Father Simon Says

Bible Study: (1:37) Gn 1:20—2:4a Expecting Perfection  Mk 7:1-13 Father discusses giving it all to God Letters (15:18) - Did Simeon and Anna know Mary?  (18:57) - Father discusses what the Gospels are for Word of the Day: Mystery of God (27:40) Callers (35:17) - Why did the Jews and Samaritans dislike each other? (35:17) - Have we lost anything by not having the Precious Blood at mass? (41:59) - Was St. Dismas the first person to go into paradise? (46:45) - Clarification on the mystery of the kingdom of God

Bible Study: (1:35) Gn 1:1-19 How are we to understand the creation of the world?  Mk 6:53-56 Father comments more on tassels  Letters (13:59) - Question about changing the words of the consecration  (16:31) - Did Jesus not know who touched his garment?  (18:12) - Do I have to go to the geographical boundary of my parish?  Word of the Day: Scurry (28:10) Callers  (29:24) - Is it okay for an Eucharistic Minister during mass to take a host on their own from the ciborium and place it into a pyx?  (32:24) - There's a choir member, who receives the Eucharist, but doesn't take it yet, as she sings.  After she sings, she consumes the host, but it's after the vessel are purified.  Is that okay? (42:09) - Book Recommendation about early Christianity?

Bible Study: (1:40) Heb 13:1-8 Father discusses the different kinds of love & the Christian family  Mk 6:14-29 Father talks about Herod's family  Letters: (20:12) - there's too much music at my parish & there should be more silence (26:14) - Question about my elderly mother's marriage (29:43) - Did Simeon and Anna know Mary? Word of the Day: Distressed (34:11) Callers  (35:18) - Could you explain the difference between Hebrews, Israelites, and Jews, as we use it today and has it's been used before? (41:04) - There's so much music during communion  (42:47) - How could I address a nephew of mine who hasn't talked to his mom in 20 years? (45:46) - My uncle passed away yesterday.  I'm Catholic, and I was told that he was going to have a very simple funeral. What should I do?  (48:40) - My parents played music for 40 years and when people applauded, it was a thank you. What does Father think about it? 

Bible Study: (2:02) Mal 3:1-4 What does God want?  Heb 2:14-18 Mary's Role in the Church Letters (21:10) - Psalm 110 - what does it say about David and Jesus?  (27:09) - Man at my parish was told not to be a lector  Word of the Day: Surely (35:50)  Callers  (41:29) - My friend is dying from Parkinson’s. I am praying he comes back to the Church. How can I help him come back? (44:18) - Can a person receive Communion without confirmation?  (45:18) - What is the significance of 40?  (50:11) - Did Mary & Joseph go from Bethlehem to Nazareth for Presentation and when did they go to Egypt?

Bible Study: (2:10) Heb 12:4-7, 11-15 Strive for peace with everyone! Mk 6:1-6 Why did the people take offense at Jesus?  Letters (19:21) - Question about priests celebrating mass (22:41) - What does it mean to offer it up?  (25:59) - James asks about the size of the host the priest uses (29:38) - My husband was asked to be a godparent Word of the Day: Scrouges (33:53) Callers  (39:43) - When we say 'Through my fault...' we strike our breasts three times.  Why don't we strike our breasts the 'Lamb of God' (43:00) - As a Catholic gentleman w/two kids, what would Fr. do in my shoes, if wife wants a divorce, and me and the kids don't. (46:37) - Question Psalm 82: 1

Bible Study: (2:04) Heb 12:1-4 How do we get rid of burdens and sin?  Mk 5:21-43 Why is today's story broken in two?  Letters: (24:43) - Wayne asks about if the Devil hates a particular prayer or practice  (27:26) - Ralph asks about a confirmation candidate blessing  (29:19) - What Bible should I give a confirmation student?  (31:30) - Does Jesus proceed from the Father and the Son?  (32:28) - I'd like to talk about praying for the dead with a Lutheran (35:29 - Did God fight over the body of Moses?  Word of the Day: Talitha (38:27) Callers: (40:09) - Question about John 3:13 (44:35) - About 1 Corinthians 5:2 , about expelling a community member and how that's applied. (49:25) - Comment on raising your hand and blessing (50:02) - A protestant friend gave me a birthday card with money and the card said 'To a born-again Christian sister and from a born-again Christian Brother'.  Should I send the money back?

