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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?

Bible Study: 2:20 Acts 2:14, 22-33 Peter's confidence in Christ's Resurrection  Father asks how we explain the Resurrection Letters (22:12) - Listener corrects Father Simon's comments on Dr. Brant Pitre  (28:47) - Question about what Mary deserves  (30:36) - I like the movie, "Is Genesis history?" (32:24) - I heard if you die on good Friday you go straight to  Word of the Day: Pentecost (34:36) Callers  (37:46) - 2 Questions: 1) Why would Romans want Jesus' blood-stained garments. 2) When they removed Jesus from the cross, wouldn't that have made the Jews ritually impure?  (39:41) - How can the Shroud include Jesus' face?  (42:40) - Did Jesus appear to Mary his Mother? Why wasn't it mentioned in the Bible? (48:31) - Why was the Devil in the Garden of Eden?  (50:20) - St. Faustina's vision of Purgatory 

Bible Study: (2:25) Psalm 136: Jesus doesn't finish the Last Supper; why?  Heb 4:14-16; 5:7-9 The one day the Father says no to Jesus Letters (20:18) - Where do the stations come from?  (27:12) - Should I go to my friend's Easter service at a Baptist Church?  Word of the Day: Eye-Witness (34:32) Callers  (38:50) - Judas and Purgatory, if there was anyone who saw Judas hang herself and if not, could he have asked God to forgive him? (41:35) - Why on Palm Sunday, they read the passion? (44:20) - Luke 2356:20 - : 31, could you interpret that verse for me about wood being green and dry? (46:10) - About confession;  Why as Catholics, we need to go to confession, to be forgiven of our sins, when God shed his blood for us? 

Bible Study: (2:58) Ex 12:1-8, 11-14 Father discusses the timeline of Last Supper Jn 13:1-15 Why are the disciples shocked at Jesus? Letters (22:22) - Question about going to a traditional baptism  (25:42) - Importance of beauty in Churches (27:20) - Judas and the morsel (30:42) - A habit of vice is overcome with a habit of virtue Word of the Day : Had never been 'born' (33:13) Callers  (33:36) - My son and his family have started attending the Pre Vatican II TLM Mass.  It's really causing resentment.  Could you help me? (35:36) - There are many Catholic Churches that don't say the prayer to St. Michael?  Why is that? (47:40) - Was the apostle Paul ever ordained a priest? (48:28) - Is it okay to go to the gym on Holy Saturday?

Bible Study: (1:59) Is 50:4-9a Why is the word 'no' so important?  Mt 26:14-25 Why is the word 'no' so important?  Letters (22:29) - Do the angels feel pain?  (23:49) - Why do Catholics pray to Mary and believe in the Assumption?  (27:08) - What is expected of me when a loved one dies?  (30:00) - my girlfriend was baptized in the Ethiopian orthodox Church and receives communion, is that OK?  Word of the Day: HESED (34:46) Callers  (38:05) - First Fridays, you're supposed to go to communion on First Friday, does it start all over? (42:54) - My friend invited me to a Passover service, at a reformed Jewish temple.  Is it okay to go? (45:44) - I'm 71 years old, Catholic, but I don't recall ever doing confirmation.  Does it make sense to do it now?

Bible Study (1:40) Is 49:1-6  A light to the nations!  Jn 13:21-33, 36-38 Did Jesus kneel before Judas?  Letters (18:36) - Is Mary of Bethany Mary of Magdalene?  (21:10) - Did Jesus die after three or six hours on the cross?  (23:15) - what's the story about how Fr. Simon and his Rabbi friend met Word of the Day: Recline (30:15)Callers (33:16) - If Judas was put there for the betrayal of Christ Was he truly a traitor? (35:41) - When Jesus Gave Judas the bread did the devil enter Judas? (37:55) - why were there two verses cut out of today's Gospel? (41:47) - did God give Moses more than 10 commandments? (45:25) - when we pray alone, can we use me/my instead of us/we? (46:35) - should you go to confession even if you don't have anything to confess? (48:19) - can father explain the sense of the faithful? 

Bible Study: (3:26) Father discusses ancient calendar issues  Jn 12:1-11 Father discusses why Churches are the palaces of the poor.  Letters (21:05) - Palm procession question - Did Jesus ride an ass and a colt?  (25:48) - Custom to cover images (28:43) - God's justice in the OT  Word of the Day: Nard (33:48) Callers  (37:02) - Paul knew very little bit about Jesus' teaching, and nothing about his miracles, could you comment on that? (42:19)- My brother and his wife are going to the Holy Land on their own in a couple weeks and for only three days.  Recommendations on what to see? (44:43) - Is Baptism necessary for salvation?  (47:40) - Is there a connection b/w today's Gospel and the washing of the Apostle's feet? (48:52) - In the synoptic Gospels and in Gethsemane, Jesus says 'Pray to not be put to the test'  What is he referring to that?

