Father Simon Says

Bible Study: (1:04) Mt 17:22-27 Father explains the temple tax in today's Gospel Letters (14:26) - Who cruses whose head in Gen 3:15?  (18:59) - Are Sinai and Mt. Horeb the same thing? Word of the Day: Hear O Israel (41:38) Callers (27:22) - Luke 9:1-6 | When the Apostles came back, did they retain or lose the power to heal people? (31:13) - How did Jesus save Peter in the water?  (32:59) - I have an annulment question for Fr. Simon (42:39) - In 2020, Pope Francis goes by the of 'Universal Pastor of the Church'  and what does that mean regarding his authority? (45:20) - What does 'foreigner' refer to in today's Gospel? 

Bible Study: (1:47)   Dt 4:32-40 Father discusses the importance of Fatima in world history  Mt 5:10 Father asks, "who are you?" Letters (22:54) - How do we live out our love?  (31:00) - how can we pray against the demonic?  Word of the Day: Deuteronomy (36:44) Callers (39:51) -  What kind of house blessing could I do for a family member? (43:05) - If this was God's plan, could Judas just have been playing a role? (45:44) - What's the difference between Thomas Aquinas and Augustine & can Father recommend a simple book introduces Thomas Aquinas to the average reader? (48:31) - How to share about my Marian Pilgrimage with my Protestant friends?

Feast Day and Bible Study: (1:49) What is the sign of the Holy Spirit?  Jn 12:24-26 what does it mean to be a deacon?  Letters (21:24) - Low-Gluten hosts  (28:23) - Psalms & Satire Word of the Day: Anangke (33:12) Callers  (37:02) - How is astrology condemned by Catholics, but it's referenced in the Bible? (39:26) - In the 40 days after the Resurrection, what took place in Jerusalem? (40:57) - Do we have any oral traditions about the 500 disciples after the resurrection? (43:12) - A good resource on Catholic eschatology & metaphysics 

Bible Study: (2:16) Nm 13:1-2, 25–14:1, 26a-29a, 34-35 What is God trying to teach?  Letters (20:47) - Question about Sodom & Abraham (22:55) - Was St. Paul a tent maker?  (25:25) - We need to help our shepherds Word of the Day: Dog/Puppy (35:32) Callers  (42:04) - Why do we have to suffer and why is there evil in the world? (46:06) - Can father explain obedience & sacrifice? 

Bible Study: (2:00_ Nm 12:1-13 Father discusses what real meekness is Mt 14:22-36 What does it mean to trust Jesus?  Letters (22:57) - Where was the 4th cup of Christ? (26:13) - My brother has been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer (27:58) - Listener wants to study Greek and Hebrew (30:32) - What is the best way to witness to the Jewish people?  Word of the Day: Tradition (37:22) Letters (41:27) - Definition of the word 'wicked' from the Bible? (43:01) - Was Jesus supposed to be sacrificed at the same time the Passover lamb was supposed to be sacrificed? (44:53) - People saying they don't see God, but God is in the birds, God is in the rainfall, and the food.  What does Fr. think about that response? (48:26) - We're studying Jewish Roots of the Eucharist, my question is about Melchizedek and the order of Melchizedek, where is that tradition?

Bible Study: (2:14) Nm 11:4b-15 What is a good prayer for priests and religious?  Why does God tempt Moses?  Letters (18:15) - How should I pray?  (22:01) - Do we gain spiritual benefit from online videos of the Bl. Sacrament? (24:42) - Should I watch this show?  (29:29) - I'm new to the Catholic Church; I have some questions about my health issues Word of the Day: Truth (33:22) Callers  (38:38) - Where in the General Instruction of the Mass, where the priest says mass facing the people? (41:58) - Is fear of hell, a good legitimate reason for being Christian? (44:49) - Why wouldn't I go tell the owner that there is a treasure in a field?  (47:25) - Can your soul remember things from before you were born?  (49:03) - Question about 2 Peter's authorship

Bible Study: (2:10) Lv 23:1, 4-11, 15-16, 27, 34b-37 Why should we read Leviticus?  Mt 13:54-58 Father discusses the importance of hearing the Lord Letters (23:47) - The word for cousin in Aramaic vs. in Greek  (25:43) - Is pornography sinful within marriage? (29:43) - I heard we can be young and innocent but our souls don't age Word of the Day: Kingdom (32:06) Callers (35:38) - How to explain the role of Our Lady to my Jewish friends? (37:16) - I'm struggling with my marriage; what should I do?  (41:54) - I'm doing a watercolor of the Three Kings, and would like to know whether there is anything in scripture that says there was a full moon or half moon on Christmas Eve? (44:23) - Who to talk about a cause of canonization, as I might have had a miracle from a blessed?  You influenced me Fr. Simon on this particular blessed! (46:58) - I have difficulty w/the use of sacramentals in the Church.  I'm having bad reaction to incense, and gone to ER. What to do?

