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Check out this great show from May 25, 2023 Acts 22:30; 23:6-11 Father explains Paul's zealous observance of the law  Letters 25:30 - Has Father ever read the  Purpose Driven Life ?  27:27 - Can I pray deliverance prayers?  31:45 - Father talks about why God prays 34:45 - We have to be one!  Word of the Day: Leaders  Callers  48:00 - Is having impure dreams...

Check out this great show from May 24, 2023 Bible Study: (5:07) Acts 20:28-38 What does beatitude mean?  Letters (25:44) - we do need better Church communities  Word of the Day: Anger (35:48) Callers  (42:51) - My daughter has lost her faith. How can I help her? (46:46) - What should my daughters wear as far as modesty?

Check out this great show from May 23, 2023 Bible Study: (2:22) Acts 20:17-27 How can Paul be one of the Apostles?  Letters (29:52) - who got Bibles after the printing press?  Word of the Day: Glory (38:34) Callers  (47:34)- One church I went to for mass provided missals and also gave Precious Blood However another Church didn't have those.  Why the difference and who makes the...

Check out this show from May 22, 2023 Bible Study: (1:48) Acts 19:1-8 Father discusses prophecy and Baptism Letters (22:34) - Is it OK to steal?  (31:50) - I had a poor parish upbringing, what should I do?  Word of the Day: Mass (37:50) Callers (39:33) - The priest used to say that before funerals and weddings, if you're not Catholic, don't receive communion.  Why don't they do that...

Father Simon Shares today's scripture readings, whether or not Animals go to heaven and much more on today's show!

Bible Study: (1:29) Acts 17:15, 22—18:1 We honor the image of God in another  Letters (14:38) Get well card If God is for us, who could be against us Can Catholics give Protestant sermons?  What is the seal of the Holy Spirit?  Break 1 (26:55) Word of the Day: To be irritated (27:45) Callers:  (40:25) Can you explain the Sabbatine promise associate with the Brown Scapular...

Check out this show from May 7, 2024 Bible Study: (2:19) Acts 16:22-34 Father discusses knowledge of the future  Jn 16:5-11 We have to admit we're sinners Letters: (17:33) St. Paul - Women will be saved through child-rearing?  Distrust or disobedience as the original sin?  How did we get liturgical seasons  Break 1 (26:59) Word of the Day: (31:39) Saturday and Sunday Worsh...

Check out this great show from May 6, 2024 Bible Study: (1:00) Acts 16:11-15 Paul's maritime life & Gentile conversion Jn 15:26—16:4a We have a prophetic religion Letters (18:41) Why does Scripture say, 'beware of the wrath of women?' What is Snake Eating in Mark? Word of the Day: Believe (27:47) Callers: (31:35) If I'm working throughout my day while praying the rosary and interrup...

Check out this great show from May 20, 2022 Acts 15:22-31 Can we eat meat sacrificed to idols? Letters Why did Pilate and Herod become friends? Why is Egg Harbor called Egg Harbor? When Ez says water is flowing from the side of the Temple, where was that? Word of the Day: Eucharist Callers Is it a sin to smoke marijuana?  Can Father help me distinguish these passages? Matthew 5:39 & 1 Cor...

Check out this show from May 19, 2022 Acts 15:7-21 How did one become a priest in ancient times?  Jn 15:9-11 How did the Father love Jesus?  Word of the day: Apocalypse  Letters When we kneel during the Passion narrative, what are we supposed to do?  Can God do evil?  Will the promises made by the Lord for those who pray the chaplet apply to me?  What does eternal sec...

Check out this great show from May 18, 2022 Acts 15:1-6 Father discusses the religious and cultural dimensions of circumcision Jn 15:1-8 God’s purpose is to do what in our lives? Letters Can Catholics see R-rated movies? My friend is being charged $200 for a baptism; is that OK? Can priests watch secular TV shows? Why does Father talk about Pentecostalism? What’s the tradition about wh...

Check out this show from May 17, 2022 Acts 14:19-28 When has the Church been strong? Jn 14:27-31a What was one of the great messianic expectations? Letters What is the Holy Communion fast? What's Father's take on Ez 20:25-26? Listener talks about her experience of confession and forgiveness Listener asks Father Simon about Milton's Paradise Lost Word of the Day: Believe! Callers  When we die...

