Father Simon Says

• (3:15) Bible Study:
  • 1 Kings 11:4-13
    • What happened to Salomon that made him go bad?
  • Mark 7:24-30
    • The true nature of this stories conversation.

(20:09) Break 1

• (22:02) Letters:
  • Should you hold hands during the Our Father? Father explains the prayer to St. Michael. Ho do you combat a habit of vice with a habit of virtue? Father answers these and other question send him a letter at [email protected]

(33:51) Break 2

• (34:41) Word of the Day
  • Foot
• (37:46) Phones:
  • April - Why would Jesus turn water into wine? It seems trivial.
  • Joseph - You have been talking about David and Bathsheba and I heard recently that if a woman resisted the bible would usually note her purity. do you have a comment on this?
  • Susan - It seems like demon possession is what we call epilepsy. is this right? could you be more clear about what these possessions look like?
  • Maria - could my un religious relative fit the description of the dogs with the crumbs?
  • Pat - Can someone who is about die and refuses lasts rite still go to heaven?

• (4:57) Bible Study:
  • 1 Kings 8:22-23, 27-30
    • What is the difference between a covenant and a contract?
  • Mark 7:1-13
    • Who were the Pharisees

(24:54) Break 1

• (26:44) Letters:
  • What does it mean to be justified by Faith? Father answers this and other questions. Send him a letter at [email protected]

(37:48) Break 2

• (38:26) Word of the Day
  • Corban
• (43:41) Phones:
  • Myla - Why should I become Catholic? my husband is in OCIA.

• (5:48) Bible Study:
  • 1 Kings 8:1-7, 9-13
    • The Cloud of the Lord. What is it and were did it go?

(22:46) Break 1

• (25:58) Letters:
  • What is the hill of Calvary? Do other religions beside Catholics do anointing of the Sick? How does ritual uncleanness work? Father answers these and other question send him a letter at [email protected]

(36:46) Break 2

• (37:58) Word of the Day
  • Salt
• (42:01) Phones:
  • April - How do I stay faithful when God has crated so
  • Diane - Is it ok to choose an Old Testament name for a confirmation saint? was Job even a real person?
  • Janene - In john it says to not deal with people who are not of faith lest you be guilty of their sin. it makes me wondering if we should be flexible?

• (1:55) Bible Study:
  • 1 Kings 2:1-4, 10-12
    • How has David grown through his life recorded in the Bible?
  • Mark 6:7-13
    • Do the Gospels contradict itself?
• (19:10) Letters:
  • What is liberation theology? Where does the flight to Egypt play into the Gospel stories? Father answers these and other question send him a letter at [email protected]

(27:00) Break 1

• (32:35) Word of the Day
  • 12
• (40:27) Phones:
  • Ella - My eldest daughter in 6th grade and she has a school dance on Ash Wednesday. Should we let her go?
  • Joyce - I work for a flower delivery company. As a non-Catholic Christian what should I pay attention to when I bring flowers for a catholic funeral.
  • (47:36) Sing along with Fr. Simon

• (1:45) Bible Study:
  • 2 Samuel 24:2, 9-17
    • We are tested not so He knows what’s in our heart but that WE know what is in our heart.
• (19:13) Letters:
  • Was Mary an only child? Are sins not fully forgiven according to the Gospel of Matthew? Father answers these and other question send him a letter at [email protected]

(26:57) Break 1

• (38:25) Word of the Day
  • Brothers and Sister
• (42:21) Phones:
  • Angie - I have a brother-in-law who have gone from catholic to orthodox Judaism
  • Kevin - I tried to get confession on Sunday but the priest couldn’t do it. am I still forgiven because I intended to go?