Bible Study: (2:11) Ex 40:16-21, 34-38 Why did the priests wear the bells? Mt 13:47-53 Why is there bad in the Church?  Letters (21:12) - I took Father's advice regarding Gossip  (24:21) - My Father just passed away. (25:38) - Adam and Eve - why aren't we all the same color?  (29:28) - I disagree with Father about sin  Word of the Day: Net (34:26) Callers  (36:39) - About the end of the Gospel where Jesus is talking about the scribes, on today's Gospel reading? (38:15) - My nephew, he just had a small church wedding, so that he could have just his marriage blessed. Now they want to do a beach wedding.  (42:48) - What happens to children born from IIVF and surrogacy? (48:02) - Father, can you help me understand grace and mass intentions? 

Ex 34:29-35 Why are things veiled?  Mt 13:44-46 What is God's name?  Letters (19:08) - What are Father's thoughts about the Cursillo retreat?  (21:13) - Can you go to confession if the priest doesn't speak your language?  (22:53) - gluttony and grave matter (26:30) - I experienced difficult things that made me doubt God's existence (31:16) - Mental illness and neurodiversity Word of the Day: Horns (36:21) Callers (39:16)

Bible Study: (2:37) Ex 33:7-11; 34:5b-9, 28 What does it mean that God pitched is tent among us?  Letters: (20:11) Do you think that the priest wants to deny me communion? (25:58) Why was Jesus perturbed?  (38:31) I'm tempted to write in cursive (30:00) My idea of a fundamentalist  (41:54) - Receiving Communion Under Both Species Spiritual bouquet for Sr. Edith  (47:59) - The Transfiguration  Word of the Day: (38:51) Note: Some of the letters were taken from previous shows: 6/23/23 & 6/27/23 

Bible Study: (2:12) Ex 32:15-24, 30-34 Why does God want to make a great nation of Moses?  Mt 13:31-35 What does it mean that the kingdom is like a mustard seed?  Letters (22:09) - can a children of unmarried parents become a priest?  (27:58) - I went to a strange Church this weekend; what should I do? Word of the Day: Encampment of the Lord (34:21) Callers  (36:29) - In seminary, is learning Latin still required? (38:25) - When I went to confession, my husband is a Protestant and the priest encouraged me to go to the Protestant service.  Could you comment on that? (45:07) - God married a woman named Sophia?  Could you explain? (46:53) - Father was talking about the priests needing to use their hands;  St. Isaac Jogues had a thumb cut off and Pope allowed him to continue. (48:30) - A young couple wants to live as brother/sister due to financial reasons.  What does he think?

Bible Study: (1:56) Ex 20:1-17 Why is it so hard to number the Ten Commandments?  Letters (18:55) - I have a friend who takes the Lord's name in vain  (25:58) - What is fear of the Lord?  (30:04) - Life on earth before God created Adam and eve?  Word of the Day: Understanding (33:33) Callers  (36:53) - When Judas hung himself was that literal?  (41:25) - Is there life on other planets? (44:14) - How can I explain a sacramental to a non-Catholic? (48:02) - Was I wrong to burst out at a friend because she kept using the F word?

Bible Study: (1:56) Ex 19:1-2, 9-11, 16-20b What happens when we overstep the boundaries of God  Letters (19:52) - Why do we pray to Mary?  (28:48) - The two lungs of the Church - East & West  Word of the Day: Parable (33:32) Callers  (35:57) - Question about Adam/Eve, where did the different races come from? (39:09) - I know someone who is close to death and led a bad life. How can I convince to have a priest come to him before he dies? (44:23) - Is it okay to go to a celebration of life scattering of ashes of a Catholic friend? (48:39) - Father, what is the origin of baptism and how does it relate to temple worship?

