Father Simon Says

• (3:07) Bible Study:
  • Luke 13:22-30
    • Father talks about the kingship of Christ.
  • Romans 8:26-30
    • Why does God let bad things happen to us?

(18:35) Break 1

• (20:27) Letters:
  • Can you be a priest if you can’t read music well? What happens during the sacrifice of the Mass? Is there a devotion to the adolescent Christ? Father answers these and other questions, send him a letter at [email protected]

(33:54) Break 2

• (34:28) Word of the Day
  • Agape
• (39:58) Phones:
  • Marsha- My grandson asked his mother what is hell. I am wondering how fr. would respond
  • Michael - What’s the difference between transubstantiation and consubstantiation?
  • Lina - I cry at mass every time and its involuntary. What should I think about this?
  • Mary – My friends son is in to ouija boards. how should he proceed?
  • Steven - I come across the word circumscion a lot. why is it referenced so much in the NT?

• (3:46) Bible Study:
  • Ephesians 2:19-22
    • Who is Paul talking to in this passage?
  • Luke 6:12-16
    • Jesu took all night to pray. How much more time should we take to pray?

(19:00) Break 1

• (20:35) Letters:
  • What was Mary’s yes like for the Angels in heaven? How did Saint John the Baptist know that Jesus was the Christ? Who was the queen of the south in the Bible? Father answers these and other questions, send him a letter at [email protected]

(34:53) Break 2

• (36:03) Word of the Day
  • Apostle
• (39:37) Phones:
  • Frank - I wanted clarity on the group of zealots in the Gospel of Luke.
  • Anne - what is the rule about getting married after divorce.

• (2:38) Bible Study:
  • Luke 13:10-17
    • What is the difference between healing someone and saving someone?
  • Romans 8:12-17
    • Every Christian has a destiny not a fate.

(19:24) Break 1

• (20:59) Letters:
  • Do dogs go to heaven? What prayers will help us to live in the present moment? Father answers these and other questions, send him a letter at [email protected]

(33:47) Break 2

• (34:26) Word of the Day
  • Bound
• (36:04) Phones:
  • Mary - Our new pastor doesn't declare 'body of Christ' when administering the sacrament of communion
  • Frances - Is it ok to address out Lady  with  a name not connected to a devotion.
  • Lisa - My son said that his three-year-old had dreams about scary movies. does it mean anything?
  • Mark - If I don’t have mortal sins to confess what is confession all about?
  • Sue - Does the communion fast apply to daily mass not just Sundays.

• (6:20) Bible Study:
  • Luke 12:54-59
    • Father explains this passage from a Catholic perspective.
  • Romans 7:18-25a
    • The inner beauty of the person.

(22:21) Break 1

• (24:22) Letters:
  • Father talks about the poetry of the Bible. Was Jonah dead we he got swallowed by a whale? Can you set up alters in your house ? Father answers these and other questions, send him a letter at [email protected]

(37:26) Break 2

• (38:25) Word of the Day
  • Bishop
• (43:50) Phones:
  • Joseph - 'Allowing himself to be built to the cross...and for forbidden fruit', from an Eastern Catechism, and what does he think?
  • Michael - What does he think about this?  I was doing a project on Communism, and how the devil doesn't have his own clay and twist clay.  And how Communism twists the clay of brother love and turns it evil.
  • Yumi - Is Moses an Israelite or Egyptian?
  • Anne - Purifying the Chalice, I see him purifying w/wine.   Is that okay?

• (4:49) Bible Study:
  • Luke 12:39-48
    • What does it mean for us to be servants of the world as believers
  • Romans 6:12-18
    • Sin is its own punishment which enslaves us. Father explains

(26:07) Break 1

• (28:25) Letters:
  • Father gets a letter from 7th Day Adventists who disagree with Catholics about Marian devotion. What language did Jesus read in?  Father answers these and other questions, send him a letter at [email protected]

(35:10) Break 2

• (36:04) Word of the Day
  • Expect
• (38:03) Phones:
  • John - In todays reading when he says do you love  me more than 'these'. what are 'these'
  • George - Comment: your commentary was good today and you and I was able to show my RCIA class
  • Bridget - Can someone receive grace and have the whole body of Christ benefit?
  • Gary - How is it holy to let Muslims pray in the Vatican.

