Father Simon Says

Bible Study: (1:44) 1 Kgs 11:4-13 Who are you serving?  Mk 7:24-30 Did Jesus actually insult the woman in today's reading?  Letters:  (20:39) - Refusal to heal a child?  Word of the Day: Liturgy Callers:  (38:58) - Cain being the father of cities; is Cain the father of all people too? (42:34) - Question about Guardian Angels and praying to them. My children had a question that I can't answer. (43:58) - I'm confused. Heard story about how maybe Mary lets people into heaven, when Jesus doesn't. Could you explain?

Bible Study: (1:20) 1 Kgs 10:1-10 Father explains Sheba & unclean food Letters: (20:49) - Anointing of the sick & excommunication  Word of the Day: Talent (30:22) Callers:  (33:28) - Thank Fr. Simon, giving me some help for a speech I did. Speech went well, 100%. (39:57) - My son is protestant and debated about the seven books in the Bible that are 'missing'. Could you explain for me? (43:16) -  Main crux, why is Peter's profession more important than Nathaniel? (46:03) - My son has met a woman who is Hebrew, and he's questioning things now?

Bible Study: (2:31) 1 Kgs 8:22-23, 27-30 Doing more than the law requires  Mk 7:1-13 Father tells a story about passing down tradition Letters: (22:42) - Fr. Simon does too much commentary about the Jewish faith (27:58) - Irregular marriage and parish ministry  Word of Day: Qorbon Callers:  (39:19) - Counting years in Genesis (42:58) - If a person is baptized Catholic, could they renounce their faith?

Bible Study: (1:37) 1 Kgs 8:1-7, 9-13 What does this reading have to do with Cain and Abel?  MK 6:53-56 What was the mission of Jesus?  Letters: (21:29) - The Lighting of Candles  (27:57) - Confession for a fallen away Catholic  Word of the Day: Run around (33:00)Callers:  (39:57) - Will purgatory be a time for non-Christians to accept Jesus?  (43:07) - What is the 'Good News' that Jesus and John the Baptist are preaching? (45:21) - Why did Jesus rename the Apostles? (46:37) - What does he think of the New American Bible?

Bible Study: (2:20) Lk 2:22-40 Father explains the Feast of the Presentation  Letters: (18:28) - The New Israel  (23:51) - The simplicity of the Missionaries of Charity (24:51) - Angels & Visions   (26:56) - Lives of the saints  (27:56) - Anointing of the sick Word of the Day: Unclean (33:13) Callers (37:34) - Was Jesus intolerant?   (41:13) - What is the meaning of 'The Communion of Saints' ? (43:03) - What do you think about this day being the day Joseph was given the title from 'Father' from the Heavenly Father? (44:43) - Question about the five shekels and the first born child? (46:44) - Question about relics, I'm totally confused by them, especially 2nd and 3rd class

Bible Study: (1:48) 1 Kgs 2:1-4, 10-12 Are we sure that David is a man after God's own heart??  Mk 6:7-13 Why does Jesus tell them to only bring staff and sandals  Letters:  (21:23) - Did Mary have other children?  (24:25) - Forgiveness vs. being taken advantage of (30:46) - Holy God we praise thy name at Mass Word of the Day: Leave  Callers:  (38:44) - On Sunday, Jesus drove the demon out and he also drove out a demon out of the swine. Why doesn't he just destroy the demon? (38:44) - Jesus commanding apostles to heal the sick and cast out demons.  Is that just for priests or also lay people? (45:25) - Christ performing a miracle and he told people, don't tell anybody. I think he said that because he wanted to show some humility.  What do you think about that? (48:11) -  When the disciples recognized him, they must've seen the wounds of the nails during the Road to Emmaus  What do you think about that? (50:06) - Could you clarify the two saint James apostles?

Bible Study: (1:54) MK 6:1-6 Did Jesus have brothers and sister? Father delves into who the relatives of Jesus were. 2 Sm 24:2, 9-17 Father unpacks this bible passage by looking at earlier verses in the book.   Letters: (23:18) Father answers questions about fat in the bible, yes that right, fat.  Father gets stumped by an email!!! Check out what that question was! What is the meaning for the phrase “brother’s keeper” mean in the bible?   Word of the Day: (33:32) Carpenter   Phones: (35:07) Grace - Should we read the NLT (New Living Translation) Bible?  I'm confused.  We're using it in church formation. Lettie - Regarding the story of David and 1 Samuel 19: 18 and Ecstasy Rebecca - Right before the Israelites left Egypt and Pharaoh being punished.  Why would God harden Pharaoh’s heart? Therese - The priest will sit down during communion and let the distributors distribute communion, what do you think? Ben - Question about salvation regarding works/grace.  Only salvation through grace, no works that protestants say.  Could you explain 'works'?

Bible Study: (1:48) 2 Sm18:9-10, 14b, 24-25a, 30–19:3 Father discusses the beauty and difficulty of David's story Mk 5:21-43 Why didn't Jesus tell the woman 'not to tell anyone?' Letters: (21:34) - Prodigal son & David  (23:35) - Can I change godparents?  (24:40) - Why was Mary worried when Jesus was lost?  (28:35) - Biblical texts & Anglican liturgy  Word of the Day: Liturgy (35:02) Callers: (40:10) - Would it be accurate to say that St. Paul and the early church, didn't have a concept of the Trinity or of the Divinity of Christ? (43:24) - Regarding St. Gertrude prayer to those in purgatory. Could I still pray it? (46:24) - Sunday reading on St. Paul, how it's better to be unmarried?  Could you clarify? 

Bible Study: (2:01) 2 Sm 15:13-14, 30;  Why is David's repentance important?  Mk 5:1-20 Father offers an insight about who owned the swine in today's reading Letters: (23:27) - Did Father Simon say John the Baptist had no sin?  (25:03) - Catholic Bible vs. Protestant Bible (29:15) - For the kingdom the power and the glory - where does that come from? (31:18) - I've heard people discuss faith as a crutch (32:25) - John the Baptist  Word of the Day: Legion & informant (34:27) Callers:  (36:44) - Could I take a cough drop before the Eucharist? (39:32) - A mediation I had regarding Uriah the Hittite, and does one man's sin, and does that relate to the Lord's passion? What's your thought? (41:27) - Matthew 23:9 and what do you think about it? (45:27) - Is my marriage valid? 

Bible Study: (2:16) 2 Tm 1:1-8 Who were Timothy and Titus?  What does it mean to receive a spirit of power?  Mk 4:26-34 How do we understand Kingdom?  Letters (23:05) -What's heaven like?  (28:07) - Alternative health cleanse  (29:15) - Preparation of the priests   Word of the Day: Kerygma & Kingdom of God has drawn near upon you! (34:17) Callers (36:54) - Gospel of John Ch 1 - What does the original Greek translation really mean was God or was a God? (43:25) - What happens to those who leave the Catholic Church to be protestant? (49:17) - I was raised Jehovah's but been Catholic for over 40 years.  I have their old Bible and their translation still says 'was God'