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Bible Study: (2:47) Heb 6:10-20 What are religious rules motivated by?  Mk 2:23-28 What is the Gospel of Mark about?  Letters (24:05) - Another question about valid baptism. What does it mean that the soul is the form of the body?  38:00 - How do we view Protestants?  Word of the Day: LORD (37:37) Callers:  (41:21) - What do I do with my son who wants to become a female and he's in his mid 20s? (47:07) - I got a rosary from Westminster Abbey and it had an emblem of our Lady w/nine stars. Could you explain?   (49:45) - Did Melchizedek actually worship God?

Bible Study: (3:16) Heb 5:1-10 Father explains what true priesthood is  Mk 2:18-22 What is fasting actually about?  Letters  (18:38)- Father reviews a letter about someone cutting off her hair (20:11) - Father sings one of his favorite German songs (21:06) - Can an ordination of an ordination be declared null?  (26:55) - Why are there so many different nationalities?  Word of the Day: New (32:54) Callers  (37:40) - A non-baptized person can validly baptize. (40:28) - I was given a subscription to a publication called 'Daily Word;' should I read it?  (44:48) - I working on this house and while digging a ditch, I found a statue of St. Francis. Why was it put there?  (47:48) - When a priest is baptizing you, are they doing it like John the Baptist?

Bible Study: (2:17) Hebrews 4:1-5, 11 Who were the first converts to Christianity?  Mk 2:1-12 What is the scandal from today’s Gospel? Letters (21:24) - What does it mean 'to be born from above?' Word of the Day: Heart (33:00) Callers (36:07) - I'm a convert from Southern Baptist and I'm having trouble with Mary.  (49:01) - Would God tell immortal souls, 'They shall surely die?'

Bible Study: (1:47) Heb 3:7-14 What does it mean to live today?  Mk 1:40-45 How does this Gospel challenge our view of Jesus?  Letters (21:34) - Should communion ministers give a blessing?  (25:34) - What does Mt. Moriah mean?  (26:56) - Clapping at mass (28:14) - A new way to listen to Fr. Simon Says  (29:15) - Gossiping about our children Word of the Day: Desert (38:29) Callers  40:52) - Could an order be created in the Church for married men who want to be priests?

Bible Study: (3:10) Heb 2:14-18 Why does God test us?  Mk 1:29-39 Why is prayer so important? Letters (20:45) - What is fear of the Lord  (24:59) - Can a non-Catholic enter into a covenant?  (27:10) - Thomas Aquinas and the Soul Word of the Day: Novena (32:28) Callers  (35:57) - As a young priest, how can I evangelize my friends?  (41:02) - 'Blood will be poured for you and many' - what does that mean?  (44:24) - How come St. Peter was married and Pope? (47:48) - What happens if you think you missed doing God's will? (49:48) - A Hindu friend is saying to me, 'I want to pray for you', what should I do? 

Bible Study: (2:35) Heb 2:5-12 Father explains his pro-Talmudic reading of today's text Mk 1:21-28 What does it mean to teach with authority?  What's the best way to rebuke the Devil?  Letters (19:11) - Can Father explain the 'Come Holy Spirit' prayer (33:44) - There is a parishioner wears a shirt that says 'protect trans kids.' What should I do?   Word of the Day: Hierarchy (39:21) Callers (43:59) - How to judge rightly in terms of giving money to priests? (47:16) - Husband and I going on a cruise, and one of the Sundays, we're not going to be able to go to mass.  Is that okay? (48:52) - A friend is w/the Armenian Church, he goes to communion at the Catholic Church, is that okay, or how to advise him?

Readings (2:28) Father talks about the Baptism of the lord. (8:06) Father talks about why Magi could recognize Jesus as king and why some people can’t recognize Him. Letters (18:21) Bernice – About Pope Benedict Christine – why are there not more times for confession Word of the Day (33:38) Confession and Church Phones (36:46) Jerry - Do we become the mystical body, blood, soul, divinity of Jesus Christ, when we receive the Eucharist? Ines - where do souls come from, and how are souls are made?  Has he made them already, or when pregnant? Larry - Is today the last day on the traditional calendar for Christmas? Maria - I got divorced, is it okay for me to get married again?  I didn't get married by the Church? Betty - Relationship b/w parishes and dioceses.  What happens when a priest doesn't have a lot of business training and what happens when a priest is not behaving as they should, like being arrogant. Christiana - When you consecrate yourself to Our Lady.  There are so many different kinds of consecration.  When you consecrate, or could you consecrate to multiple?

Bible Study: (2:33) 1 Jn 5:5-13 We need to learn to trust M 1:7-11 Father compares the geologies of Matthew and Luke Letters (21:27) - Question about Jeremiah and when life begins (24:51) - When was Fr. Simon convinced that the Shroud was a real thing?  (29:37) - I have a young 25-year-old neighbor who wants to shave her head. What should I say to her?  (31:20) - What is the original language of the OT Word of the Day: Baptism (35:14) Callers  (39:25) - When did Jesus establish the sacrament of penance and where? Why is it necessary to confess to a priest? (43:52) - What do we celebrate on the feast of the epiphany? (45:25) - Can I watch my Grandson's wrestling matches on Sunday even though its the day of rest? (47:19) - How do I convince my family that we should not spread the ashes of deceased?

Bible Study: (0.40.409) 1 Jn 3:11-21 What is love actually about?  Are we willing to give our lives to Christ?  Word of the Day: Nazareth (21.01) Note: We had an abbreviated show today because we aired a rebroadcast of Pope Benedict XVI's funeral. 

Why is the language of St. John's writings so different? (1:59) 1 Jn 3:7-10 Who is a model of righteousness?  Jn 1:35-42 Father tells a funny anecdote from today's Gospel Letters (18:31) - Father comments on the Seventh Day Adventists and the Second Coming of Christ   (25:41) - What does Moriah mean?  (27:10) - What is 'vicar' of Christ?  Word of the Day: Children (31:40) Callers (33:01) - Your opening comments on happy new year to blessed new year is the same shift that occurred with the Mass when they changed the word happy to blessed. (36:48) - Do we get our Guardian angel at conception or birth? and where is the Ark of the covenant now? (38:02) - Galatians: What does Paul mean by works of righteousness? (40:55) - When John was in prison he asked if Jesus was the one so why did he say behold the Lamb of God in today's reading? (42:45) - Why does the Church not talk more about the consequences of sin today? (47:05) - A friend of mine lost her husband. Can I wish that she feels the presence of her deceased husband or is that against Teaching? (48:40) - Why does Jesus change names of people and how does that relate with changing the names of popes?