• (2:46) Bible Study:
  • 2 Samuel 18:9-10, 14b, 24-25a, 30–19:3
    • David was capable of real repentance are you capable of real repentance?
  • Mark 5:21-43
    • What is the importance of the synagogue?
• (20:58) Letters:
  • Can you pray directly from God to remove mortal sin? What is the difference between the man in Luke 12 who was maximizing his saving and us trying to save for retirement? Father answers these and other question send him a letter at [email protected]

(27:01) Break 1

• (39:10) Word of the Day
  • Little Girl Arise
• (40:28) Phones:
  • Cynthia - Can you give me the timeline of the presentation and the flight to Egypt.

• (1:48) Bible Study: 
  • Luke 2:22-40 or 2:22-32
  • (6:56) Why is today a day special to St Joseph?
  • (13:53) Ground Hog Day and Candlemas connection?

• Letters:
  • Why was Jesus chastised for our sins?
  • What is the Traditional Latin Mas and the Mass that is in English?
    • Father answers these and other question send him a letter at [email protected]

• (24:00) Break 1
  • (25:16) Word of the Day - "Blessed:

• Phones:
  • (35:34) Joseph - Could you explain Chakras and what is wrong with them?
  •  (40:20) Regina - are the first and last Beatitude are in the present tense and the rest are in the future?
• (44:25) Fr. Simon sings and plays the song "Ground Hog"

• (3:47) Bible Study:
  • 2 Samuel 11:1-4a, 5-10a, 13-17
    • David’s great fall. How can he be a man after God’s heart?

(20:23) Break 1

• (23:28) Letters:
  • Can parishioners raise their hands during the Our Father? What is the soul and how does it relate to the body? Father answers these and other question send him a letter at [email protected]

(33:30) Break 2

• (34:10) Word of the Day
  • Kingship
• (36:39) Phones:
  • Erik – My wife has been advised to take birth control. Is that okay?
  • Charlie - How is it that God calls David great, after what he did?
  • Linda - Abraham gave his wife Sarah away twice to save himself, could you explain that a little more.  Who did he give her away to?
  • Mary - As somebody who came from a domestic violence situation; Fr. Simon is the first Catholic commentator, shedding light that David was a thug.
  • Marie - to be absent from the body is to be present in the Lord.  And friend says that scripture is not supposed to be.  Could you explain?  When we die, going to be the Lord?  Is that true?
  • Mary - Does that help the soul out of purgatory, if doing something like setting scholarship up for someone?

• (2:53) Bible Study:
  • 2 Samuel 7:18-19, 24-29
    • Do you convince yourself that you are a great person rather than seeing your need for God?
  • Mark 4:21-25
    • What does it mean for us to let our light shine for others?

(20:06) Break 1

• (21:53) Letters:
  • What is the difference between redemption and forgiveness? Why does the bible only mention Jesus’ brothers and mother without sister in some passages in the bible? “Take this all of you and eat of it for this is my Body which will be given up for you” What does this mean? Father answers these and other question send him a letter at [email protected]

(35:46) Break 2

• (36:33) Word of the Day
  • Lamp unto my feet
• (39:02) Phones:
  • Don - What does it mean to pray for the intentions of the Pope?
  • Peggy - Is David a saint?
  • Sal - I am a new catholic and I am having trouble understanding the secret of the rosary. the third and the 8th decade are confusing to me.
  • Bob - You referred to David as a 'thug' why?

• (7:01) Bible Study:
  • 2 Samuel 7:4-17
    • How was David a man after God’s own heart?
  • Mark 4:1-20
    • Patience bears fruit

(20:21) Break 1

• (22:03) Letters:
  • Father explains purgatory. Did Jesus want to hide the truth from people? What do you do you’re your family is divided over politics? Father answers these and other questions send him a letter at [email protected]

(35:57) Break 2

• (37:07) Word of the Day
  • Star
• (38:52) Phones:
  • Lola - My kids are catholic and they don’t practice but they still call themselves Catholics. What do I say to them?
  • Mike - Thank you father for praying for my sister.
  • Kevin - What is the significance between the different ways that people received the holy spirit in the bible.
  • John - Can you give a few words on Aquinas last words? 'Nothing but you lord'