Father Simon Says

1 Sm 4:1-11 Father talks about why non-belief and superstition are two sides of the same coin Letters Why don't more schools offer the trades? Am I obliged to go to mass? I'm concerned about COVID exposure?  Word of the Day: Mercy Seat  Callers:  My son-in-law is visiting. His stepfather is dying but not baptized. Is it valid for my son-in-law to baptize him because the family doesn't want a catholic priest Question on how we know that Jesus died for all people? Question about today's Gospel-- Jesus couldn't go back to the synagogue after healing a leper because he was considered unclean. Is this true? Do you know what happened to Noah's Ark

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 : pharmakiaCallers  Does holy water maintain it's efficacy if you add water to it? What is your opinion on the pig heart transplant. The man who plays Jesus in the Chosen converted from Orthodox to Catholicism. Why did he need confirmation if he received it as a baby when he was Baptized Orthodox?

1 Sm 1:9-20 Father talks about the relationship between food and religion Mk 1:21-28 What does it mean that Jesus spoke with authority?  Letters: Is there are a good journaling Bible for my 17-year-old?  Ignatius Journaling and Note-Taking Bible: Revised Standard Version, Second Catholic Edition: Ignatius Press: 9781621641902: Amazon.com: Books When I go to sleep at night, I say my rosary; is that OK?  Why do you dis on Eagle's Wing?  Writer thinks God is a hypocrite  Letter about receiving indulgences  Word of the Day: Shiloh  Callers:  What is the definition of Hesed? What the difference between the innocence of Eve and Mary What is the root of the word Sorcerer? Is it the same as the root for Pharmacy?

1 Sm 1:1-8 What's the significance of your surname?  Mk 1:14-20 Where do we encounter God's royal nature?  Letters Father gets multiple letters about end-of-life issues  Word of the day: Begotten Callers: What was the word that was used in Greek or Aramaic,  'This is my Body' and more specifically the word 'This' Dr. Cindy, a bioethicist and physician, responds to end of life issues Are you allowed to use 'spit'  to baptize someone in case of emergency and no water is available, like in wartime? 

1 Jn 4:19–5:4 Father talks about the difficulty of real love and how we conquer the world  Letters: What were the papal states?  Father answers a letter about depriving someone of nutrition  Is Mary's question to the angel an act of discernment?  Word of the Day: Synagogue  Callers: Jesus said no one great than John the Baptist - does that include Mary? What is the heresy of Jansenism and does it affect us today? When was Latin started in the mass? My niece doesn't want to baptize her daughter, what should I tell her? 

1 Jn 4:11-18 What does it mean to have God's spirit? Father tells a story about serving the poor as a pastor.  Mk 6:45-52 Jesus 'passing by' is actually a manifestation of his divinity  Letters: Father consoles a listener who is the only one in her family that practices the faith  My wife and I want to give a book to parents of a girl that will marry their son. They are looking for a book on the importance of going to mass Word of the Day: Amen Callers  In Genesis 2:17 and 3:3 and is there another interpretation of the word 'die' in these two verses. How can I keep up my faith while my husband wants a divorce? Who's Epiphany was it, was it the Wise Men or was it Jesus? If someone has grounds for an annulment,  but chooses not to person the annulment process, is their marriage valid

1 Jn 4:7-10 What is love? Father explains different types of love Mk 6:34-44 Did Jesus really work a miracle today?  Letters Father talks about the Jews and saying the name of the Lord Why did the Church institute the vigil mass?  Can I have a mass said for a deceased Jewish man?  Why are we born in sin?  Word of the Day: Metanoia  Callers  Most accurate English translations of the Bible? The sacrament of confirmation and the proper age of the sacrament? What is the biggest issue facing the church today? Adam and Eve were supposed to be our original parents and they had children; how did the world populate?

1 Jn 3:22–4:6 Father shares his theory about the audience of St. John's writings Mt 4:12-17, 23-25 What does Kingdom actually mean?  Letters:  If the parish read the wrong readings, did the mass count?  Father discusses God's royal nature and who is greater than John the Baptist Word of the Day: Metanoia  Callers: St. Teresa of Avila and her vision of hell, and light faults? My son goes to an Evangelical church, and he says he can't talk to me anymore if I mention the devil to him? What does this mean?  Was Christ' birth a supernatural one or a natural one?  Question about John the Baptist and how he wrote 1 John, 2 John Question about the Presentation and the timeline regarding that?

Lk 4:38-44 Simon Peter was married? Father described differences between Eastern and Western traditions on marriage and celibacy Mass Hysteria: Father talks about missals in the TLM and ad orientem worship Letters Letter about Traditional mass Letter asking about music at mass Word: Rebuke Callers I went to an SSPX recently, and I find it very reverent.  What are Fr. Simon’s thoughts?? If a person is a devout Catholic, but they lose someone, and they get mad at God, and then they die, do they still go to heaven? Why do Orthodox go right to left in sign of cross?

1 Mc 1:10-15, 41-43, 54-57, 62-63 Father begins Maccabees giving historical details, including what the mark of the covenant was Lk 18:35-43 What are we saved by? Mass hysteria: Father talks about worshipad orientem Word of the Day: PleaseLetters: Question about scapular enrollment Father answers a question about Jesus’ two natures Letter talking about proper attire for mass Why do Catholics have to be buried in the ground?