Father Simon Says

Bible Study: (1:49) Rv 21:9b-14 Why is this chapter the high point of Revelation?  Jn 1:45-51 Father discuss the two names of Bartholomew Mass Hysteria: Father discusses the beauty of Old Roman Chant Letters (27:52) - Father comment on wine jars at Cana (30:33) - What's going on with the parish priesthood since the 1970s Word of the Day: Duplicity (34:56) Callers  (36:15) - Friend won't go to confession, as he says it's not in the Bible (37:37) - I think Latin mass is more reverent (42:56) - Yesterday's OT readings, here his understanding on the allegory of what Jotham has experienced when referred to the trees and the olives (46:11) - Question on the rosary, do you know about a rosary w/five beads instead of ten? The Veil Removed Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOLZDaTgIaM&t=11s

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? 

Bible Study: (2:00_ Nm 12:1-13 Father discusses what real meekness is Mt 14:22-36 What does it mean to trust Jesus?  Letters (22:57) - Where was the 4th cup of Christ? (26:13) - My brother has been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer (27:58) - Listener wants to study Greek and Hebrew (30:32) - What is the best way to witness to the Jewish people?  Word of the Day: Tradition (37:22) Letters (41:27) - Definition of the word 'wicked' from the Bible? (43:01) - Was Jesus supposed to be sacrificed at the same time the Passover lamb was supposed to be sacrificed? (44:53) - People saying they don't see God, but God is in the birds, God is in the rainfall, and the food.  What does Fr. think about that response? (48:26) - We're studying Jewish Roots of the Eucharist, my question is about Melchizedek and the order of Melchizedek, where is that tradition?

Bible Study: (2:14) Nm 11:4b-15 What is a good prayer for priests and religious?  Why does God tempt Moses?  Letters (18:15) - How should I pray?  (22:01) - Do we gain spiritual benefit from online videos of the Bl. Sacrament? (24:42) - Should I watch this show?  (29:29) - I'm new to the Catholic Church; I have some questions about my health issues Word of the Day: Truth (33:22) Callers  (38:38) - Where in the General Instruction of the Mass, where the priest says mass facing the people? (41:58) - Is fear of hell, a good legitimate reason for being Christian? (44:49) - Why wouldn't I go tell the owner that there is a treasure in a field?  (47:25) - Can your soul remember things from before you were born?  (49:03) - Question about 2 Peter's authorship

Bible Study: (2:10) Lv 23:1, 4-11, 15-16, 27, 34b-37 Why should we read Leviticus?  Mt 13:54-58 Father discusses the importance of hearing the Lord Letters (23:47) - The word for cousin in Aramaic vs. in Greek  (25:43) - Is pornography sinful within marriage? (29:43) - I heard we can be young and innocent but our souls don't age Word of the Day: Kingdom (32:06) Callers (35:38) - How to explain the role of Our Lady to my Jewish friends? (37:16) - I'm struggling with my marriage; what should I do?  (41:54) - I'm doing a watercolor of the Three Kings, and would like to know whether there is anything in scripture that says there was a full moon or half moon on Christmas Eve? (44:23) - Who to talk about a cause of canonization, as I might have had a miracle from a blessed?  You influenced me Fr. Simon on this particular blessed! (46:58) - I have difficulty w/the use of sacramentals in the Church.  I'm having bad reaction to incense, and gone to ER. What to do?

Bible Study: (2:11) Ex 40:16-21, 34-38 Why did the priests wear the bells? Mt 13:47-53 Why is there bad in the Church?  Letters (21:12) - I took Father's advice regarding Gossip  (24:21) - My Father just passed away. (25:38) - Adam and Eve - why aren't we all the same color?  (29:28) - I disagree with Father about sin  Word of the Day: Net (34:26) Callers  (36:39) - About the end of the Gospel where Jesus is talking about the scribes, on today's Gospel reading? (38:15) - My nephew, he just had a small church wedding, so that he could have just his marriage blessed. Now they want to do a beach wedding.  (42:48) - What happens to children born from IIVF and surrogacy? (48:02) - Father, can you help me understand grace and mass intentions? 

Ex 34:29-35 Why are things veiled?  Mt 13:44-46 What is God's name?  Letters (19:08) - What are Father's thoughts about the Cursillo retreat?  (21:13) - Can you go to confession if the priest doesn't speak your language?  (22:53) - gluttony and grave matter (26:30) - I experienced difficult things that made me doubt God's existence (31:16) - Mental illness and neurodiversity Word of the Day: Horns (36:21) Callers (39:16)

Bible Study: (2:37) Ex 33:7-11; 34:5b-9, 28 What does it mean that God pitched is tent among us?  Letters: (20:11) Do you think that the priest wants to deny me communion? (25:58) Why was Jesus perturbed?  (38:31) I'm tempted to write in cursive (30:00) My idea of a fundamentalist  (41:54) - Receiving Communion Under Both Species Spiritual bouquet for Sr. Edith  (47:59) - The Transfiguration  Word of the Day: (38:51) Note: Some of the letters were taken from previous shows: 6/23/23 & 6/27/23 

Bible Study: (2:12) Ex 32:15-24, 30-34 Why does God want to make a great nation of Moses?  Mt 13:31-35 What does it mean that the kingdom is like a mustard seed?  Letters (22:09) - can a children of unmarried parents become a priest?  (27:58) - I went to a strange Church this weekend; what should I do? Word of the Day: Encampment of the Lord (34:21) Callers  (36:29) - In seminary, is learning Latin still required? (38:25) - When I went to confession, my husband is a Protestant and the priest encouraged me to go to the Protestant service.  Could you comment on that? (45:07) - God married a woman named Sophia?  Could you explain? (46:53) - Father was talking about the priests needing to use their hands;  St. Isaac Jogues had a thumb cut off and Pope allowed him to continue. (48:30) - A young couple wants to live as brother/sister due to financial reasons.  What does he think?

Bible Study: (1:56) Ex 20:1-17 Why is it so hard to number the Ten Commandments?  Letters (18:55) - I have a friend who takes the Lord's name in vain  (25:58) - What is fear of the Lord?  (30:04) - Life on earth before God created Adam and eve?  Word of the Day: Understanding (33:33) Callers  (36:53) - When Judas hung himself was that literal?  (41:25) - Is there life on other planets? (44:14) - How can I explain a sacramental to a non-Catholic? (48:02) - Was I wrong to burst out at a friend because she kept using the F word?

Bible Study: (1:56) Ex 19:1-2, 9-11, 16-20b What happens when we overstep the boundaries of God  Letters (19:52) - Why do we pray to Mary?  (28:48) - The two lungs of the Church - East & West  Word of the Day: Parable (33:32) Callers  (35:57) - Question about Adam/Eve, where did the different races come from? (39:09) - I know someone who is close to death and led a bad life. How can I convince to have a priest come to him before he dies? (44:23) - Is it okay to go to a celebration of life scattering of ashes of a Catholic friend? (48:39) - Father, what is the origin of baptism and how does it relate to temple worship?