Bible Study: (1:45) Jer 20:10-13 Why does God allow for temptation?  Jn 10:31-42 Why does Jesus call himself the Son of God?  Letters (20:12) - I'm uncomfortable when the priest washes parishioner's feet (22:09) - Are there giants in the Old Testament?   (24:45) - Do kids need a saint name for Baptism?  (25:37) - Why don't we say Amen in the Fatima prayer?  (26:38) - What does Seraph mean?  (27:57) - I heard that St. Faustina said that "at the time of my death, I am my own apostle."  Word of the Day: Perturbed (30:32) Caller  (34:10) - My daughter lives in a rural area, and there's no nearby Catholic school, is it okay for her daughter to go to a Baptist school? (37:16) - The priest yelled at me for not going to mass every week, which is hard for my condition.  What do you think? (40:40) - When did the slapping for confirmation begin and end? (41:15) - Jesus tends to double down on certain statements in the Gospels such as about the Eucharist and that he's the Son of God.  What do you think about his d

Bible Study: (1:42) Father begins with a discussion of yesterday's Gospel            Gn 17:3-9 What are the works of Abraham? Letters (19:27) - Jesus and the Seraph comment (22:29) - Michael accuses Fr. Simon of superscessionism  (25:31) - What does it mean to pray 'Lamb of God?' (28:26) - Evidence of Peter's existence Word of the Day: I AM (33:09) Callers  (38:08) - Are only the Catholics going to heaven?  What about non-Catholics, like the Buddhists? (41:31) - Could you explain the unbloodied sacrifice of the mass? (44:08) - Is it a sin to name a child with a demonic name?  (46:41) - How do you receive the graces of Divine Mercy?

Bible Study: (1:40) Dn 3:14-20, 91-92, 95 Father explains the names in today's first reading  Jn 8:31-42 What is agape love?  Letters (19:59)- Was Matthew a Levite?  (23:44) - Adam and Eve's nakedness and Jesus' on the cross (24:53) - Jesus and brothers/sisters (28:29) - Bible Translations  Word of the Day: Bagpipe (30:17) Callers  (32:19) - Daniel NAB vs. Daniel RSVCE numbering; it restarts in the middle of the chapter, why? (37:30) - Could I take Eucharist to home bound people on Good Friday? (39:53) - Why do people do rosaries after a death and what is a rosary? My daughter died last week (43:19) - Last week, I accidentally got two hosts for communion in the hand.  I took both.  Is that ok? (44:16) - What is the Angelus is said standing and why said at those specific times? (46:46 - Concerning John 11: 32-38 Gospel from this Sunday on why Jesus gets perturbed?

Bible Study: (2:05) Nm 21:4-9 What is ultimately pleasing to God? Why would Jesus compare himself as the serpent?  Jn 8:21-30 Jesus always does what is pleasing to the Father  Letters (24:27) What does it mean that we look forward to the Resurrection of the dead?  (27:49) I know some Christians that keep Torah (39:35) Do we have a personal demon assigned to us?  (43:03) Is praying to the angels prohibited?  (45:49) Please start the show upbeat!  (46:57) Dare we hope that all are saved?  Word of the Day: Mount Hor (36:29)

Bible Study: (1:54) Dn 13:1-9 Father explains the dynamics of the longest reading of the year Jn 8:1-11 What does it mean that Jesus has 'the finger of God.' Letters (18:42) - Student and the priesthood  (19:50) - Question about sorcerer and hair loss (22:03) - Sacramentalized but not catechized  (25:01) - Comment about serving at the altar  (31:18) - What is a penitential garment Word of the Day: Susanna (36:18) Callers  (38:24)- I'm an artist, and I'm drawing a picture of Jesus, and I want to know, how tall was Jesus? (40:32) - Bible to recommend to my daughter who is 17 and moving to college (43:11) - If a Deacon is allowed to do the blessing of the monstrance during benediction and Holy Hour? (44:57) - Is there a danger if having a non-Catholic visit my home to do some cleaning or like a dinner party. (47:47) - What does he think about Consecrating to Mary, like the St. Louis de Montfort

Bible Study: (1:56) Wis 2:1a, 12-22 Father gives his thoughts on the state of society Jn 7:1-2, 10, 25-30 Did Jesus lie to his relatives?  Letters (24:13) - Will all Baptized people go to heaven?  (25:35) - what was the authority of the Pharisees?  (30:21) - Karen writes in about Father's use of the name 'Karen' (31:20) - Paul give more ideas for families getting back to the Church (34:09) - Why does Jesus make clay with saliva?  Word of the Day: Tabernacle (36:55) Callers  (40:05) - What do you think about the commentary on the gospel of John from Fr. Raymond Brown? (43:58) - Is it okay for two people to cantor during the psalm response at the ambo? (44:37) - In Isaiah it says where the Messiah will be born, but if the rabbis don't follow Isaiah, how did they know where Jesus will be born? (46:09) - I'm a little confused about the covenant made w/Abraham?  Could you give a good definition of covenant? (47:38) - Is a medal scapular as good as a brown or green one? (48:21) - Was Jesus a Pharisee, is tha