Bible Study: (1:54) Heb 11:32-40 What does it mean to live by the law? Mk 5:1-20 What enslaves us?  Letters 28:45 - What was the Inquisition?  Word of the Day: Unclean (35:38) Callers  (39:33) - My husband passed away w/o last rites.  He made many first Fridays and First Saturdays, and if so the promise was you wouldn't die without a priest.  Could you comment? (46:46)- During elevation at mass, I saw a priest raise the chalice and the host w/the same hand.  Is that ok?

Bible Study: (1:56) Heb 10:32-39 Enlightenment as a type of conversion  Why IN is the biggest word in the Creed Mk 4:26-34 What is the kingdom of God like?  Letters (19:28) - A listener corrects Father Simon's pronunciation  (22:39) - Are Jews opposed to abortion?  (29:22) - Protestants quote Ecc 5:9-6 Word of the Day: Mysteries of the kingdom (34:33) Callers  (37:59) - Why God needs an army? (42:26) - Could you explain when Simeon says to Mary, "your heart shall be pierced..?" (45:14) - How do we as Catholics face tribulations in the Church?  

Bible Study: (2:36) 2 Tm 1:1-8 & Ti 1:1-5 Father gives the history of Sts. Timothy and Titus and organization in the early Church Mk 4:21-25 Father expalins when a light is under a bushel basket  Letters (22:32) - Church history books recommendation  (24:28) - if I find a catholic man, can I marry? I received a declaration of nullity?  (29:30) - Could God empathize with us if he hadn't become human?  (32:42) - I have a friend who is dying but she's not Catholic; can she be anointed?  Word of the Day: Hear (36:19) Callers  (42:10) - Suggestions on how to deal w/worry and anxiety and cowardice? (45:47) - Can the Church do a baptism, when they can't find the certificate, and not sure if they're baptized? (49:22) - Have any female saints has received the stigmata?  

Bible Study: (2:20) Acts 22:3-16 Father shares his theories about St. Paul  Mk 16:15-18 Should we be snake handlers  Letters (19:48) - Father discusses the nature of the Church  (22:42) - Father discusses the sin against the spirit  (29:16) - A non-Catholic asks Father about the past having no-ontological status.  Word of the Day: A Pauline contradiction (34:25) Callers:  (39:13) - We're buying a house and the previous owner had an item called Mezuzah that Jewish people used on the door.  Should I keep it there? (42:24) - Was Joseph of Arimathea a tin merchant who took the Holy Grail to Ireland? (46:00) - I saw a priest drop host in front of me and he picked it up like a dirty Kleenex.  Should I let priest know about it that he should've done better? (48:29) - Why is the Bible so hard to understand and why not make it easier?

Bible Study: (3:10) Heb 10:1-10 The forgiveness of God  Mk 3:31-35 Did Jesus have brothers and sisters?  Letters (19:54) - Was Mary a perpetual virgin?  (21:41) - Was Mary as young as 12 at the Annunciation?  (24:13) - Fr. Michael writes in about reverent Novus Ordo worship (30:40) - Can deacons give liturgical blessings?  (34:27) - My mom's answer to how OT people lived for so long Word of the Day: Christ (36:40) Callers  (39:55) - Comment on cousin - that word didn't come till the 1300s.  What do you think about that Father? (42:00) -Can a lay person lay the monstrance on the side table? (43:48) - Is Friday an abstinence day? (46:45) - Question about Parable of the sower -  how does one change the soil? (48:21) - About the word cousin, being Italian, there is a word on how to distinguish b/w cousin and brothers, and the word phrase is 'cugini fratelli'

Bible Study: (2:05) Heb 9:15, 24-28 Was Abraham Jewish?  Mk 3:22-30 What is the sin against the Holy Spirit?  Letters (23:22) - Is Mass the duplication of Calvary?  (27:28) - There's no sign my relatives will return to the faith. Is this a sign of God's permissive will?   Word of the Day: Beelzebul (36:03) Callers  (38:28)- My wife is a Catholic School Teacher and loves the show! (41:09) - What is the 'Internal Forum'? (44:42) - Does God knows our free will action, does our future exist ontologically? (49:47) - If a person changes their sex, does it prevent them from going to heaven?

Bible Study: (3:31) Heb 8:6-13 Father talks about what a mediator really is Mk 3:13-19 Father gives his thoughts about the Sermon on the Mount  Letters (21:54) - Who can give blessings at mass?  (23:44) - If we have Christ in us, why do we need to receive him in the Eucharist?  (25:46) - Question about communion services Word of the Day: OLD (28:43) Callers  (33:11) - I think nlessing the children that come up is beautiful thing.  What's your response? (39:08) - Why do we recite the creed only Sunday and solemnities? (43:26) - My niece is getting married civilly, and later getting married in the Church; should I attend the wedding?  (45:41) - John the Baptist earlier said that he wasn't The Prophet.  What prophet was he talking about? (48:01) - Comparisons between celebrating mass for someone who died, compared to mass for someone who's living; what's the difference? (49:50) - What should I do during the sign of peace? 

