Father Simon Says

Bible Study: (1:42) Acts 6:8-15 Father shares his theory about Act and the Gospel of Luke  Jn 6:22-29 What is the real work of God?  Letters  (19:23) - How is David after God's own heart?  (28:28) - Communion service  Word of the Day: Crown (32:05) Callers (33:39) - Jesus descended into hell, could you explain?   (38:10) - How the average Jew could've possibly known that every sacrifice and liturgical ceremony pointed to Christ? (45:37) -  Could you explain Numbers 22: 21-39 to me?  (49:27) - My father recently passed away, and he wasn't Christian. Should I have baptized him?

-Daily Readings (1:49) Acts 5:34-42 (14:45) Jn 6:1-15 -Letters (20:44) Should we associate with Christians who are not living out their faith When did the power of the apostles to heal end? Son wants to marry a Hindu woman what should we do? Is there any point in payer? -Word of the day Worship -Phones: (35:18) Keri - How do you find forgiveness for something you've done that caused someone's death.  How do you forgive yourself? Maro - Question about the word 'cousin' and relationship to Mary.  Could you explain the word 'cousin' Vanessa - About today's Gospel making him king, was that going to be by force? Greg - When you're trying to qualify for a plenary indulgence, and free of mortal sin.  Would just going to Confession at Church qualify for going to confession?

Bible Study: (1:50) The Gospel of John We should have a relationship with the Holy Spirit  What does it mean to be born of wind and water Letters (18:18) - Listener is worried about getting his car broken into (22:37) - What is the scriptural basis for the Epiclesis? (25:21) - I'm nervous about my friend's marriage (31:43) - Anything in the Talmud about one who hangs from the tree is cursed  Word of the Day: Ration (37:26) Callers  (39:47) - Attending a Wedding Reception of a non-Catholic who may be divorced. Can I go? (44:50) - It's good to have regrets in life  (45:59) - How do I explain Confession, Purgatory, and change to the bible?

Bible Study: (2:26) Acts 5:17-26 Father explains the religious dynamics in ancient Israel Jn 3:16-21 The price that God paid for our lives  Letters (23:22) - What lessons do we learn from the sufferings of the death of God?  (29:01) - Do you need to be Catholic to receive the anointing of the sick? (30:52) - Jesus says he died for the sins of many  (31:32) - Will all Baptized go to heaven?  Word of the Day: Evil (33:04) Callers (34:46) -  Why the Catholic Church says bad things about the devil, when I recently met someone from the Church of Satan, and they told me they do nice things? (39:13) - About today's reading and John 3:16, and the use of the word 'might' what was the original word? (41:11) - How do you listen for God's answer? (48:43) - Do you have to be baptized to go to heaven?

Bible Study: (1:59) Acts 4:32-37 Father explains the governmental structure in Acts  Jn 3:7b-15 What does it mean to be born from above?  Letters (22:030 Judas & Fulton Sheen's theory  (24:29)  Who was Thomas' twin?  (29:29) Jesus dying for many vs all Word of the Day: Wind & Spirit (32:40) Callers  (35:46) Was the Holy Spirit with Mary all the time? (38:38)  When they stoned Stephen, why didn't they ask Pilate to approve, like when Jesus was killed? (41:12) The Church is not in touch of reality, and I'm becoming Catholic, but I need to go through an annulment and the paperwork and other interviews are hard to do? (46:24) Divine Mercy Sunday, if you go to confession and communion and pray for Holy Father, remission of all sins?   (48:02) Good Friday at Church, shouldn't there be more quiet?  I was hearing the choir practicing?

