Father Simon Says

Check out this great show from May 18, 2022
Acts 15:1-6
Father discusses the religious and cultural dimensions of circumcision
Jn 15:1-8
God’s purpose is to do what in our lives?
Letters
Can Catholics see R-rated movies?
My friend is being charged $200 for a baptism; is that OK?
Can priests watch secular TV shows?
Why does Father talk about Pentecostalism?
What’s the tradition about where Lazarus went?
What is spy Wednesday?
What was the follow-up after the soldiers rolled the dice?
Word of the Day: NEW

Check out this show from May 17, 2022
Acts 14:19-28
When has the Church been strong?
Jn 14:27-31a
What was one of the great messianic expectations?
Letters
What is the Holy Communion fast?
What's Father's take on Ez 20:25-26?
Listener talks about her experience of confession and forgiveness
Listener asks Father Simon about Milton's Paradise Lost
Word of the Day: Believe!
Callers
When we die do we go right to heaven?
Is it a sin to go to a Protestant service, while also still going to mass on Sunday? Is it a sin to not play music for mass, when you have the ability to do that?
I'm a cabinet maker, and I have Indian clients that want me to build a temple. Is that okay?
I'm unclear about the Gods like Zeus, Jupiter; did they have power?

Check out this great show from May 16, 2022
Jn 14:21-26
What does Logos really mean? How can we speak by the Holy Spirit? Father explains both
Letters
Father explains some Church customs in light of Grecian bonfires
Listener asks about the "Lamb of God" at mass
Sam asks if Judas had to betray Jesus to fulfill Scripture?
Someone told me that the Eucharist isn't Jesus if the host touches the ground; what should I say?
Word of the Day: Zeus
Callers
'Despise not my petitions' sounds like an insult from the Memorare
Fr. quoted something in Latin about confession--what was that?
Prayers for my cousin w with glaucoma issues
Why do we have "suffered under Pilate" in the Creed?

Check out this show from May 12, 2022
Acts 13:13-25
What does it mean to be born from water and wind?
Letters
Jeff asks for prayers for his son
What do I do if I'm struggling to listen to both the Church and my husband?
Is lying always a mortal sin?
Erin enjoyed what Father said about notional faith?
Word of the Day: Men
Callers
Could the thorn in Paul's side have been blindness or visual impairment?
What is the kabbalah?

Check out this show from May 11, 2022
Acts 12:24—13:5a
Where was the first chancery office?
Jn 12:44-50
What's the main benefit to being a Christian?
Letters
Do we respond to the priest at mass when he says alleluia?
Listener disagrees with Fr. Simon's take on altar servers
Word of the Day: Synagogue
Callers
Why does Apostles Creed use 'creator' and Nicene creed says 'Maker'
If Father wants beauty, maybe we should go back to the Tridentine Mass in English
Our obsession with sciences one reason people leaving the Church.
What was the reason that God would have Judas pick Jesus out of the crowd? Didn't people know who Jesus was?
If someone is pregnant and the baby has issues, could the person be anointed for the baby?
Are there more than two dogmas that have been declared infallible?