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(3:15) Bible Study: 1 Kings 11:4-13 What happened to Salomon that made him go bad? Mark 7:24-30 The true nature of this stories conversation. (20:09) Break 1 (22:02) Letters: Should you hold hands during the Our Father? Father explains the prayer to St. Michael. Ho do you combat a habit of vice with a habit of virtue? Father answers these and other question send him a letter at simon@relevantradio...

(4:57) Bible Study: 1 Kings 8:22-23, 27-30 What is the difference between a covenant and a contract? Mark 7:1-13 Who were the Pharisees (24:54) Break 1 (26:44) Letters: What does it mean to be justified by Faith? Father answers this and other questions. Send him a letter at simon@relevantradio.com (37:48) Break 2 (38:26) Word of the Day Corban (43:41) Phones: Myla - Why should I become Catholic? m...

(5:48) Bible Study: 1 Kings 8:1-7, 9-13 The Cloud of the Lord. What is it and were did it go? (22:46) Break 1 (25:58) Letters: What is the hill of Calvary? Do other religions beside Catholics do anointing of the Sick? How does ritual uncleanness work? Father answers these and other question send him a letter at simon@relevantradio.com (36:46) Break 2 (37:58) Word of the Day Salt (42:01) Phones: Ap...

(1:55) Bible Study: 1 Kings 2:1-4, 10-12 How has David grown through his life recorded in the Bible? Mark 6:7-13 Do the Gospels contradict itself? (19:10) Letters: What is liberation theology? Where does the flight to Egypt play into the Gospel stories? Father answers these and other question send him a letter at simon@relevantradio.com (27:00) Break 1 (32:35) Word of the Day 12 (40:27) Phones: El...

(1:45) Bible Study: 2 Samuel 24:2, 9-17 We are tested not so He knows what’s in our heart but that WE know what is in our heart. (19:13) Letters: Was Mary an only child? Are sins not fully forgiven according to the Gospel of Matthew? Father answers these and other question send him a letter at simon@relevantradio.com (26:57) Break 1 (38:25) Word of the Day Brothers and Sister (42:21) Phones:...

(2:46) Bible Study: 2 Samuel 18:9-10, 14b, 24-25a, 30–19:3 David was capable of real repentance are you capable of real repentance? Mark 5:21-43 What is the importance of the synagogue? (20:58) Letters: Can you pray directly from God to remove mortal sin? What is the difference between the man in Luke 12 who was maximizing his saving and us trying to save for retirement? Father answers these...

(1:48) Bible Study:  Luke 2:22-40 or 2:22-32 (6:56) Why is today a day special to St Joseph? (13:53) Ground Hog Day and Candlemas connection?   Letters: Why was Jesus chastised for our sins? What is the Traditional Latin Mas and the Mass that is in English? Father answers these and other question send him a letter at simon@relevantradio.com   (24:00) Break 1 (25:16) Word of the Day...

(3:47) Bible Study: 2 Samuel 11:1-4a, 5-10a, 13-17 David’s great fall. How can he be a man after God’s heart? (20:23) Break 1 (23:28) Letters: Can parishioners raise their hands during the Our Father? What is the soul and how does it relate to the body? Father answers these and other question send him a letter at simon@relevantradio.com (33:30) Break 2 (34:10) Word of the Day Kingship...

(2:53) Bible Study: 2 Samuel 7:18-19, 24-29 Do you convince yourself that you are a great person rather than seeing your need for God? Mark 4:21-25 What does it mean for us to let our light shine for others? (20:06) Break 1 (21:53) Letters: What is the difference between redemption and forgiveness? Why does the bible only mention Jesus’ brothers and mother without sister in some passages in...

(7:01) Bible Study: 2 Samuel 7:4-17 How was David a man after God’s own heart? Mark 4:1-20 Patience bears fruit (20:21) Break 1 (22:03) Letters: Father explains purgatory. Did Jesus want to hide the truth from people? What do you do you’re your family is divided over politics? Father answers these and other questions send him a letter at simon@relevantradio.com (35:57) Break 2 (37:07)...

(2:58) Bible Study: 2 Samuel 6:12b-15, 17-19 What is God calling you to do? Mark 3:31-35 Did Jesus have brothers and sisters? (21:34) Break 1 (23:31) Letters: Father tackles many different faith based letters today, send him a letter at simon@relevantradio.com (35:00) Break 2 (35:47) Word of the Day Dodo (40:45) Phones: Barbara - Fill-in priest had a fire and brimstone sermon that scared my 13 yea...

(9:41) Bible Study: 2 Timothy 1:1-8 We all know what priests are… or do we? Mark 3:22-30 Why does God makes Himself weak for us? (26:00) Break 1 (27:58) Letters: What is the prayer we say after the lamb of God in the Mass? Who is Mass addressed to? Father answers these and other questions, send him a letter at simon@relevantradio.com (35:49) Break 2 (36:42) Word of the Day Religious (38:56)...

