Father Simon Says

Bible Study: (1:52) Jgs 9:6-15 Father explains an inviolable law of the Kingdom of God Mt 20:1-16 How God reshapes and converts people Letters (22:31) - Dogs, puppies & and Canaanite Woman (29:35) - My Jewish friend's comment on the 2nd Commandment  Word of the Day: Mount Gerizim (34:00)  Callers  (37:01) - Can God uncreate a soul? (41:48) - Is Mary omniscient?  (44:37) - During confession, are we bound by the seal?  (48:47) - What where the Jews chosen to do?

Bible Study: (2:03) Jgs 6:11-24a Father, as promised, discusses what a terebinth is.  Mt 19:23-30 When do we come to Gd?  Letters (19:31) - The devil's fall and the Garden of Eden (24:03) - Can a teen become Catholic w/out his parents permission?  (28:33) - Priest purifying his hands Word of the Day: Queen Mother (31:09) Callers  (34:16) - my conversion story!  (36:59) - When are we judged?  (39:22) - What exactly becomes the Body/Blood of Christ?  Is it everything on the altar or only in the chalice? (43:02)- If people who lived saintly lives, are awarded a crown in heaven? (44:22) - Transfiguration and why Father feels Jesus met w/Moses/Elijah, as opposed to Abraham/David? (46:43) - Question about the idea of dying to one self and if Jesus being fully God and fully man, was he not subject to that? (50:08) - Liturgy and keeping the faith 

Bible Study: (2:24) Jgs 2:11-19 Father discusses who the judges were Mt 19:16-22 Father contrasts the Rich Man and the Gadarene demoniac  Letters (18:40) - Moses killing the Egyptian & the pro-life movement (21:22) - Did Jesus say he was the son of God?  (23:40) - Jesus called Mary immah in the Chosen (24:23) - Moses allowed divorce, why?  (29:02) - There's a lot of coincidences happening in my life; what's going on?  Word of the Day: Baal (32:02) Callers  (38:20) - Question bout the Ark of the Covenant found under Golgotha? (43:09) - Question about yesterday's gospel and Jesus' use of the word dog? (45:08) - My boyfriend wants me to convert to Catholicism before marrying him. I was raised Southern Baptist, but I'm going to mass him.  Do I need to be Catholic to marry him?

Bible Study: (:52.300) Jos 3:7-10a, 11, 13-17 Why shouldn't the Israelites get too close to the arc?  Letters (13:56) - Kelly, who is of a different faith, loves Father's show! (14:34) - What does it mean, 'we sang a dirge but you didn't not mourn?' (17:35) - Holy Days by country  (18:57) - Do parishes have to offer extra masses on holy days?  Word of the Day: to sin  (27:49) Callers  (39:37) - Clarification, in the OT Moses and God were speaking in the tent and speaking face to face?  (44:45) - Any indication of when Jesus baptized the Apostles? (47:38) - We're in this Eucharistic Revival, but priests haven't raised the Eucharist and Chalice as high at consecration. Why? 

Bible Study: (1:16) Dt 34:1-12 Moses, the Rock, & the Supernatural Mt 18:15-20 Father discusses the difficulty of fraternal correction  Letters (18:29) - Can God resurrect the body in any form?  (20:15) - Someone used 'she' for the Holy Ghost Word of the Day: Binding on earth (28:00) Callers (38:26) - Why was Moses chosen by God?  (41:53) - When Jesus was a young boy, what would he have called his mother? (43:19) - What inspired Fr. Simon to become a priest? (46:31) - When unclean thoughts enter your head, is that from the evil one?

Bible Study: (1:27) Father discusses what the Assumption means  Letters (15:51) - Crushing the head of the serpent  Word of the Day: Magnify (27:21) Callers  (38:21) - Difference in terminology for today's feast day in the Eastern and Western Churches? (40:03) - If the upside down cross is a bad sign? (42:08) - Question about Hebrew/Greek, 'seed will crush his head.' (46:07) - I went to Church this morning and priest didn't show up, do I need to go to Mass again, as it was only a communion service? (47:46) - During the Our Father, 'Give us this day our daily bread', what is that bread?

Bible Study: (1:04) Mt 17:22-27 Father explains the temple tax in today's Gospel Letters (14:26) - Who cruses whose head in Gen 3:15?  (18:59) - Are Sinai and Mt. Horeb the same thing? Word of the Day: Hear O Israel (41:38) Callers (27:22) - Luke 9:1-6 | When the Apostles came back, did they retain or lose the power to heal people? (31:13) - How did Jesus save Peter in the water?  (32:59) - I have an annulment question for Fr. Simon (42:39) - In 2020, Pope Francis goes by the of 'Universal Pastor of the Church'  and what does that mean regarding his authority? (45:20) - What does 'foreigner' refer to in today's Gospel? 

Bible Study: (1:47)   Dt 4:32-40 Father discusses the importance of Fatima in world history  Mt 5:10 Father asks, "who are you?" Letters (22:54) - How do we live out our love?  (31:00) - how can we pray against the demonic?  Word of the Day: Deuteronomy (36:44) Callers (39:51) -  What kind of house blessing could I do for a family member? (43:05) - If this was God's plan, could Judas just have been playing a role? (45:44) - What's the difference between Thomas Aquinas and Augustine & can Father recommend a simple book introduces Thomas Aquinas to the average reader? (48:31) - How to share about my Marian Pilgrimage with my Protestant friends?

Feast Day and Bible Study: (1:49) What is the sign of the Holy Spirit?  Jn 12:24-26 what does it mean to be a deacon?  Letters (21:24) - Low-Gluten hosts  (28:23) - Psalms & Satire Word of the Day: Anangke (33:12) Callers  (37:02) - How is astrology condemned by Catholics, but it's referenced in the Bible? (39:26) - In the 40 days after the Resurrection, what took place in Jerusalem? (40:57) - Do we have any oral traditions about the 500 disciples after the resurrection? (43:12) - A good resource on Catholic eschatology & metaphysics 

Bible Study: (2:16) Nm 13:1-2, 25–14:1, 26a-29a, 34-35 What is God trying to teach?  Letters (20:47) - Question about Sodom & Abraham (22:55) - Was St. Paul a tent maker?  (25:25) - We need to help our shepherds Word of the Day: Dog/Puppy (35:32) Callers  (42:04) - Why do we have to suffer and why is there evil in the world? (46:06) - Can father explain obedience & sacrifice?