Father Simon Says

(1:24) Bible Study: Luke 14:25-33 Why do you follow Jesus? (27:00) Break 1 (28:41) Letters: What does it really mean to trust Jesus? How do priests avoid burn out? Father answers these and other questions, send him a letter at simon@relevantradio.com (42:31) Word of the Day Neighbor (45:05) Phones: Dannielle - My son is having bad dreams. I need advice. Joe - I need some clarity on the names of God.

(2:36) Bible Study: Romans 12:5-16ab Bless those who persecute and do not curse them. (27:00) Break 1 (27:50) Letters: Father shares a good book about Mary. How do you deal with bad parishioners? Is it okay to wear the Jerusalem cross? Father answers these and other questions, send him a letter at simon@relevantradio.com (39:55) Word of the Day Ministry (45:42) Phones: Mike - IS the case for Christ by Lee Strobel a catholic approved book? What is a good book that is catholic like it? Clare - some people bless themselves and bow when the priest passes. what’s the deal with that?

(2:29) Bible Study: Romans 11:29-36 Father shares the reason for the book of Romans  (27:00) Break 1 (28:00) Letters: Are there Foxes in the bible? What loss is Jesus referring to when He said He had lost nothing that the Father gave Him? Father answers these and other questions, send him a letter at simon@relevantradio.com (40:23) Word of the Day Blessed (43:24) Phones: Sandra - What is your recommendation for as book on the life of Mary? Lily - How do we forgive people who belittle you and make fun of you. Maria – Are humans referred to as creatures in the Bible?

(3:13) who are the Maronites? Father shares the interesting story of St Charbel Makhoulf Father explains judgment and Purgatory. (27:59) Break 1 (30:14) Lisa - My mother wrote to Padre Pio and he responded that she was living the will of God, so you through the letter out because she didn't like the response but later regretted it. (32:37) Laura - I am from Lebanon and there are many Muslims who go to his hermitage. Praying for their conversion. Also, a miracle story. (35:45)Father talks about St. Padre Pio. (46:19) Medel - What took the Church so long to make Padre Pio a saint? Erin - I was fortunate to view relics of St. Pio. (51:11) Monica - I met a woman who was cured by Padre Pio. He is the cause of my reversion. Larry - If someone dies a martyr, do they need two miracles to be canonized?

(4:35) Bible Study: Romans 8:31b-39 Why do you REALLY love Jesus? (21:10) Break 1 (23:17) Letters: Father talks about the word to believe in the bible. Father answers a bible verse verb problem about praying to yourself. What is double predestination? Father answers these and other questions, send him a letter at simon@relevantradio.com (36:25) Break 2 (37:34) Word of the Day three (42:23) Phones: Joe - Repeat the saying about Christianity being more of a relationship than a religion. Dan - How do we personally know that we love God. Craig - I lead a bible study and we are on the part about peter loving Christ Sylvia - What can I be doing to be a saint?

(3:07) Bible Study: Luke 13:22-30 Father talks about the kingship of Christ. Romans 8:26-30 Why does God let bad things happen to us? (18:35) Break 1 (20:27) Letters: Can you be a priest if you can’t read music well? What happens during the sacrifice of the Mass? Is there a devotion to the adolescent Christ? Father answers these and other questions, send him a letter at simon@relevantradio.com (33:54) Break 2 (34:28) Word of the Day Agape (39:58) Phones: Marsha- My grandson asked his mother what is hell. I am wondering how fr. would respond Michael - What’s the difference between transubstantiation and consubstantiation? Lina - I cry at mass every time and its involuntary. What should I think about this? Mary – My friends son is in to ouija boards. how should he proceed? Steven - I come across the word circumscion a lot. why is it referenced so much in the NT?

(3:46) Bible Study: Ephesians 2:19-22 Who is Paul talking to in this passage? Luke 6:12-16 Jesu took all night to pray. How much more time should we take to pray? (19:00) Break 1 (20:35) Letters: What was Mary’s yes like for the Angels in heaven? How did Saint John the Baptist know that Jesus was the Christ? Who was the queen of the south in the Bible? Father answers these and other questions, send him a letter at simon@relevantradio.com (34:53) Break 2 (36:03) Word of the Day Apostle (39:37) Phones: Frank - I wanted clarity on the group of zealots in the Gospel of Luke. Anne - what is the rule about getting married after divorce.

(2:38) Bible Study: Luke 13:10-17 What is the difference between healing someone and saving someone? Romans 8:12-17 Every Christian has a destiny not a fate. (19:24) Break 1 (20:59) Letters: Do dogs go to heaven? What prayers will help us to live in the present moment? Father answers these and other questions, send him a letter at simon@relevantradio.com (33:47) Break 2 (34:26) Word of the Day Bound (36:04) Phones: Mary - Our new pastor doesn't declare 'body of Christ' when administering the sacrament of communion Frances - Is it ok to address out Lady  with  a name not connected to a devotion. Lisa - My son said that his three-year-old had dreams about scary movies. does it mean anything? Mark - If I don’t have mortal sins to confess what is confession all about? Sue - Does the communion fast apply to daily mass not just Sundays.

(6:20) Bible Study: Luke 12:54-59 Father explains this passage from a Catholic perspective. Romans 7:18-25a The inner beauty of the person. (22:21) Break 1 (24:22) Letters: Father talks about the poetry of the Bible. Was Jonah dead we he got swallowed by a whale? Can you set up alters in your house ? Father answers these and other questions, send him a letter at simon@relevantradio.com (37:26) Break 2 (38:25) Word of the Day Bishop (43:50) Phones: Joseph - 'Allowing himself to be built to the cross...and for forbidden fruit', from an Eastern Catechism, and what does he think? Michael - What does he think about this?  I was doing a project on Communism, and how the devil doesn't have his own clay and twist clay.  And how Communism twists the clay of brother love and turns it evil. Yumi - Is Moses an Israelite or Egyptian? Anne - Purifying the Chalice, I see him purifying w/wine.   Is that okay?

(4:49) Bible Study: Luke 12:39-48 What does it mean for us to be servants of the world as believers Romans 6:12-18 Sin is its own punishment which enslaves us. Father explains (26:07) Break 1 (28:25) Letters: Father gets a letter from 7th Day Adventists who disagree with Catholics about Marian devotion. What language did Jesus read in?  Father answers these and other questions, send him a letter at simon@relevantradio.com (35:10) Break 2 (36:04) Word of the Day Expect (38:03) Phones: John - In todays reading when he says do you love  me more than 'these'. what are 'these' George - Comment: your commentary was good today and you and I was able to show my RCIA class Bridget - Can someone receive grace and have the whole body of Christ benefit? Gary - How is it holy to let Muslims pray in the Vatican.