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(2:36) Bible Study: Isaiah 1:10, 16-20 –This passage is about God’s power to transform even our sinfulness. Go can take our sinfulness and use it to reform us. Matthew 23:1-12 – Jesus goes up the mountain, sat down and spoke. Rabbi’s sat to teach their disciples. Peter according to tradition had a teaching chair. This idea of a chair of Moses is seen as Moses our teacher. F...

(2:43) Bible Study: Daniel 9:4b-10 Can you break the law of gravity by jumping off of a cliff? Luke 6:36-38 What does it mean not to judge? Also, keep giving and be a person who gives. Jesus is telling us to be a person who is not judgmental, who is compassionate and consistently does good. (20:12) Break 1 (21:08) Letters: Latasha and Cicero - Is it possible that the wives and the children of the...

(3:16) Bible Study: Ezekiel 18:21-28 The mercy of God and the justice of God are not unopposed.    Matthew 5:20-26     --Righteousness has to do with the nature of God and it's oriented to the good of the other.    (19:48) Letters: What is the Church's position of cremation? What do you think about Eucharistic Ministers dipping their hands in alcohol? Questi...

(6:03) Bible Study: Esther C: 12, 14-16, 23-25        —Queen Esther is taking her life in her hand when speaking the truth to the King  Matthew 7:7-12                  —-God will give you what you need.   If I door doesn't open, don't push it open, there's a reason why it's locked.    (21:15) Lett...

Enjoy this Encore show from March 9, 2022 Jon 3:1-10 Did Jonah exist? Father explains  Lk 11:29-32 What is the sign of Jonah?  Letters: Can I break my Lenten fast on Sundays?  Why do people bow to the priest processing in?  Why do some dioceses have different holy days of obligation? Father talks about the importance of recollection before mass Word of the Day: Altar  Call...

(2:35) Bible Study: Matthew 6:7-15 Do Catholics babel like the pagans with their many prayers? (19:44) Break 1 (21:39) Letters: Did Peter curse himself when denying Jesus? Father explains the creation of women. Can none Catholics consecrate the Eucharist? Father answers these and other questions. Send him a letter at simon@relevantradio.com (32:27) Break 2 (33:16) Word of the Day: Word (35:36) Pho...

(2:35) Bible Study: Leviticus 19:1-2, 11-18 Why is Leviticus such an important book? Father explains Matthew 25:31-46 How does this reading connect with Leviticus? Don’t worry It fits better than you’d think. Luke 4:1-13 Is there importance to the word “if” in this passage? (22:35) Break 1 (26:21) Letters: Does the burnt offering always have to be male in the Old Testament?...

(4:01) Bible Study: Isaiah 58:1-9a – While it may seem like a condemnation of fasting, this is not so as Jesus himself fasted. Taking up your cross and denying yourself means saying no to yourself. Freedom is the ability to do the right thing and that is the point of fasting, to be free and exercise freedom. Matthew 9:14-15 – If your fasting makes you quarrelsome and difficult don&rsqu...

(4:04) Bible Study: Matthew 4:17 Father talks about the meaning of the word repent and gives some tips on it. Luke 9:22-25 What does it mean to take up your cross and follow Jesus? (20:42) Break 1 (25:19) Letters: Why would a priest change the names of the saints mentioned during the Mass prayers? Why do we put ashes on our heads on Ash Wednesday? Father answers these and other questions. Send him...

(3:00) Bible Study: Joel 2:12-18 Father talks about trumpets which were used for more than just playing music. 2 Corinthians 5:20—6:2 Father explains what an elder is and why they are important. Father also talks about repentance. (22:26) Break 1 (23:30) Letters: Are TVs in church okay to have? How is the Son of Man used in different places of the bible? Father answers these and other questi...

(3:35) Bible Study: Sirach 35:1-12 Father talks about sacrifice and its connection with the liturgy of the hours. Mark 10:28-31 Father talks about fasting and where it comes from (24:39) Break 1 (25:42) Letters: Why should we fast for a particular intention? Are there certain things that open up portals of evil? Are scapulars superstitious? Father answers these and other questions. Send him a lett...

(3:08) Bible Study: Sirach 17:20-24 Should everything in the Bible been seen as moral? Mark 10:17-27 Should we give up all of our treasure? Father explains.   Luke 6:39-45 Father talks about the humor of this reading. (18:54) Break 1 (19:40) Letters: Father helps a listener who is considering moving in with his girlfriend but with a strange twist, the parents want them to move in together. Ca...

(4:02) Bible Study: Sirach 6:5-17 Father discusses the multiple meanings of love. And the meaning of friendship Mark 10:1-12 This gospel reading is often misunderstood, and Father explains the correct understanding. (21:40) Break 1 (22:58) Letters: How do you deal with people mocking you for your faith? How can you describe the afterlife? Father answers these and other questions. Send him a letter...

