Father Simon Says

(2:09) Bible Study: AM 3:1-8; 4:11-12 Father explains how the Jews struggled with monotheism MT 8:23-27 Father explains the purpose of prophecy (22:07) Break 1 (22:51) Letters: Father answers questions about whether or not you can make up your own act of contrition for confession, can you wear polyester scapulars, how to respond to someone who says Catholics are not Christian and what is the prope...

(3:05) Bible Study: Am 2:6-10, 13-16 God doesn’t send us to hell, He finds us there. Mt 8:18-22 Father unpacks the difficulty of this Gospel reading. Why Jesus came to ear (24:08) Break 1 (25:27) Letters: Father answers Questions about how to talk to a child about how babies are conceived and how to deal with worry and death? (34:30) Break 2 (35:24) Word of the Day: Scribe (37:03) Phones: Dinorah...

(6:35) Bible Study: 2 KGS 25:1-12 Father Talks about the temple MT 8:1-4 Father talks about leprosy. And the power of centurions (20:16) Break 1 (27:37) Letters: Father answers questions about what it means to offer it up, the separation of Church and state and answers Questions about today’s reading. (36:58) Break 2 (37:31) Word of the Day: Chaldean (39:41) Phones: Ken - You do such a great job!...

(1:49) Bible Study: 2 Kgs 24:8-17 Father talks about the history of these readings. Mt 7:21-29 How do you know you are from the Lord? Father answers this. (20:55) Break 1 (21:50) Letters: Father answers letters about the orthodox Church, the meaning of the word Jew, whether a person can be Buddhist and Catholic and the Traditional Latin Mass vs the Novus Ordo. (37:24) Break 2 (38:13) Word of the D...

(1:52) Bible Study: 2 Kgs 22:8-13; 23:1-3 Father unpacks the history in this reading Mt 7:15-20 Father explains what fruit is. (21:53) Break 1 (22:47) Letters: Father answers questions about how to know when the scripture is literal or figurative, how Eucharistic miracles match up with the spiritual reality of the Eucharist and Is God ashamed of us. (34:41) Break 2 (35:31) Word of the Day: Kingdom...

(1:51) Bible Study: 2 KGS 19:9B-11, 14-21, 31-35A, 36 Father gets into some really obscure stuff which you probably haven’t heard. PS 48:2-3AB, 3CD-4, 10-11 Father talks about what it means to not throw your pearls before swine. (21:15) Break 1 (21:55) Letters: Father answers questions about the great pyramids, where the best place to donate gifts, who are the psalms addressed to, how baptism work...

(2:47) Bible Study: Father talks about Saint John the Baptist (19:43) Break 1 (20:24) Letters: Father answers why deacons can be married, how Jesus experienced God the Father and gender roles, what it means to be in communion, (32:33) Break 2 (33:29) Word of the Day: Solemnity   (38:59) Phones: Bill - Gen 1:3 What did he mean by light when he says let there be light? What kind of light is he talki...

(2:06) Bible Study: 2 Kgs 11:1-4, 9-18, 20 Father Unpacks this complicated Passage in the bible. You won’t want to miss this! Mt 6:19-23 What does it mean to store up treasure where your heart is. (18:12) Break 1 (18:57) Letters: Father answers letters as to why you should go back to church, if orthodox Jews adopt none Jews, why some Holy days of obligation are not obligatory to all diocese and wh...

(1:57) Bible Study: MT 6:7-15 Father jumps right into the gospel today and talks about the Our Father. It’s an important topic so buckle up for a great reflection. (22:04) Break 1 (22:50) Letters: Father answers questions about is the line with cooperating with evil, is God forgetful, how to tell when God is speaking and when He’s not. (36:15) Break 2 (37:14) Word of the Day: Parapiptó (39:49) Pho...

(2:07) Bible Study: 2 Kgs 2:1, 6-14 Father talks about the sacred name of God Mt 6:1-6, 16-18 Father Simon talks about collection boxes in the court of the women. (23:04) Break 1 (24:11) Letters: Father answers a letter about the question of time, the apostolic blessing, what it means that Jesus has no place to rest his head in the bible and why baptism takes away original sin. (37:18) Break 2 (37...

