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 On St. Ignatius of Antioch and Sts. John Brebeuf and Companions (0:41) Bible Study: Reading from Sunday Oct 18: Matthew 22: 15-21 (8:26) The kindness you show other human beings, is paying God's coinage.  Luke 12:13-21 (17:09)         ---We need to do good with our money Ephesians 2:1-10 (18:09)          —-We are worthy of God's anger.&...

(0:43) On St. Margaret Mary Alacoque Bible Study  The Holy Spirit is the down payment of heaven Ephesians 1: 11-14 (2:42) Luke 12: 1-7   (21:19)         ---Hypocrite in Greek means "play actor"      Letters: Daughter planning gay marriage and parent not going. What to do? (31:19) Question about capital punishment? (37:06) --- Question about choirs...

(00:43) On St. Teresa of Avila  Bible Study: Luke 11: 47-54 (3:36) The Bible is very human and very divine  Ephesians 1: 1-10 (14:27)        ---God gives us the chance to choose him.    Letters: Is there a ritual for the girls to enter the covenant (36:35) Why Protestants reject reconciliation from Gospel of John (40:03) Giving food to Society of St. Vincent...

(00:47) On St. Callistus I and St. Andagrisma Bible Study:  Lack of listening to the Holy Spirit leads to envy, jealousy, etc. (5:08)  Galatians 5: 18-25 Luke 11: 42-46   (31:25)            ---Pharisees defined things with a passion.     Letters: When does God's law get written on someone's heart, at baptism or conception?  (37:23) Q...

(1:22) Saint Edward the Confessor (3:50) Bible Study: Galatians 5:1-6 Blood of the Covenant Righteousness – Growing in the fruits of the Holy Spirit Luke 11:37-41 Giving alms is sacrificial love Letters: Every sin starts with a lie (34:00) Ethnic heritage (35:52) Having a proper attitude of reverence at Mass (38:44) Can white wine be consecrated? (45:30) You can send your questions to Fr. Si...

(01:58) On St. Edwin of Northumbria and St. Carlo Acutis   (04:11) 1st Reading Galatians 4: 22-24, 26-27, 31-5:1       --Abraham didn't trust God and that is the genesis of Mideast Strife (20:30) Gospel Reading Luke 11:29-32                    God wanted all humanity to be together (26:45) On previous Sunday Gospel: Matthew...

Patrick Alog (0:44) On St. Denis & Our Lady of Champion  (3:50) Bible Study: Galatians 3: 7-14 Was Abraham a Jew?  Luke 11:15-26 Beelzebul meant "Lord of the Flies" (27:23) Letters: About sins against the spirit, on the final judgment, how to find a Catholic Charismati group Send him a letter at simon@relevantradio.com (34:26) Word of the Day History  (36:48) Phones: John-Can a...

(0:35) St. Pelagia and St. Nestor (3:01) Bible Study: Galatians 3:1-5 – Good works are necessary for salvation Luke 11:5-13 – The breath is a sign of a living presence Epistle Gospel (26:39) Letters: “The bodies of many were raised.” Why is this only in the gospel of Mathew? Was Mary assumed into heaven in a resurrected body? Why doesn’t the Catholic Church celebrate...

On Our Lady of the Rosary (1:24) Bible Study (7:33) Gal 2:1-2, 7-14 Father gives his take an a rather disturbing passage of Scripture?  Lk 11:1-4 Which 'Our Father' did Jesus really say?  Letters: (27:31)) (Can Father explain prophesying with a head cover?  Word of the day: Apocalypse (41:30) Phone Callers (43:56) Lydia - Lately, though my husband been going to church with me, and h...

(0:34) St. Bruno of Cologne (3:28) Bible Study: Galatians 1:13-24 Paul defends his apostolic commission Luke 10:38-42 Mary chose Jesus above worldly distractions (26:22) Letters: Should my son take God’s name in vain in a play? The word hallowed means to make holy. What was the purpose of the Crusades? You can send your questions to Fr. Simon - simon@relevantradio.com (35:56) Word of the Day...

(0:36) On St. Boniface of Trier and St. Faustina (3:36) Bible Study: Galatians 1:6-12   Paul warns of those perverting the Gospel  Luke 10: 25-37 Don't use your religion to avoid helping people  ( 21:06 ) Fr. Simon Special announcement!   (21:56) Letters: What to do about beggars, Evil in the Bible, on who wrote, "Me thinks I like no other heaven other than Jesus".  S...

(2:47) Bible Study: Job 38: 1, 12-21; 40: 3-5 You have to receive God as he is, not as we want him to be  Matthew 18: 1-5, 10 Angels see the face of God (24:04) Letters: About Reverent Gestures during mass,  How to participate in overnight adoration and kneeling, as Father answers these questions and send him a letter at simon@relevantradio.com (37:06) Word of the Day Despise  (38:1...