Bible Study: (1:57) Heb 7:25—8:6 How has the liturgy of the Temple been superseded?  Mk 3:7-12 Father talks about where Jesus preaches his sermons  Letters (21:09) - Why does Jesus tell the crippled man to go home?  (25:13) - What posture should we have during the Eucharistic prayer?  (27:33) - Is it OK to say that God is Father and mother?  Word of the Day: Sternly (33:15) Callers (36:03) - Sons of Zebedee, John and James, was John the favored one?  (40:28) - Question about the Orthodox Bible?  (46:36) - Could you explain Psalm 80 to me?  (49:00) - One could be an observant Jew but not believe in afterlife, how is this not a contradiction? (49:56) - Sunday's Gospel, could you explain John 1:29-34?

Bible Study: (3:07) Heb 7:1-3, 15-17 Who was Melchizedek? Mk 3:1-6 Why was Jesus angry today?  Letters (19:40) - Did Jesus know his Scripture?  (23:02) - Can I attend a Protestant Church service?  (27:15) - Moral and venial sins  (31:04) - Number 144,000?  (33:24) - In the OT people live long lives, why?  Word of the Day: Didache (36:24) Callers  (46:11) - Matthew 17: 21 - was it deleted from the Bible?  (51:04) - I'm Protestant; why Baptize babies? 

Bible Study: (2:47) Heb 6:10-20 What are religious rules motivated by?  Mk 2:23-28 What is the Gospel of Mark about?  Letters (24:05) - Another question about valid baptism. What does it mean that the soul is the form of the body?  38:00 - How do we view Protestants?  Word of the Day: LORD (37:37) Callers:  (41:21) - What do I do with my son who wants to become a female and he's in his mid 20s? (47:07) - I got a rosary from Westminster Abbey and it had an emblem of our Lady w/nine stars. Could you explain?   (49:45) - Did Melchizedek actually worship God?

Bible Study: (3:16) Heb 5:1-10 Father explains what true priesthood is  Mk 2:18-22 What is fasting actually about?  Letters  (18:38)- Father reviews a letter about someone cutting off her hair (20:11) - Father sings one of his favorite German songs (21:06) - Can an ordination of an ordination be declared null?  (26:55) - Why are there so many different nationalities?  Word of the Day: New (32:54) Callers  (37:40) - A non-baptized person can validly baptize. (40:28) - I was given a subscription to a publication called 'Daily Word;' should I read it?  (44:48) - I working on this house and while digging a ditch, I found a statue of St. Francis. Why was it put there?  (47:48) - When a priest is baptizing you, are they doing it like John the Baptist?

Bible Study: (2:17) Hebrews 4:1-5, 11 Who were the first converts to Christianity?  Mk 2:1-12 What is the scandal from today’s Gospel? Letters (21:24) - What does it mean 'to be born from above?' Word of the Day: Heart (33:00) Callers (36:07) - I'm a convert from Southern Baptist and I'm having trouble with Mary.  (49:01) - Would God tell immortal souls, 'They shall surely die?'

Bible Study: (1:47) Heb 3:7-14 What does it mean to live today?  Mk 1:40-45 How does this Gospel challenge our view of Jesus?  Letters (21:34) - Should communion ministers give a blessing?  (25:34) - What does Mt. Moriah mean?  (26:56) - Clapping at mass (28:14) - A new way to listen to Fr. Simon Says  (29:15) - Gossiping about our children Word of the Day: Desert (38:29) Callers  40:52) - Could an order be created in the Church for married men who want to be priests?

Bible Study: (3:10) Heb 2:14-18 Why does God test us?  Mk 1:29-39 Why is prayer so important? Letters (20:45) - What is fear of the Lord  (24:59) - Can a non-Catholic enter into a covenant?  (27:10) - Thomas Aquinas and the Soul Word of the Day: Novena (32:28) Callers  (35:57) - As a young priest, how can I evangelize my friends?  (41:02) - 'Blood will be poured for you and many' - what does that mean?  (44:24) - How come St. Peter was married and Pope? (47:48) - What happens if you think you missed doing God's will? (49:48) - A Hindu friend is saying to me, 'I want to pray for you', what should I do?