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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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Jun 20, 2023 • 51min
Did Jesus Have a Beginning? - June 20, 2023
Bible Study: (2:06) 2 Cor 8:1-9 How do we love one another? / Worship & Donating Money Mt 5:43-48 What is the biggest word the bible? Letter (18:36) - Irene talks about giving something at the Mass (21:36) - What if Mary said no to the Angel Gabriel? (24:00) - is the Catholic Church the whore of Babylon? (29:46) - Yiddish question Word of the Day: Hierarchy (32:38) Caller (35:43) - Jesus was born before all ages, does that mean Jesus have a beginning? (40:07) - Why are there so many religious orders? (44:32) - Story about my Guardian Angels? (46:52) - Why other protestants believe in the rapture? [GEESE] (49:54) - Revelation Chapter 17, and about the Whore of Babylon?

Jun 19, 2023 • 51min
Love Thy Neighbor - June 19, 2023
Bible Study: (1:58) Father discusses why our life should be a life of studying Christ 2 Cor 6:1-10 Father discusses St. Paul's great Kvetch Mt 5:38-42 What does it mean to love our neighbor? Letters (22:35) - The three different Marys in the Bible (26:18) - Flowers in Church (29:29) - Ignatius of Antioch (31:41) - Surrender Novena Word of the Day: Vain (33:50) Caller (39:00) - My family is going through a separation. My father and mother are divorcing and battle for custody for my youngest brother. (43:19) - Question about Jesus Naked on the Cross (46:31) - How are we supposed to think about priests in Leviticus being without defect? (49:40) - Should we pray silently when praying to God about our sinfulness so the devil doesn't hear us?

Jun 16, 2023 • 51min
Solemnity of the Sacred Heart - June 16, 2023
Father Discusses the Heart of Jesus Why do we need Freedom for Love? (13:03) Letters (19:27) - Should we read the Apocryphal books? (24:06) - Prophecy of the Book of Daniel (27:14) - Cindy discusses our world gone crazy (29:03) - Someone brought up that the Rosary is a mindless repetition; what should I say? Word of the Day: Meek (34:35) Callers (37:59) Is this a legit thought from God, 'There is no sin and illness, only ignorance of truth and love' (40:06) - Genesis 6 and the Angels having sex w/human beings? Could you clarify? (44:53) - Psalm 34: Where can I find David saying in madness before Abimelech (48:12) - My grandchildren received their first communion but their parents aren't really practicing their faith. (50:02) - Are our physical bodies taken up into heaven at the end of time and if so where is that in Scripture?

Jun 15, 2023 • 51min
Evangelizing at Work - June 15, 2023
Bible Study: (1:53) 2 Cor 3:15—4:1, 3-6 Father Simon discusses the 'worshipping the god of this age.' Mt 5:20-26 Righteousness and the nature of God Letters (21:44) - Msgr. Bob discusses Orthodox sick calls (25:44) - I work for a Fortune 500 company who talks about getting asked to remove religious stuff from my desk (29:14) - Possession by the Holy Spirit (31:52) - Screwtape letters - I feel ill after listening to the Screwtape letters Word of the Day: Freedom (36:06) Callers (41:47) - At my work I've been able to talk about my religion, what do you think about that Father? (43:14) - Where do we have information on the 40 days after he rose? (47:05) - What's the best way to start reading the Bible? (48:48) - If someone is possessed, could they only get help from an external source or could they get help internally

Jun 14, 2023 • 51min
Down Payment on Faith - June 14, 2023
Bible Study: (2:02) Mt 5:17-19 What does it really mean to fulfill the law? Letters (20:27) - John writes in about Aquinas' theology of the Eucharist (21:49) - Ancient Salt Techniques (23:25) - Contemporary American Sinfulness (25:14) - Our parish had a beautiful procession for corpus Christi, where should the Eucharist be located? (29:44) - Jesus and the Trinity Word of the Day: Down payment (32:55) Caller (37:34) -Defense of Confession (42:20) - What is the Hebrew word for identity? (46:24) - Why we have a funeral and not called celebration a life?