Bible Study: (1:43) Acts 4:23-31 Father explains some of the meanings of the word 'God' Jn 3:1-8 What does it mean to be born from above?  What is religious consensus  Letters (28:13) - What does it mean to cast lots?  (31:44) - Listener forgave her husband for cheating on her Word of the Day: Rabim (Many) Callers  (39:28) - 1 and 2 Maccabees, when was it accepted as canonical before the Council of Trent? (41:20) - Question about the guard's ear who was cut off and Jesus healing the ear, where in the Bible? (42:56) - Who is most responsible for the humiliation and assaulting of Jesus.  Was it the Romans? (47:04) - Comment on being saved by salvation alone and about yesterday's 2nd reading? (49:51) - What does he mean by original tongues, like Aramaic and also the diff b/w 'reborn' and 'born above'?

Bible Study: (1:52) Acts 4:1-12 Peter understands the prophecy from Psalm 188 Jn 21:1-14 Jesus' fraternal care for John  Letters (23:11) - Father discussing the meaning of Ex 4:23 & Moses' circumcision  (27:30) - Triduum Question  (30:14) - Listener laughed at a FSS promo (31:12) - Can I take notes during the homily?  (32:04) - Listener is upset that Fr. Simon used the term 'woke'  Word of the Day: Touch (36:48) Callers  (39:13) - How would you look in a resurrected body or how would you look when you get to heaven, are you young again? (42:18) - Commentary about what you saw at the Holy Sepulchre and at the very base is 'Adam's Skull'  What do you think? (44:36) - About the synoptic Gospels, did they get the writings from the people who where there? (48:05) - Why does the Catholic Church use the term Easter instead of Resurrection Sunday?

Bible Study: (1:55) Acts 3:11-26 Father explains some of the Kosher laws regarding pork Letters (20:05) - what is meant by 'Novus Ordo' by the book?  https://www.vatican.va/archive/hist_councils/ii_vatican_council/documents/vat-ii_const_19631204_sacrosanctum-concilium_en.html https://www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/the-mass/general-instruction-of-the-roman-missal (23:48) - Brenda responds to Father Simon's critique of the Sermon on the Mount (28:11)- Comment about the Novus Ordo and TLM Word of the Day: Ghost (31:56)Callers  (34:39) - Why were the separation of garments at resurrection? (42:15) - Was Moses circumcised and how old was Moses when he was picked up as a baby? (45:41) - With Mass was in Latin, it was part of universal Church, everybody spoke  same language and that made Church Universal.   (49:17) - 'Today you will be with me in paradise' and how could he be in paradise' if he descended to the dead?

Bible Study: (1:54) Acts 3:1-10 Why are bells significant?  Lk 24:13-35 Who was Cleopas?  Letters (24:18) - When did the presentation happen?  (28:47) - Transfiguration, Moses, and Elijah (31:26) - what is meant by the communion of saints?  Word of the Day: Foolish (35:11) Callers  (36:58) - How do I tell my parents that I'm considering the priesthood?  My dad doesn't really practice the faith and my mom might not either. (42:25) - My son is an Atheist. How should I evangelize him?  (47:47) - Do Protestants give as much precedence to Good Friday as much as Catholics do, relative to the Resurrections? (50:27) - Why don't Jews believe in the Messiah? 

Bible Study: (1:51) Acts 2:36-41 Father takes issue with words added to the text of today's reading  Father discusses the public event of Jesus' death Letters (24:27) - Can cousins get married in the Catholic Church?  (29:05) - Does Jesus give the Sermon to the crowds?  (30:30) - Why were statues covered in the parish before Holy Week?  Word of the Day: Twisted generation (40:40) Callers  (42:04) - Is it okay to bring food into the church when Our Lord is not present in the tabernacle? (43:16) - Clarification on Luke 24:34 about when Jesus appeared to Simon? (44:43) - Peter went over to the tomb with the 'other one'.  Who is the other one and why not named? (46:50) - My cousin said, The Pope said that Latin Mass can't be held in church anymore, and be in gym.  Could you clarify? (49:11) - On the road to Emmaus, they didn't recognize Jesus, but recognized him in the breaking of the bread?  But I'm wondering why they didn't see the wounds on his hands?