• (3:00) Bible Study:
  • Luke 12:35-38
    • Father talks about dining culture in Jesus’ time.
  • Romans 5:12, 15b, 17-19, 20b-21
    • God doesn’t send us to hell, He finds us there.

(21:34) Break 1

• (23:23) Letters:
  • Is it possible for the Roman Catholic Church to be wrong on some Church doctrine? When is the Eucharist NOT the body of Christ? Father answers these and other questions, send him a letter at [email protected]

(36:36) Break 2

• (37:21) Word of the Day
  • Religion
• (42:32) Phones:
  • Simon - In Revelation 20 it says there will be a new earth and new heaven. What will that look like?
  • Pat - I am a confirmation sponsor by my granddaughter. Is that ok?
  • John - Hosanna. what does it mean?

• (2:48) Bible Study:
  • Luke 12:13-21
    • What are the dangers of a lot of wealth?
  • Romans 4:20-25
    • Trusting Jesus is an action

(21:18) Break 1

• (23:37) Letters:
  • How are Orthodox Christians different from Catholics? How does science  in archeology fit in with the creation story in Genesis. Father answers these and other questions, send him a letter at [email protected]

(39:01) Break 2

• (40:56) Word of the Day
  • Arbitrator
• (43:08) Phones:
  • Ann - Did David practice circumcision. Josiah said that it hadn’t been practiced since the time of the judges.
  • Arkaan - Genesis 1 takes about the creation about heaven and earth. What is the water 'above'?
  • Ray - Can you recommend any good readings from the crusades?

• (5:28) Bible Study:
  • Luke 12:1-7
    • Beware of the hypocrisy of the Pharisees? Father explains what it means.
  • Romans 4:1-8
    • Father explains the righteous of Abraham.

(24:02) Break 1

• (25:38) Letters:
  • What does it mean that if we are unfaithful than God is still faithful? How does purgatory work and where is it in the bible? Father answers these and other questions, send him a letter at [email protected]

(36:27) Break 2

• (37:34) Word of the Day
  • Righteousness
• (40:04) Phones:
  • Stan - Is there any connection between Jesus casting out demons and mental illness?
  • Robert - Are the teachings of the Church like the Ten Commandments in God's nature?
  • Ricardo - in the first 1500 years and it was just Catholics, and we had the holy spirit. So, does this refute Protestants?

• (5:35) Bible Study:
  • Luke 11:47-54
    • Don’t be presumptuous!
  • Romans 3:21-30
    • What are the different types of laws?

(20:36) Break 1

• (21:53) Letters:
  • Why does the devil use world power as a way of testing Jesus if he doesn’t own the world? What are the nuances in translating texts? Father answers these and other questions, send him a letter at [email protected]

(34:57) Break 2

• (35:36) Word of the Day
  • Key of Knowledge
• (38:56) Phones:
  • James - why would there be a law about stoning unmarried women who are with child if that was the way god intended Mary to have Jesus.
  • John - My daughter is dating a Pentecostal who says you need to speak in tongues to go to heaven.
  • Margaret - are there ways to get confession if I can’t get to church?
  • Kathy - how was Jesus taken off of the cross and by whom?

• (5:15) Bible Study:
  • Luke 11:42-46
    • What is Justice?
  • Romans 2:1-11
    • Father tackles this hard passage to understand.

(25:03) Break 1

• (26:19) Letters:
  • Father shares some letters which he received physically, explains one of the titles of our Lady and answers the meaning of the word Logos. Father answers these and other questions, send him a letter at [email protected]

(36:26) Break 2

• (38:08) Word of the Day
  • Partiality
• (39:28) Phones:
  • Grant - I have two daughters, and they want to be altar servers, and I want to know what the right call is.
  • Tom - whose obedience makes us righteous? is it Jesus or is ours?
  • Gail - Is it ok for a lay person to do a communion service or is it just a deacon?
  • Delores- I went to the cemetery and brought home the old flowers to be replaced with new ones. My friends said I was bringing evil spirits. is this a real thing?