(2:36) Bible Study: 1 Kgs 21:17-29 Grace is a gift, but we inherit sin. Mt 5:43-48 What is love? (21:49) Break 1 (22:31) Letters: Father answers questions about the word Rubric and if the pope prays for himself at Mass,  (29:18) Break 2 (30:05) Word of the Day: Commandment   (32:28) Phones: Danielle - Could you clarify what the Episcopal Church is? Mary Alice - Did Christ actually take a drink of...

(1:56) Bible Study: 1 Kgs 21:1-16 Who was Jezebel really? Mt 5:38-42 Father Explains some of the context of this passage. (18:22) Break 1 (19:09) Letters: Father answers a question about the uniqueness of women, why demons are sometime compelled to speak the truth and if Catholics can attend a non-Catholic wedding. (31:44) Break 2 (32:35) Word of the Day: Tunic (37:50) Phones: David - I know that...

(2:37) Bible Study: 1 Kgs 19:9a, 11-16 Father explains how amazing this passage is. Check it out to have your mind blown! Mt 5:27-32 Jesus talks about adultery and father explains what that means (22:47) Break 1 (24:06) Letters: Father answers the Question of if God is real why can’t we see him, and the church’s stance on IVF? (34:59) Break 2 (36:08) Word of the Day: Horeb (37:40) Phones: John - W...

(1:47) Bible Study: 1 Kgs 18:41-46 Father explains this reading and the proper context of it. Mt 5:20-26 Father discusses what it means to be in the kingdom of God. (20:41) Break 1   (23:10) Letters: Father answers letters about Jesus being the door which no one can enter except by him, gives advice about humility and answers questions about radical acceptance. And helps someone who is in an inval...

(1:59) Bible Study: 1 Kgs 18:20-39 Father Simon explains the history behind the events of today’s reading (13:43) Mt 5:17-19 Difference between laws and statute. (22:45) Break 1   (23:33) Letters : Father answers some obscure letters involving John 3: 16, when sins are forgiven during the Mass, and how to understand some quotes from the saints.  (35:27) Break 2 (37:04) Word of the Day: Altar (39:4...

(2:02) Bible Study: ACTS 11:21B-26; 13:1-3 The Acts and Luke were legal documents? Find out more in this bible study. MT 5:13-16 Why is salt important for sacrifice? Father Simon answers this question. (22:54) Break 1 (24:00) Letters: Father answers what it means to “hasten the coming of the Lord”, What it means to Love the Blessed Mother, the beauty of the law. (35:23) Break 2 (36:06) Word of the...

(2:00) Bible Study: 1 Kgs 17:1-6 Find out more about Elijah and some of the confusing words in this bible verse. Mt 5:1-12 What does the word blessed mean in this passage? (23:59) Break 1 (24:43) Letters: Father Simon explains mindfulness, where he went to seminary, talks about the History of honoring the Blessed Virgin Mary, and explains the Josephite Marriage. (41:08) Break 2 (41:40) Word of the...

(1:42) Bible Study: Hos 11:1, 3-4, 8c-9 Would you follow God even if there was nothing in it for you? Eph 3:8-12, 14-19 God chooses us so he is our Father Jn 19:31-37 Eucharistic miracles. (21:49) Break 1 (23:18) Letters: Father answers letters a about the dating of certain documents, the significance between leavened and unleavened bread and the out door Mass. (36:09) Break 2 (36:49) Word of the...

(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 it is) (37:30) Phones: Ruth - What does the Church say abo...

(4:34) 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. (25:03) Break 1 (25:44) 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 the dead and how we should read the psalms....

(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 there different levels in heaven?   (35:12) Break 2...

(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 for a listener whose wife has cancer. (31:58) Break 2   (...

Bible Study: (1:57) Zep 3:14-18a Were Jews Mono theistic in the bible? Rom 12:9-16 Use of the word brotherly love is used very interesting in this passage. Check it out! Lk 1:39-56 Want to understand this passage better? Father covers it here. Break 1: (19:44) Letters: (20:27) Father reads some interesting letters about the entrance chant in Mass, Hippy Colonies, The Strength of God, the welcoming...

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 Feast of Corpus Christi was on a Sunday?   (44:53) - Could you explain th...

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) - If my friend where to die before getting last rites, is that the same as if...