Father Simon Says

HOS 8:4-7, 11-13 Father talks about the state of the US MT 9:32-38 Father talks more about exorcisms  Letters Listener writes in about Catholicism for Dummies  My brother is gay and thinks Leviticus should be taken out of the Bible  Father talks about rabbinical opinion about abortion   If someone has been dead for a long time, is it OK to have a set of masses said for them?  Judy asks about the way people should dress when they go to Church  Word of the Day: Harvest  Callers:  (38:13) - We need a religious revival!  (39:49) - What is Father's take on Speaker Pelosi receiving communion at St. Peter's Basilica?  (49:53) - Are the saints alive? 

Bible Study: (2:40) Am 8:4-6, 9-12 Father discusses the manifestations of the Holy Spirit  Mt 9:9-13 What was a tax farming system?  Letters (22:51) Why was John the Baptist the least in the Kingdom of Heaven?  Did Jesus drink the fourth cup?  When the Pandemic hit I ceased going to the Pentecostal Church and began going to the Catholic Church but am struggling.  Word of the Day: Telones (35:15) Callers  (37:38) Spiritual direction, about my job situation?  My employer is now to starting to pay for travel for out of state abortions.  What should I do?   (42:16) Can my dog sense evil?  (46:34) I need guidance on how to come back to the Church after missing for a year.  (48:47) Which songs should I play for my wedding? 

Mt 9:1-8 (1:41) Is the covenant with the Jews superseded?  Letters (21:30) Father talks about the faithful having a right to good liturgy I'm distressed that certain Jews support abortion rights Does someone need to be in a state of grace to be a lector?  Can I pray in my car?  I've been married and divorced three times, can I get married again in the Catholic Church?  Word of the Day: Orthodox (33:08) Callers (36:30) How could I get my son to forgive me?    (43:47) Question about IVF.  Responding to what you said, 'If we don't believe in the teaching of the Church, you're not Catholic'.  So if you believe in IVF, are you not considered Catholic? (47:42) Caller asks Fr. Simon about a Scott Hahn book, "The Fourth Cup"

Readings (1:43) Acts 3:1-10 Father explains how this reading relates to the Liturgy of the Hours  Acts 12:1-11 Father explains the escape from prison  Mt 16:13-19 What does it mean to be followers of Christ?  Commentary about the Solemnity (19:07) Letters (23:07) Some religious permit abortion, how should we think about that?  Has Mary ever appeared to a Protestant?  Listener asks for prayers for family member found with drugs Our daughter has all her Catholic sacraments; she wants to marry an atheist outside the Church; what should we do? Word of the Day: Alley (34:19)Callers  (38:05) I'm a convert and just started reading the Gospels and is Matthew talks to the Jews, Mark is a book of action, Luke is a book of sophistication and John as a book of conversion (44:31) Caller discusses Our Lady of Zeitoun (47:01) There's a shrine in Lithuania where Mary appeared to children who were not Catholic. (47:51) Was Jesus married?

Father discusses the Church Fathers and St. Irenaeus Am 3:1-8; 4:11-12  (7:33) Father talks about the business of prophecy Letters (20:29) Rosary group is getting political; what should I do?  What's Father's take on the Extraordinary Form and the Novus Ordo Word of the Day: Liturgy (32:10)Callers  (39:23) My granddaughter is having marriage difficulties, and a Catholic friend of mine says that she's being punished b/c she was married outside the church for 12 years.  How do I respond and what do you think of what he said? (43:30) Protestant friend of mine asked why Catholics don't believe in divorce (46:00) Why can't priests get married? (49:44) Why do we fast before mass?

Am 2:6-10, 13-16 Who was Amos? Father Explains  Mt 8:18-22 What does 'let the dead bury their dead' mean?  Letters How do we know what our deepest desire is?  Will the Church change it's teaching on marriage?  Word of the Day: Person Phone Calls  Can we go to a wedding between a fallen and fallen away protestant and a Jew? What is the proper way to do the anointing of the sick? I attended one that didn't seem right. Why is abortion not considered a heresy?

Fr. Rocky joins at the top of the Hour to talk about the overturning of Roe v. Wade    Fr. Simon discusses the Feast of the Sacred Heart    Letters Duke asks about Jesus' agony in the garden Would Fr. Simon listen to St. Augustine and St. Thomas talk together?   When you baptize someone in an emergency, what liquid would someone use?   Word of the Day: Rod Callers Now that roe v Wade is overturned is the Memorare going to still be prayed for an end to abortion in all states? Is the Triune God present in the Eucharist?  How can I talk with people who are against this court decision but in favor for animal lives? Can I attend my granddaughters non-Church Wedding?

Lk 1:57-66, 80 Father explains who John the Baptist is and who the Essenes were Word of the Day: Mute Callers  What does in persona Christi mean?  Which disciples of John became apostles of Jesus? Is communion in the Catholic church the same as Evangelical church? Why was John called the least in heaven by Jesus? Before going on a trip my niece received communion from a neighbor but my niece is not baptized. Was that bad?  Is it a sin if you lied to your husband in order to save the marriage? Someone told me Jesus had brothers and sisters. How do I respond to that? How does a priest rise in the ranks? 

2 Kgs 22:8-13; 23:1-3 Why does the king tear his garments?  Mt 7:15-20 What does it mean to lead the sheep?  Letters Anna writes in thanking Father for his teaching about what the Devil knows  Bible was found called "Complete Jewish Bible". Listener explains  Can you find the biblical passage, "God can not be mocked?"  I am an only child and I was raised as a Catholic and my parents converted to Islam when I was in my 20s. Now, they live with me and my children. They requested a Muslim cleric to visit their house once a week. Is that ok?  Word of the day: Fruit Callers What do you think about people perceiving God as a Monster in the Old Testament?  What does John Paul II mean by 'a new springtime'? How does the eastern European tradition of the Golem as it relates to Adam in the Old Testament?

2 Kgs 19:9b-11, 14-21, 31-35a, 36 Mt 7:6, 12-14 Why do we venerate Scripture?  Letters Does God love Satan?  Why doesn't Barnabas get a feast day? He only has a memorial on the Church calendar Jacob asks if the souls in purgatory are with us at mass Word of the Day: Law and Prophets  Callers Is there a direction you need to look when you pray? How do you pronounce the words of the first readings for this Sunday? I am a lector this week. What are your thoughts on Matt 25: Is it meant for our generation or previous generations? Do you need to audibly pray a prayer to bind Satan? My wife and I got married in the court because of COVID. My wife wants to be Catholic and I AM Catholic. Are we living in sin?