(0:39) Memorial of Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus, Virgin and Doctor of the Church (3:42) Bible Study: Job 19:21-27 Job longs for his Redeemer to come Luke 10:1-12 Emphasis on urgency, faith, obedience, and mission (24:07) Letters: Did you say that we shouldn’t get anything out of Mass? (24:38) Did Nathaniel make the first profession of faith? (28:24) You can send your questi...

(0:35) On St. Jerome   (5:58) Bible Study: Job 9: 1-12, 14-16 Job ponders what justice is Luke 9:57-62 Jesus wants us to lift our vision forward (19:20) Letters: About Respect Life Month,  About difference between Novus Ordo and Latin Mass, Why it's the "Blood of Christ" as it might sound repulsive?, About the Psalms, as  Father answers these and other question send him a letter at...

(2:42) On First Readings: Daniel 7: 9-10, 13-14 Jesus claims to be a Heavenly Being Revelation 12: 7-12 War breaks out in Heaven  (8:52) On Angels   (13:47) On the Gospel      John 1:47-51 Jesus saw Nathaniel under the fig tree when he was a baby (23:17) Letters: Spanish Jews forced to convert in the 1300s and 1400s?, What's the difference between mass in English...

(0:35) On San Lorenzo Ruiz  (3:55) Bible Study: Job 1:6-22 What's the Devil doing in the court of God?  Luke 9:46-50 The significance of 'In my Name"  (23:01) Letters: On future relations between the two lungs of the Church, the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic Church?, Why was there no mass during Confirmation?,  Why is Mary called Tower of David?,   To send him a...

Check out this great show from June 06, 2024 (3:10) Bible Study: 2 Tm 2:8-15 Don’t be come entangled in the affairs of life (19:19) Break 1 (20:14) Letters: Father answers some letters which are very difficult today. Check this segment out to see how father does answering these hard cookies. (33:29) Break 2 (34:00) Word of the Day: (you’re going to need to listen to listen in to what i...

Check out this great show from June 5, 2024 (3:41) Bible Study: 2 Tm 1:1-3, 6-12 Are the books from the bible really as old as people claim they are? Mk 12:18-27 Father explains the meaning of this story. (24:04) Break 1 (24:30) Letters: Father answers questions about, how Jews knew if you were ritually pure before partaking in the sacrifice, worrying about demonic possession, the resurrection of...

Check out this great show from June 04, 2024 (2:03) Bible Study: 2 Pt 3:12-15a, 17-18 Fires of God’s love are in purgatory? Find out what that means here Mk 12:13-17 Jesus was more clever than you would think in this passage. Find out how from Father Simon. (21:20) Break 1 (22:17) Letters: Father answers questions about receiving communion, our Blessed Mother, The Saint Jude Novena and are t...

Check out this great show from June 03, 2024 (2:11) Bible Study:  2 Pt 1:2-7 Father explains the proper translation of several interesting words in this passage Mk 12:1-12 What was the vineyard that Jesus was talking about in this passage? The answer will probably surprise you. (17:42) Break 1   (20:56) Letters: Father answers questions about the ownership of time, Mortal sin and prays f...

Check out this great show from June 2, 2023 (5:21) Bible Study: Mk 11:11-26 Father explains the readings today, highlighting the fig tree mentioned in it. (15:49) Break 1 (16:26) Letters: Father answers letters about offering up sufferings from the past, are people as many people possessed today as they were back in Jesus’ time and is it okay to pray the memorare in the form of a rosary with...

Check out this great show from May 30, 2024 Bible Study: (1:52) 1 Pt 2:2-5, 9-12 Growing into salvation!  Mk 10:46-52 Trust & salvation  Letters: (28:00) - Thank you, Father for your views about the Diocese!  (30:55) - Catholicism, the Jews, and killing Jesus  Word of the Day: Boundary (39:03) Callers:  (42:52) - I do the Liturgy of the Hours, I always thought the Feas...

Check out this encore from May 29, 2024 Bible Study: (2:11) 1 Pt 1:18-25 Commandments & obedience  Mk 10:32-45  The cross of Christ  Letters:  (22:22) - Born of the Spirit  (27:24) - Should priests be publicly hostile to each other?  (31:14) - Speak now or forever hold your peace (33:24) - Vision of Jesus  Word of the Day: Ransom (36:58) Callers:  (39:31...

Check out this great show from May 28, 2024 (1:54) Bible Study 1 Pt 1:10-16 Father guides us through the importance of today's readings. (23:13) Letters Father shares a letter thank him for "getting on his soap box" shares his insights on priests being moved around in the Church and answers an email about the rich young man who didn't want to give up his riches for Jesus. (38:40) Word of the Day M...

Check out this great show from May 17, 2024 Bible Study: (3:17) Acts 25:13b-21 How did we become Roman & Catholic?  Jn 21:15-19 We hear the first confession of the first Pope Break 1 (18:10) Letters: (19:31) Biblical languages program Why do we say the Gloria at Mass? Third Luminous mystery - what does it refer to?  Private property in the Bible?  Consecrating Matza? Euchar...