Bible Study: (1:47) Ex 32:7-14 What's the significance of the Golden Calf?  What does it mean to 'get your leading straight?' Letters (18:22) - I'm sorrowful about my miscarriages  (20:36) - I'm finding it difficult to find stability  (23:04) - Father recommends Catechism and Bible (26:18) - Father clarifies comments about The Internal Forum of the Catholic Church (28:30) - how does the Incarnation play into God's immutability  Word of the Day: Confession (31:32) Callers  (36:25) - Adam & Eve, where they true people or are they just a myth? (40:34) - I prayed for my son who has a disability, and the next day, his therapist had a dream that he was completely normal.  Also, my husband had a dream like this he was normal. (42:44) - husband has been unfaithful and having hardest time forgiving, what should I do? (45:55) - David & Goliath, b/c they stressed the five smooth stones, question about that? (48:02) - It wasn't actually an aurora borealis when talking about Our Lady of Fatima.

Bible Study: (2:29)   Is 49:8-15 Father explains the evils of abortion Jn 5:17-30 What does it mean that Jesus emptied himself?  Letters (17:47) - Father apologizes using the term 'Karen' (19:48) - Is the whore of Babylon the Catholic Church? Rev 18:4 Word of the Day: Compassion (29:30) Callers  (31:42)- When any Pope uses the pronoun 'We' who is he referring to? (37:58) - Why does our Lord refer to himself as the Son of Man? (44:39) - Where does he get the information that Yoga comes from the idol worship of yoking yourself to a Hindu deity? (46:18) - How do you ask God for healing and offer up your suffering?

Bible Study: (1:44) Ez 47:1-9, 12 Who was Ezekiel?  Father explains how this passage relates to politics and the Church Letters (17:08) - what was the blessing Jesus prayed at the Last Supper?  (18:10) - What authority did the Pharisees have?  (22:17) - My wife does Yoga, is that OK?  (23:08) - Why does a priest drop a tiny drop of water into the chalice?  (27:00) - Why was there long betrothal in Jewish custom? Word of the Day: Pool of Bethesda (29:49) Callers  (34:05) - Why are we standing and kneeling after consecration, when we should just be kneeling the whole time, until after communion? (40:08) - Why should I believe in the prophets and how their word is as important as the New Testaments apostles?  How did they get their authority? (42:13) - Question about Ezra and the wives and children they had and their call to repentance? (42:13) - My daughter in law is fallen away, why do we say masses for those who are dead (44:25) - Question about 1st reading, in regards to the water flowing from the rig

Bible Study: (1:47) 2 Sm 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16 What is a house in the OT?  Father explains the genealogy of Jesus  Mt 1:16, 18-21, 24a What is Joseph's righteousness?  Letters (19:24) - Ann Catherine Emmerich question/what does it mean to be poor in spirit?  (28:27) - Do non-Christians go to purgatory?  Word of the Day: Carpenter (35:11) Callers (37:11) - What is God's name?  (42:18) - Any scriptural reference to John Henry Newman's, 'Praise to the Holiest of the Heights as he calls Jesus' Agony in the Garden, a 'Double Agony'? (44:46) - The reason Joseph never speaks is because in Numbers 30:3, the woman never takes a vow, and the husband says nothing.  What do you think? (46:07) - When a Cardinal Vice become a mortal sin?

Bible Study: (2:18) Mt 6:7-15 What does it mean to babble like the pagans?  Father deconstructs The Our Father  Letters  (19:55) - Father follows up about a question about SSPX (28:05) - Extraordinary minister reports another minister giving a young person the Eucharist.  Word of the Day: Word (31:50) Callers:  (34:22): Who wrote the creation story in Genesis? (36:53) - They ate of the fruit, and Satan changes those lenses to shame and evil came forth. What do think about Father? (38:14) - What does he think about how annulments approved a lot? (44:27) - From Matthew 22, what commandment is the greatest, what is the difference between heart and mind? (46:40)- I've been attending Neocatechumenal Way, and the priest celebrates mass in any room in the Church. The people make the bread that will later be consecrated. Is that okay? Original Air Date: February 28, 2023

Bible Study: (1:48) Jer 7:23-28 Father discusses the Covenant and antisemitism  Lk 11:14-23 Father discusses demons and Jesus' authority  Letters (20:26) - Was my sin a mortal sin?  (25:26) - Fr. Simon on the Our Father  (28:21) - I've read Ann Catherine Emmerich on Sermon on the Mount Word of the Day: Hardness of heart (32:59)Callers  (36:46) - What are Maronite Catholics? (39:10) - Question regarding the new covenant supplanting the old covenant and what PJII said about being saved by the Old Covenant? (42:28) - I'm Maronite Catholic, and if you have any questions for me, he could ask? (45:18) - Could he explain 'internal forum solution'.  and related to getting an annulment?