Check out this great show from May 16, 2022  Jn 14:21-26 What does Logos really mean? How can we speak by the Holy Spirit? Father explains both Letters Father explains some Church customs in light of Grecian bonfires Listener asks about the "Lamb of God" at mass Sam asks if Judas had to betray Jesus to fulfill Scripture?  Someone told me that the Eucharist isn't Jesus if the host to...

Check out this show from May 12, 2022 Acts 13:13-25 What does it mean to be born from water and wind? Letters Jeff asks for prayers for his son What do I do if I'm struggling to listen to both the Church and my husband? Is lying always a mortal sin? Erin enjoyed what Father said about notional faith? Word of the Day: Men Callers Could the thorn in Paul's side have been blindness or visual impairme...

Check out this show from May 11, 2022 Acts 12:24—13:5a Where was the first chancery office? Jn 12:44-50 What's the main benefit to being a Christian? Letters Do we respond to the priest at mass when he says alleluia? Listener disagrees with Fr. Simon's take on altar servers Word of the Day: Synagogue Callers Why does Apostles Creed use 'creator' and Nicene creed says 'Maker' If Father wants...

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Check out this show from May 9, 2022 Acts 11:1-18 Who was a Centurian and why was he important?  Letters Father receives a question about abortion  Did Judas go to hell?  What is a novena?  Word of the day: Discriminating  Callers What does one do with Easter Candles that are half used?  And what does Father think of crosses with the resurrected Christ?  Why are...

Check out this show from April 28, 2023 Bible Study: (1:49) Acts 9:1-20 What makes this text truthful?  Jn 6:52-59 What does today's text actually say?  Letters (22:13)- What is the 'world without end' in the Glory Be?  (23:46) - Question about dealing with a suicide (28:12) - I'm reading the ESV, why is it hard to find Catholic approved Red lettered Bibles? (32:48) - Singing of the...

Check out this great show from April 27, 2023 Bible Study: (2:17) Acts 8:26-40 Why do we prepare people for Baptism?  Jn 6:44-51 Are you saved?  Letters Father discusses 'being wrong' about yesterday's show (24:53) - I went to mass where they kneel and stand during different times (in Mexico) why?  (30:57) - I agree with Fr. Simon that being born is a process  (31:49) - Who cho...

Check out this great show from April 26, 2023 Bible Study: (2:20) Acts 8:1b-8 It matters who we know  How did the early Christians spread the faith?  Jn 6:35-40 What does it mean to see Jesus?  Letters (23:31) - Jim asks about Passover calendars  (24:56) - How do I trust God more?  (28:06) - I went to a mass where the priest skipped the consecration Word of the Day: Good N...

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Check out this great show from April 24, 2023 Bible Study: (1:42) Acts 6:8-15 Father shares his theory about Act and the Gospel of Luke  Jn 6:22-29 What is the real work of God?  Letters  (19:23) - How is David after God's own heart?  (28:28) - Communion service  Word of the Day: Crown (32:05) Callers (33:39) - Jesus descended into hell, could you explain?   (38:...

Check out this encore show from April 29, 2022 Acts 5:34-42 Father explains Jewish belief in life after death Letters Father riffs more about silence in church I saw someone selling a relic of John Henry Newman; what should I have done?  Can we substitute Psalm 51 for the psalm of the day during Lent? Father answers a question about marriage and communion  Word of the Day: Sat Down, goin...

Check out this show from April 27, 2022 Acts 5:17-26 What is heresy?  Jn 3:16-21 Is the Trinity actually easy to understand?  Letters Father comments on the need for silence before mass Listener thanks Father for his priesthood and comments on the structure of priesthood Word of the Day: Sad​ducees Callers  My father was cremated.  Could I put him in a Church, is that considere...

Check out this show from April 28, 2022 Acts 5:27-33 Father gives context about the book of Acts  Jn 3:31-36 Father talks more about the Trinity  Letters Father reads a letter from a retired priest friend who bemoans the lack of respect during mass Listener writes in about her marriage and temptation  Father clarifies if Jesus had more siblings (*He didn't!) Word of the Day: Ration...