Jun 13, 2023 • 51min
Salt, Wheat, and Corn? - June 13, 2023
Bible Study: (2:44) 2 Cor 1:18-22 What does it mean that we have a Yes in Jesus? Mt 5:13-16 How does salt become tasteless? Letters (27:23) - Is there a vessel to transmit the precious blood to the homebound? (29:21) - Examples of modern words of the law (32:23) - Doesn't the Gluten go away when the host is transubstantiated? (33:37) - Who removed the Septuagint? Word of the Day: Seal (38:29) Callers (43:37) - I'm celiac and receive a host w/very few gluten, like a miniscule amount. What do you think about that? (45:09) - Eucharist is made of wheat, why they don't mix rice and corn to incorporate other cultures (47:00) - My son said Crime went down when Roe v Wade was legalized and two, it's better for children to not come into a household w/a father? What am I to say?

Jun 12, 2023 • 51min
Enduring Suffering - June 12, 2023
Bible Study: (1:47) 2 Cor 1:1-7 What does it mean that the Holy Spirit is the comforter? Letters (23:06) - What's Father's take on tattoos? (27:48) - Can angels possess us? (29:41) - Blowing trumpets and giving alms (30:58) - What are Father's thoughts about Christian Churches? Word of the Day: Blessed (34:16) Callers (37:41) - What am I supposed to do as a mother because my 26 year old son wants to transition? (41:04) - Does Patrick know about Our Lady of Leyva (from Columbia)? (42:23) - I attended a Protestant service where they baptized people. Do most protestant churches 'In the Name of the Father, Son, Holy Ghost...? (45:26) - I believe a Eucharistic Miracle took place here in Yonkers New York (48:44) - Parable of the fig tree, and about an interpretation?

Jun 9, 2023 • 51min
Living Life - June 9, 2023
Bible Study: (2:20) Tb 11:5-17 Father shares his theory about how Tobit and Revelation are related Letters 30:30 - Afterlife Question 32:25 - Question about the Geneva Bible 34:30 - What do I say to someone who says they live life by doing what makes you happy? 36:45 - St. Paul and the Tribe of Benjamin 39:30 - Recycling Lace of Albs Word of the Day: Raphael and Azariah (38:25) Callers (41:23) - I want to recommend a book called Tobit's Dog based on the story of Tobit (42:48) - Psalm 139 is numbered differently in my old Bible. Why is that? 54:20 - Are lay people able to give blessings to people who come up in communion line? 57:30 - My niece is not getting married in a Catholic Church. She is getting married outside. What should I do?

Jun 8, 2023 • 51min
Father Simon Says - The Dodgers' Moral Error - June 08, 2023
(1:56) Bible Study: Tb 6:10-11; 7:1bcde, 9-17; 8:4-9a Father shares the missing parts from the story in Tobit (28:09) Letters: Father answers letters asking about the movie Nefarious, the Catholic perspective on the value of work, how to handle a civil wedding of a mother’s son, (38:44) Word of the Day: Hen (42:21) Phones: Rita - Responding to God's mission as parents just like Tobit did. What do you think? Carol - The Catholics kept the apocryphal writings of the old testament. Why didn't the protestants keep them? Mary - I'm going to be fasting as form of protest against the Dodgers, what do you think?

Jun 7, 2023 • 51min
Father Simon Says - Satan Hates Procreation - June 07, 2023
(2:02) Bible Study: Mk 12:18-27 Father explains the sacrificial class of the priesthood in Jesus’ day Tb 3:1-11a, 16-17a We participate in reflecting God by creating children through marital intimacy. (23:18) Letters: Father answers questions about whether animals go to heaven, the meaning of the word cleanse in the bible, Why Paul went to Rome, can we celebrate my late Father’s Birthday and someone with neighbors who are proclaimed Satanists. (37:39) Word of the Day: Psalm 25 “teach me your paths.’ (40:04) Phones: Don - When Jesus was on the cross and blood flowed out from him, was that the birth of the Church? Patrick - What should I do w/my baptism candle that I got when I was baptized Everett - I passed a Unitarian Church and they were denying some of the things Jesus said. Could you comment? Carol - When someone passes away and they're cremated, is a mantle okay? Is the ocean okay?