Bible Study: (2:48) Sir 44:1, 10-15 What does it mean to honor your father and your mother?  Ex 16:1-5, 9-15 Sometimes God punishes us by giving us what we asked for  Letters (21:29) - Are those who don't believe in transubstantiation in communion with Jesus?  (26:15) - Ancient rituals and Abraham (29:13) - Moses 'a prophet among you'  (29:13) - Did Jews Baptize?  Word of the Day (35:07) Callers  (37:44) - Where does it say in the Bible that Christ descended into hell and came back in the third day?  Can you baptize stillborn children?  (45:49) - People tell me to put a statue of Saint Joseph upside down in the ground. Is that okay? (46:26) - What does it mean to pray without ceasing? (47:52) - If someone is already cremated can the Church celebrate a mass for the person?

Bible Study: (2:08) 2 Cor 4:7-15 What are earthen vessels?  Mt 20:20-28 What is the hour of Jesus' glory?  Letters (23:51) - Why aren't shellfish Kosher?  (30:44) - Father addresses some questions about the Neo-Catechumenal Way (32:56) - Is it a mortal sin to eat meat on Friday?  Word of the Day: Deacon (36:34) Callers  (40:42) - What does the virgin of Guadalupe do? (44:11) - Does the Church allow for us to donate our bodies for science? (44:58) - How can I answer someone who says that all the different religion's gods are the same as our God? (46:56) - What is the sin against the Holy Spirit?

Bible Study: (1:58) Father discusses the Sunday readings, including what Jesus meant by 'weeds' Mt 12:38-42 What is a 'sign?' & Father discusses what it means to be part of the universal Church Letters (26:41) - Who is on the throne next to Jesus?  (32:00) - St. Peter's vision  Word of the Day: Nineveh (35:58) Callers: (38:21) - How we could best protect ourselves from curses? (42:40) - Archangel Sachiel - is it okay to pray to him? (44:44) - What about non-Catholic friends getting married in a park; could we go to that? (46:07) - Is the prohibition on gay marriage a doctrine or a rule?

Bible Study: (1:53) Ex 11:10—12:14 Should Christians have Sedar Meals? And should we have sabbath on Saturday?  Letters (20:25) - What is the significance of three days?  (25:15) - Monastic mass schedule! (27:39) - Listener recalls pulling over during Fr. Simon's show (30:24) - How can Father dissuade parents from attending weddings of family outside the Church? (32:52) - Genesis 3:15 and the crushing of the head of the serpent Word of the Day: Hesed Callers  46:45 - Question about scripture and the ironies like the humble animal and what do we make the apparent ironies 50:45 - Question about heaven/hell and does do any good to pray for those in heaven and hell? 52:00 - HIs perspective on why the Church can't establish a definition for marriage?

Bible Study: (1:49) Ex 3:13-20 Father discusses the name of God  Mt 11:28-30 Father discusses how many people go to Sunday mass Letter (21:04) - How do we learn to love God with all our heart, mind, and soul?  (26:08) - Did Jesus have a Meyers-Briggs type?  (27:51) - How do I know I love God with My Whole Heart?  Word of the Day: Smite (32:57) Callers  (35:36) - How old was Mary when she had Jesus? (38:14) - St. Jerome Translation Question (41:29) - 'Ask and you will receive' quote; I have struggled with this and the divine will and asking for what I want. (43:44) - Going to my granddaughter's wedding and her brother is the officiant? What am I to do? I want to show her unconditional love? (47:13) - Why has God has forsaken me, could you explain?

Bible Study: (1:51) Ex 3:1-6, 9-12 What's the purpose of miracles & angels?  Letters (19:30) - Can hosts be consecrated outside of Mass?  (22:12) - At any RATE!  (22:51) - Jesus, tears, and death of Lazarus (John 11:35) (27:56) - I'm Orthodox and my husband is Catholic, can I receive communion?  Word of the Day: Wise? (36:19) Callers  (37:31) - Did having the parents get the children ready for 1st communion make the kids more engaged in their faith? (43:42) - Luke 2:40. What is the significance of this passage? And, was Paul's name really changed or not? (48:48) - Were there roosters in Jerusalem during Jesus' Passion?

Bible Study: (1:52) Ex 2:1-15a Father explains the differences between the movie, The Ten Commandments, and the Scripture.  Mt 11:20-24 Father discusses the smallness of the Gospel triangle Letters (20:59) - Can I go to this wedding?  (24:10) - If you're eye is sound your body is filled with life (28:02) - Father discusses the importance of marriage Word of the Day: Goodly (35:11) Callers  (38:10) - My friend is with a guy who is discouraging her from going to confession. What should I do? (43:52) - This Bible translation doesn't between Spanish and English doesn't make sense (46:29) - Is Moses an Egyptian name? We don't know his Hebrew name right? (47:31) - Confession has really early reference in the Old Testament Bible. What do you think?