Father Simon Says

Bible Study: (1:52) 1 COR 3:1-9 Father discusses the ministry of Paul and Apollos LK 4:38-44 What does it mean that St. Paul's mother-in-law 'deaconed'?  Letters (24:36) Two books for studying the Bible (The Great Adventure) (Catholic Introduction to the Old Testament) (Navarre Study Bible) Why did Jesus 'rebuke' the fever in today's reading?  Listener says her parish charges for sacramental prep Word of the Day: Cholent  Callers  (41:04) How did John the Baptist not know that Jesus was the Messiah when he sent him a letter? (45:17) Sister Mary Lucy was kind to my family too! 

Bible Study: (3:48) 1 COR 2:10B-16 What does it mean that the spirit scrutinizes everything?  LK 4:31-37 What is the devil content with?  Letters (24:33) What does Christian revenge look like?  Why did the Church change its teaching on the death penalty?  Can I join a convent in my 70s?  Word of the Day: Thy (35:39) Callers  (40:47) - How late can I be to church before I can't receive Communion? (44:46) - If you were never married in the church could you receive last rights. AND if you are Gay can you still receive Last Rights? (50:00) - What does the Church teach about dreams?

Bible Study: (1:50) 1 Cor 2:1-5 What happens when you consider yourself above the law?  Letters (18:45) Joanne asks what episcopal means?  When did Christians stop commemorating Passover?  Is liking a post about an elicit engagement a mortal sin?  Word of the Day: Invited (34:38) Callers (39:22) - what happened to the head of J-Bap? (41:46) - Can a mass be said for more than one person at a time? (46:02) - How can I help someone learn about Catholicism? (47:43) - To what degree can we as laity correct clergy? 

Bible Study: (2:02) 1 COR 1:17-25 Father talks about the importance of Mass as a sacrifice  MT 25:1-13 Father explains Jewish wedding customs  Letters (22:44) Father revisits a letter about a Sunday wedding I once had a co-worker who moved in together with her boyfriend who didn't eat meat on a Friday during Lent.  The surrender novena Word of the Day: Witness (36:11) Callers:  (38:18) - Luke 1: 43, is Mary already considered the Mother of the Lord?  (40:08) - Granddaughter's non-Catholic wedding;  she's not Catholic at all, and never been baptized and I went to her wedding.   Her fiancé was Catholic, was baptized, I don't know he was confirmed. (45:56) - My kids go to a Catholic College out of state.  I went with them to the college's mass and the president was officiating mass.  He distributed communion inappropriately; should I talk to him?  (49:44) - Are gnats kosher? 

Bible Study: (1:49) 1 COR 1:1-9 If we found another sermon of Jesus, would we add it to the Bible?  MT 24:42-51 Who is the faithful and prudent servant?  Letters (23:16) When did evil first happen?  Are female ushers OK?  Word of the Day:  Simony part 2 (33:54) Callers: (39:43) - Zechariah 2:14-17 - why doesn't my Catholic Bible have these verses, but then when I looked online it's there? (43:28) - Can a couple that wasn't married in the Catholic Church have that baby be baptized as a Catholic.  (49:46) - Was Judas Iscariot an apostle?

Bible Study: (1:57) Rv 21:9b-14 What does Apocalypse mean?  Jn 1:45-51 What does the word Nazareth mean?  Letters (21:34) Where there always three persons in one God?  What does it mean that Jesus is the Son of Man?  Word of the Day: Simony (30:26) Callers  (35:49) - The number 3-3-3 given to Jesus and the number 6-6-6 given to Satan.  How did those come about? (39:26) - If the Church believes that there will be a 1,000 year reign on earth, when Jesus comes back? (43:31) - 'Do it in remembrance of me?' regarding the Eucharist, what does that mean? (46:17) - Was this just a punishment for Jesus, when he was scourged, carrying and nailed or did the others go through this too? (49:47) - Where could I find in the Bible, the existence of purgatory?

Bible Study: (2:05) 2 THES 2:1-3A, 14-17 Father gives a grammatical and biblical lesson MT 23:23-26 Is Jesus telling jokes in today's Gospel?  Letters (20:56) One of my friend uses the phrase 'I swear to God' what should I do?  I got a vasectomy, do I need to get it reversed?  What did arisen mean in Lk 13:22-30? Does it refer to the resurrection?  Word of the Day: Tradition (29:04) Callers (33:22) - Am I saved through the Catholic Church?  I no longer go to the Catholic Church, does that mean I'm no longer saved.   (40:10) - Is it possible for a non-believer to distribute communion? (44:53) - St. Bartholomew and Nathaniel and the diff b/w them? (47:38) - If I'm not receiving the holy eucharist, do I not go to heaven?

Bible Study: (1:59) 2 Thes 1:1-5, 11-12 Why should we include 2 Thes. in the Biblical canon?  Mt 23:13-22 What was Gehenna?  Letters (19:46) The scripture doesn't mention if the disciples needed Baptism I heard the Trinity as Creator, Redeemer, and Sanctifier. This isn't Catholic! Is it OK for Catholics to practice Yoga?  Can I get married on a Sunday?  Do you need to carry the cross into mass?  Word of the Day: Queen (31:25) Callers: (33:57) - I don't think the Trinity is Biblical (36:38) -  Did Mary flee into the desert? (40:53) - What's the difference between Jew and Hebrew?  (44:36) - I listened to mass on Relevant Radio and then parked and entered mass as communion was being given at Marytown.  Was it okay to take communion? (46:28) - How they get church bells to play certain keys, like in Notre Dame? (48:41) - How were the Jews released from Babylon?

Bible Study: (1:26) EZ 36:23-28 What is the justice of God? MT 22:1-14 More kingdom conversation?? Letters (15:26) Did God feel pain when Jesus was crucified?  Was there a group that didn't go to the temple b/c it was corrupted What did the Resurrection do?  Word of the day: Baptism (32:05) Callers  (39:45) - A callers shares an analogy of purgatory (43:26) - What is meant by the word 'discourse' like Last Supper Discourse? (45:32) - Soul is not immortal a Jehovah witness said to me.  What do you think?

Bible Study: (1:28) EZ 34:1-11 Father muses about episcopacy and banquets  MT 20:1-16 Father talks more about the kingdom of heaven!  Letters: (13:52) Is there mention of the Holy Spirit in the OT?  Father answers a question about Ezekiel  Are all of the sins of the Ten Commandments mortal sins?  Word of the Day: IHS (26:59)Callers  (29:56) - There's a Saturday 3:30pm mass.  Could that count for Sunday? (31:19) - Is the day of rest changed from Saturday to Sunday?  (39:45) - Catechism 441-445.  Question about 'Son of God'  and 'son of God'  and the capitalizations? (44:09) - What is the importance of the relationship b/w Joseph & Mary? (47:20) - Italian priest celebrated mass in ocean; was that sacrilegious?