(4:40) Bible Study: Sirarch 5:1-8 You are special in God’s eyes, the only eyes that matter. Mark 9:41-50 What is salt? Father explains its hidden meaning (21:11) Break 1 (22:48) Letters: Are the Deuterocanonical books inspired? How does marriage represent the Trinity? Father answers these and other questions. Send him a letter at simon@relevantradio.com (33:44) Break 2 (34:22) Word of the Da...

(2:52) Bible Study: Sirach Sirach 4:11-19 Was wisdom actually Jesus? Mark 9:38-40 . Some of us never get over being young. Let us not get in the way of Christ as believers, disciples and members in the Church. (22:05) Break 1 (24:19) Letters: Is it okay to practice Tai Chi? What is he answer to the white horse in revelation? Father answers these and other questions. Send him a letter at simon@rele...

(4:58) Bible Study: Sirach 2:1-11 God wants to reveal with what's inside you.   Mark 9:30-37 The Apostles should've argued amongst themselves who is the least important.     (22:49) Break 1 (25:25) Letters: What does it mean , "Falling Short of the Glory of God"? How did people know how much to give for a sin offering?  Question about prayers said after communion, includin...

(3:03) Bible Study: Wisdom is the ability to apply knowledge.   Jesus casts out demons because he had authority.  Sirach 1:1-10 Mark 9:14-29 (22:22) Break 1 (24:01) Letters: Can you still bring dinner to the priests on Sunday? Question about turning the other cheek in regards to domestic abuse? Why did the NAB translation remove fasting from Jesus' statements?  What does it mea...

(3:34) Bible Study: Genesis 11:1-9 Father explains this passage and its historicity. Mark 8:34—9:1 A new take on carrying your cross. (23:15) Break 1 (24:54) Letters: Why was the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles written? Is it okay to pray for the desire to let go of the man I want to marry? Father answers these and other questions. Send him a letter at simon@relevantradio.com (37...

(2:40) Bible Study: Mark 8:27-33 The true prayer of the Believer. Genesis 9:1-13 What is the law that Noah receives? (18:30) Break 1 (19:31) Letters: What is the full extent of being made in the image and likeness of God? What was Jesus favorite type of music? Father answers these and other questions. Send him a letter at simon@relevantradio.com (33:10) Break 2 (34:37) Word of the Day: Kibosh&nbsp...

( 2:45)Bible Study: Psalm 116:12-13, 14-15, 18-19 What does he psalm really say? Mark 8:22-26 What again did Jesus do in this passage? Genesis 8:6-13, 20-22 What was the sacrifice which Noah offered? (19:16) Break 1 (22:42) Letters: Was the tree of life and the tree of knowledge of good and evil the same tree? What is the symbolism of wood in Jewish tradition? Father answers these and other questi...

(2:32) Bible Study: Genesis 6:5-8; 7:1-5, 10 Was there really a flood? Father explains and touches on the most important thing. Mark 8:14-21 What is the leaven of the Pharisees? Father Explains (19:32) Break 1 (20:17) Letters: Is there virtue to hording? Is there a Rubric for the Mass for lay people? Father answers these and more. Send him a letter at simon@relevantradio.com (35:44) Break 2 (36:44...

(2:54) Bible Study: Genesis 4:1-15, 25 Why was Abel’s sacrifice accepted, and Cain’s offering was not? Mark 8:11-13 What is the connection between these two readings? Father reveals this. (18:24) Break 1 (20:04) Letters: Is Jesus referring to himself as food in the Gospel of Mark? Why did Paul refer to himself as abnormally born? Father answers these and other questions. Sent him an em...

(3:24) Bible Study: Genesis 3:1-8 How do you know if God is asking you to do something? Father explains. (17:52) Break 1 (19:18) Letters: Father talks about the Bronze Serpent in the Desert and its hidden meaning, and answers whether you can attend a wedding outside of the Church. Father answers these and other questions. Send him a note at simon@relevantradio.com (34:10) Break 2 (35:04) Word of t...

(2:00) Bible Study: Genesis 2:18-25 Why did God take from Adam’s Rib to make Eve? Father explains this interesting passage. And talk about a special new book! (25:12) Break 1 (26:50) Letters: Father talks about the nature that brought about the Holocaust during WWII. Father answers a question about the different types of the Mass. Father answers these questions and others. Send him an email...

This encore is from January 31, 2025 (3:15) Bible Study:  Hebrews 10:32-39 Surprisingly this part of the letter is pretty straight forward, but father has some good insights in this reading Mark 4:26-34 Father talks about the Kingdom of God….again. Father Talks about the ordinary form of the liturgy versus the extraordinary form. (27:29) Break 1 (28:22) Letters: Father talks about how...