Father Simon Says

Bible Study: (1:55) Gn 15:1-12, 17-18 Why does God ask Abram to count the stars?  Mt 7:15-20 What does it mean to know them by their fruit?  Letter:  (18:41) - We have so much artificial light in the world (22:38) - Why on Good Friday is the main crucifix covered?  (24:42) - What should we be asking for when we say 'Give us this day our daily bread'? Bible Recommendation & Hope to Die by Scott Hahn  https://www.amazon.com/New-Testament-Richmond-Lattimore/dp/0865475245/ref=sr_1_1?crid=30U1Y1EJC79CF&keywords=richmond+lattimore+new+testament&qid=1683904036&s=books&sprefix=richmond+lattimore+new+testament%2Cstripbooks%2C163&sr=1-1 (37:13) - Why was the serpent allowed in the garden? (41:58) - Acts 5 & Money  (48:00) - I think there is too much politics in radio Word of the Day: (44:41)

Bible Study: (1:57) Mt 7:6, 12-14 What is a hypocrite?  Letters (25:15) - John 19:24, "In order that this passage might be fulfilled;" what does that mean?  (36:53) - Receiving Communion Under Both Species (41:03) - Beautiful Novus Ordo masses  (46:03) - Spiritual bouquet for Sr. Edith  (47:51) - The Transfiguration  Word of the Day: Terebinth (34:29)

Bible Study: (1:46) Gn 12:1-9 Father explains if Abraham was a Jew or not Mt 7:1-5 Father explains Greek translation & and the problem that today's passage causes  Letters  (21:28) - The purpose of circumcision (24:27) - Martin Luther and indulgences  (29:24) - Marriage Convalidation  (33:38) - Refining Gold & When We're Ready to See God (42:47) - Are there myths in the Bible?  (48:48) - The voice of the Holy Spirit 

Bible Study: (2:06) 2 Cor 11:18, 21-30 Should we find old letters of St. Paul?  Word of the Day: (36:00) Letters (17:55) Do you think that the priest wants to deny me communion  (23:23) Why was Jesus perturbed?  (26:05) I'm tempted to write in cursive (27:43) My idea of a fundamentalist  (37:48) Eating meat during Fridays in Lent (38:50) Freemason curse question  (43:32) Read the black, do the red (50:13) Forgiveness of Mortal sin

Why are there Franciscans, Dominicans, Jesuits, and so many different religious orders? How are they different? How did they come about? Fr. Rich Simon answers these questions and gives you a crash course on Church history.     

Bible Study: (1:50) 2 Cor 11:1-11 Why is God jealous?  Mt 6:7-15 What does it mean to babble like the pagans?  Word of the Day: Plundered (39:25) Letters (24:14) What is meant by Son of Man in Jn 9:35 (25:45) Are the three temptations of Christ related to three gifts of the Magi?  (28:55) Did Joseph or Mary have any temptations?  (30:13) Where's the Last Supper take place?  (30:57) Did Mary have free will to be the Theotokos?  (33:57) I disagree with Fr. Simon's opinion on marriage reception (43:06) Father corrects the record on Catholic Bible Translations  (47:19) Tiny drop of water at mass

Bible Study (1:49) 2 Cor 9:6-11 Father talks about why Church collections made him crazy even though they're necessary  Mt 6:1-6, 16-18 Father explains what righteousness is Letters (19:41) When should we be silent?  (24:48) Triduum Liturgies (29:01) I think some people feel betrayed by the Church in annulment  (36:17) Why are there so many duplicate names in NT?  (42:37) Listener asks about a Geological phenomenon in Jerusalem (44:32) Age of Isaac when Abraham was going to sacrifice him (46:06) Five smooth stones David picked up (49:12) St Maximillian Kolbe 

Bible Study: (2:06) 2 Cor 8:1-9 How do we love one another? / Worship & Donating Money  Mt 5:43-48 What is the biggest word the bible?  Letter (18:36) - Irene talks about giving something at the Mass (21:36) - What if Mary said no to the Angel Gabriel?  (24:00) - is the Catholic Church the whore of Babylon?  (29:46) - Yiddish question  Word of the Day: Hierarchy (32:38) Caller  (35:43) - Jesus was born before all ages, does that mean Jesus have a beginning? (40:07) - Why are there so many religious orders?  (44:32) - Story about my Guardian Angels?  (46:52) - Why other protestants believe in the rapture? [GEESE] (49:54) - Revelation Chapter 17, and about the Whore of Babylon?

