to the Eucharist?