Father Simon Says

Bible Study (3:03)
James 1:1-11
The Catholic Church is the gathering of Israel
John 14:6
Why did Jesus groan from the depth of his heart?
Letters
(23:30) - Transgender care and insurance
(27:15) - historicity of the book of Daniel
(30:08) - Purgatory and the Bible
(31:45) - God's Forgiveness
Word of the Day (34:34)
Zizania
Callers
(37:19) - Who writes the prayers for the Mass?
(40:55) - Holy Days of Obligation
(43:44) - The Quran and Jesus
(45:47) - Is it ok to go to Mass twice on Ash Wednesday?
(46:34) - Perpetual virginity of Mary

(5:44) Bible Study: 1 Kings 11:29-32; 12:19 Trust in God not in politics

Mark 7:31-37 Father explains the geography of the Holy Land


(21:59) Break 1
(23:47) Letters: Is the death penalty moral? Can you go to a Mass that is not your language and fulfil your Sunday obligation? Father answers these and other questions. send him a letter at [email protected]

(39:52) Break 2
(40:28)Word of the Day Groaned

(41:29) Phones: Tony - Why did Jesus have to go to hell for three days before he rose again.
Mark - I disagree with your points on the death Penalty.
Judy - which is the earliest translation of the prayer: 'debts or trespasses'?
Mark - After the Kyrie some people do the sign of the cross why is that?

(3:15) Bible Study: 1 Kings 11:4-13 What happened to Salomon that made him go bad?

Mark 7:24-30 The true nature of this stories conversation.


(20:09) Break 1
(22:02) Letters: Should you hold hands during the Our Father? Father explains the prayer to St. Michael. Ho do you combat a habit of vice with a habit of virtue? Father answers these and other question send him a letter at [email protected]

(33:51) Break 2
(34:41) Word of the Day Foot

(37:46) Phones: April - Why would Jesus turn water into wine? It seems trivial.
Joseph - You have been talking about David and Bathsheba and I heard recently that if a woman resisted the bible would usually note her purity. do you have a comment on this?
Susan - It seems like demon possession is what we call epilepsy. is this right? could you be more clear about what these possessions look like?
Maria - could my un religious relative fit the description of the dogs with the crumbs?
Pat - Can someone who is about die and refuses lasts rite still go to heaven?

(4:57) Bible Study: 1 Kings 8:22-23, 27-30 What is the difference between a covenant and a contract?

Mark 7:1-13 Who were the Pharisees


(24:54) Break 1
(26:44) Letters: What does it mean to be justified by Faith? Father answers this and other questions. Send him a letter at [email protected]

(37:48) Break 2
(38:26) Word of the Day Corban

(43:41) Phones: Myla - Why should I become Catholic? my husband is in OCIA.

(5:48) Bible Study: 1 Kings 8:1-7, 9-13 The Cloud of the Lord. What is it and were did it go?


(22:46) Break 1
(25:58) Letters: What is the hill of Calvary? Do other religions beside Catholics do anointing of the Sick? How does ritual uncleanness work? Father answers these and other question send him a letter at [email protected]

(36:46) Break 2
(37:58) Word of the Day Salt

(42:01) Phones: April - How do I stay faithful when God has crated so
Diane - Is it ok to choose an Old Testament name for a confirmation saint? was Job even a real person?
Janene - In john it says to not deal with people who are not of faith lest you be guilty of their sin. it makes me wondering if we should be flexible?