Bible Study: (1:58) Father discusses why our life should be a life of studying Christ  2 Cor 6:1-10 Father discusses St. Paul's great Kvetch  Mt 5:38-42 What does it mean to love our neighbor?  Letters (22:35) - The three different Marys in the Bible  (26:18) - Flowers in Church (29:29) - Ignatius of Antioch  (31:41) - Surrender Novena Word of the Day: Vain (33:50) Caller  (39:00) - My family is going through a separation.  My father and mother are divorcing and battle for custody for my youngest brother. (43:19) - Question about Jesus Naked on the Cross (46:31) - How are we supposed to think about priests in Leviticus being without defect?  (49:40) - Should we pray silently when praying to God about our sinfulness so the devil doesn't hear us?

Father Discusses the Heart of Jesus  Why do we need Freedom for Love? (13:03) Letters (19:27) - Should we read the Apocryphal books?  (24:06) - Prophecy of the Book of Daniel (27:14) - Cindy discusses our world gone crazy  (29:03) - Someone brought up that the Rosary is a mindless repetition; what should I say?  Word of the Day: Meek (34:35) Callers  (37:59) Is this a legit thought from God, 'There is no sin and illness, only ignorance of truth and love' (40:06) - Genesis 6 and the Angels having sex w/human beings?  Could you clarify? (44:53) - Psalm 34: Where can I find David saying in madness before Abimelech (48:12) - My grandchildren received their first communion but their parents aren't really practicing their faith. (50:02) - Are our physical bodies taken up into heaven at the end of time and if so where is that in Scripture?

Bible Study: (1:53) 2 Cor 3:15—4:1, 3-6 Father Simon discusses the 'worshipping the god of this age.' Mt 5:20-26 Righteousness and the nature of God  Letters (21:44) - Msgr. Bob discusses Orthodox sick calls (25:44) - I work for a Fortune 500 company who talks about getting asked to remove religious stuff from my desk (29:14) - Possession by the Holy Spirit  (31:52) - Screwtape letters - I feel ill after listening to the Screwtape letters Word of the Day: Freedom (36:06) Callers  (41:47) - At my work I've been able to talk about my religion, what do you think about that Father? (43:14) - Where do we have information on the 40 days after he rose? (47:05) - What's the best way to start reading the Bible? (48:48) - If someone is possessed, could they only get help from an external source or could they get help internally

Bible Study: (2:02) Mt 5:17-19 What does it really mean to fulfill the law?  Letters (20:27) - John writes in about Aquinas' theology of the Eucharist  (21:49) - Ancient Salt Techniques  (23:25) - Contemporary American Sinfulness (25:14) - Our parish had a beautiful procession for corpus Christi, where should the Eucharist be located? (29:44) - Jesus and the Trinity  Word of the Day: Down payment (32:55) Caller  (37:34) -Defense of Confession  (42:20) - What is the Hebrew word for identity? (46:24) - Why we have a funeral and not called  celebration a life?

Bible Study: (2:44) 2 Cor 1:18-22 What does it mean that we have a Yes in Jesus?  Mt 5:13-16 How does salt become tasteless?  Letters (27:23) - Is there a vessel to transmit the precious blood to the homebound?  (29:21) - Examples of modern words of the law (32:23) - Doesn't the Gluten go away when the host is transubstantiated?  (33:37) - Who removed the Septuagint?  Word of the Day: Seal (38:29) Callers  (43:37) - I'm celiac and receive a host w/very few gluten, like a miniscule amount. What do you think about that? (45:09) - Eucharist is made of wheat, why they don't mix rice and corn to incorporate other cultures (47:00) - My son said Crime went down when Roe v Wade was legalized and two, it's better for children to not come into a household w/a father?  What am I to say?

Bible Study: (1:47) 2 Cor 1:1-7 What does it mean that the Holy Spirit is the comforter?  Letters (23:06) - What's Father's take on tattoos?  (27:48) - Can angels possess us?  (29:41) - Blowing trumpets and giving alms (30:58) - What are Father's thoughts about Christian Churches?  Word of the Day: Blessed (34:16) Callers  (37:41) - What am I supposed to do as a mother because my 26 year old son wants to transition?  (41:04) - Does Patrick know about Our Lady of Leyva (from Columbia)? (42:23) - I attended a Protestant service where they baptized people. Do most protestant churches 'In the Name of the Father, Son, Holy Ghost...? (45:26) - I believe a Eucharistic Miracle took place here in Yonkers New York (48:44) - Parable of the fig tree, and about an interpretation?

