Father Simon Says

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 go to church and weren't married in the church. Do they need anything from the priest when they divorce?

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