(3:45) Bible Study: 1 Samuel 24:3-21 Father shares the adventurous story of this book. Mark 3:13-19 The 12 Apostles, who were they? (19:49) Break 1 (22:00) Letters: Father shares his thoughts on politics. Was Judas “forced to betray Jesus? Father answers these and other questions, send him a letter at simon@relevantradio.com (35:40) Break 2 (41:27) Word of the Day Ram (46:14) Phones: Anne -...

(7:21) Bible Study: 1 Samuel 18:6-9; 19:1-7 The brotherhood of Jonathan and David Mark 3:7-12 What are we suppose to be transformed by? (23:12) Break 1 (24:27) Letters: How does God speak to us in unique situations? What does the word priest mean? What does it say lead us not into temptation? Father answers these and other questions, send him a letter at simon@relevantradio.com (35:09) Break 2 (35...

(3:22) Bible Study: 1 Samuel 17:32-33, 37, 40-51 Is there a contradiction in this book? Mark 3:1-6 God does not judge by appearances. (22:10) Break 1 (25:16) Letters: Is it wrong to be an extraordinary minister of the Catholic Church? How aware do you need to be to receive last rites? How long should you kneel after communion? Father answers these and other questions, send him a letter at simon@re...

(6:40) Bible Study: 1 Samuel 16:1-13 What makes this reading so confusing? Father straightens it out for us. (21:00) Break 1 (23:35) Letters: What is suppression according to the Catholic Faith? What is the original word for “man” in the bible? Father answers these and other questions, send him a letter at simon@relevantradio.com (37:31) Break 2 (38:12) Word of the Day Hypostatic Union...

(5:17) Bible Study: 1 Samuel 15:16-23 Father explains the story of Abraham and Issac and how it connects with John the Baptist (21:05) Break 1 (27:54) Letters: Why does the Church insist that the body should be buried in consecrated ground? What should you do if you have a possessed object? Father answers these and other questions, send him a letter at simon@relevantradio.com (41:56) Break 2 (42:4...

(4:05) Bible Study: 1 Samuel 8 and Mark 2:1   Break 1 (20:54) Holy Communion is an altar call.  (23:02) Daniel – Would it be licit to divorce one’s wife to obtain custody of a child?   Break 2 (38:50) Word of The Day - "hearts" Phones: (41:46) April - Is the flood technically genocide? (48:04) Nathaniel - What are the time commitments of a deacon?

(11:10) Bible Study from 1 Samuel 1-2 and Mark 1:40.   Break 1 (25:20) Email - Don't you believe that it is The Body & Blood of Christ? (31:45) Email - Do we know any names of the Apostles wives?   Break 2 Word Of The Day: Sunesis   Phones (40:21) Monica - Can you explain the "they" in today's collect? (42:39) Rose - Is Purgatory just for people who don't get last rites? (49:45)...

Check out this great encore show from January 12, 2022 1 Sm 3:1-10, 19-20 Father talks about marriage and annulments  Mk 1:29-39 In light of this passage, Father talks about celibacy and marriage Letters: Father receives a letter about sedevecantist masses Word of the Day : pharmakia Callers  Does holy water maintain it's efficacy if you add water to it? What is your opinion on the pig h...

(6:44) Bible Study: 1 Samuel 1:9-20 Father shares the interesting things in this story! Mark 1:21-28 Everyone has sin. If you don’t think you have than you are wrong! (22:08) Break 1 (24:40) Letters: What does epiphany mean? What book other than the bible can you read during Lent? Why does God let us sin? Father answers these and other questions, send him a letter at simon@relevantradio.com...

(3:31) Bible Study: 1 Samuel 1:1-8 What is a Zuphite? Mark 1:14-20 What does Kingdom really mean? (23:57) Break 1 (26:49) Letters: How do I get my family to stop practicing witchcraft? Do you need to have silence before Mass? Father answers these and other questions, send him a letter at simon@relevantradio.com (37:47) Break 2 (40:34) Word of the Day Gospel (43:00) Phones: Anne - I'm a protestant,...

(3:48) Bible Study: Luke 5:12-16 How did Miracles affect Jesus? 1 John 5:5-13 The connection between Faith and Obedience (21:40) Break 1 (24:40) Letters: Why did Zachariah get punished for questioning Gabriel but Mary didn’t? Who does John refer to as the one who Jesus loved in the Gospel of John? Father answers these and other questions. Do you have a question for Father Simon? Send him a l...

(7:28) Bible Study: Luke 4:14-22 Spiritual Warfare revealed. 1 John 4:19–5:4 You can sacrifice a lot for yourself but can you sacrifice for others? (22:54) Break 1 (25:33) Letters: Is it okay to disfigure yourself if you don’t want to get married? What is the meaning of the word kingdom of God? Why was Lot’s wife punished so harshly for looking back? Father answers these and othe...

(3:51) Bible Study: Mark 6:45-52 What makes this the central point in the Gospel of Mark? 1 John 4:11-18 Father talks about love and Agape love. (23:05) Break 1 (26:29) Letters: Father tackles a tough question about choosing who to fie and who to hire. Why’d didn’t they name Jesus Emmanuel in accordance with what the angel said. Father answers these and other questions, send him a lett...