Bible Study: (2:20) Tb 11:5-17 Father shares his theory about how Tobit and Revelation are related Letters 30:30 - Afterlife Question 32:25 - Question about the Geneva Bible  34:30 - What do I say to someone who says they live life by doing what makes you happy?  36:45 - St. Paul and the Tribe of Benjamin 39:30 - Recycling Lace of Albs Word of the Day: Raphael and Azariah (38:25) Callers  (41:23) - I want to recommend a book called Tobit's Dog based on the story of Tobit (42:48) - Psalm 139 is numbered differently in my old Bible. Why is that? 54:20 - Are lay people able to give blessings to people who come up in communion line? 57:30 - My niece is not getting married in a Catholic Church. She is getting married outside. What should I do?

(1:56) Bible Study: Tb 6:10-11; 7:1bcde, 9-17; 8:4-9a Father shares the missing parts from the story in Tobit (28:09) Letters: Father answers letters asking about the movie Nefarious, the Catholic perspective on the value of work, how to handle a civil wedding of a mother’s son, (38:44) Word of the Day: Hen (42:21) Phones: Rita - Responding to God's mission as parents just like Tobit did.  What do you think? Carol - The Catholics kept the apocryphal writings of the old testament.  Why didn't the protestants keep them? Mary - I'm going to be fasting as form of protest against the Dodgers, what do you think?

(2:02) Bible Study: Mk 12:18-27 Father explains the sacrificial class of the priesthood in Jesus’ day Tb 3:1-11a, 16-17a We participate in reflecting God by creating children through marital intimacy. (23:18) Letters: Father answers questions about whether animals go to heaven, the meaning of the word cleanse in the bible, Why Paul went to Rome, can we celebrate my late Father’s Birthday and someone with neighbors who are proclaimed Satanists. (37:39) Word of the Day: Psalm 25 “teach me your paths.’ (40:04) Phones: Don - When Jesus was on the cross and blood flowed out from him, was that the birth of the Church? Patrick - What should I do w/my baptism candle that I got when I was baptized Everett - I passed a Unitarian Church and they were denying some of the things Jesus said.  Could you comment? Carol - When someone passes away and they're cremated, is a mantle okay?  Is the ocean okay?

(1:55) Bible Study: Mk 12:13-17 Father explains the difference between Sadducees and Pharisees (22:16) Letters: Father explains the ingredients needed for the Eucharist, shares a story on how someone found Relevant Radio, explains the morality of jumping out of a plane, explains the occult, talks about the communion of saints and explains an interesting text from Proverbs. (39:57) Word of the Day: Eucharist (42:22) Phones: Bernadine - About the parable of the fig tree, what does it mean? Anne - Wedding feast at Cana and Jesus said 'it isn't my time.'  Could you explain?    Was it foretold in Old Testament? Rob - Question about the Old Testament and its violence. Wayne - Readings at mass today and about evil shepherds and about what the church is supposed to do with evil shepherds and how to protect ourselves?

(1:55) Bible Study: Tb 1:3; 2:1a-8 Father talks about how the Devil hates human beings for their ability to procreate. (25:37) Letters: Father answers a question about red heifers and the end of the world (40:24) Word of the Day: Pentecost (42:01) Phones: Joe - Wears two hats, is the Church's witness, but is also an agent of the state.  What do you think? Adrienne - About the Eucharist, if you are baptized, and did first communion, and then left the Church, would the person lose salvation?

(4:27) Bible Study: Sir 44:1, 9-13 What you do and who you are has a lasting effect on others. Act Honorably for your children. Mk 11:11-26 Father explains the readings today, highlighting the fig tree mentioned in it. (25:14) Letters: Father answers letters about offering up sufferings from the past, are people as many people possessed today as they were back in Jesus’ time and is it okay to pray the memorare in the form of a rosary with the rosary beads? (40:52) Word of the Day: Jesus (42:56) Phones: Jim - Question about the definition of love and the will of Good, and how to apply that when we love God as God lacks nothing? Gayle – Regarding Jesus When He uprooted the tables, and how to justify anger when people use that passage?