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Love your enemies

Holy Spirit & Jews

Life of Comfort

Guardians Angels

Apostles on Holy Saturday

Peter, do you love me? 

Word of the Day

Mass intentions

'I don't know'

Sign of Peace

Single Life

Check out this Awesome from May 24, 2024!

Bible Study: (1:52)

Jas 5:9-12
The Lord is compassionate and merciful 

Mk 10:1-12
Why is today's Gospel controversial?

Letters: 
(23:16) - Love your enemies 
(24:58) - Holy Spirit in the Jewish faith
(26:58) - Moral to produce comfort in difficult times? 
(31:00) - Does the Guardian angels stay with us forever? 
(31:00) - Apostles on Holy Saturday
(33:27) - Peter, do you love me question? 

Word of the Day: Arminius & Baptism (35:04)

Callers: 
(40:26) - At Mass, is it equal to offer intentions in your heart oppose to asking the priest to offer the intention?
(41:27) - Can I say, "I don't know" to a request? 
(44:29) - What do you think of the sign of peace, when everybody is shaking hands with everybody, and is it okay for me to ignore people and just focus on Christ?
(49:41) - About the single life and if that's really a vocation in the Church?

Check out this Awesome from May 24, 2024!
Bible Study: (1:52)
<a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/James/5?9" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-loopstyle="linkonly" data-linkindex="0">Jas 5:9-12</a>
<ul>
<li>The Lord is compassionate and merciful&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
<a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/mark/10?1" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-loopstyle="linkonly" data-linkindex="1">Mk 10:1-12</a>
<ul>
<li>Why is today's Gospel controversial?</li>
</ul>
Letters:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>(23:16) - Love your enemies&nbsp;</li>
<li>(24:58) - Holy Spirit in the Jewish faith</li>
<li>(26:58) - Moral to produce comfort in difficult times?&nbsp;</li>
<li>(31:00) - Does the Guardian angels stay with us forever?&nbsp;</li>
<li>(31:00) - Apostles on Holy Saturday</li>
<li>(33:27) - Peter, do you love me question?&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
Word of the Day: Arminius &amp; Baptism (35:04)
Callers:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>(40:26) - At Mass, is it equal to offer intentions in your heart oppose to asking the priest to offer the intention?</li>
<li>(41:27) - Can I say, "I don't know" to a request?&nbsp;</li>
<li>(44:29) - What do you think of the sign of peace, when everybody is shaking hands with everybody, and is it okay for me to ignore people and just focus on Christ?</li>
<li>(49:41) - About the single life and if that's really a vocation in the Church?</li>
</ul>

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Compassion, Mercy, & Marriage - December 26, 2024 [ENCORE]

Break 1

Letters

Break 2

Phones

Check out this great show from June 06, 2024

(3:10) Bible Study:
2 Tm 2:8-15
Don’t be come entangled in the affairs of life

(19:19) Break 1

(20:14) Letters:
Father answers some letters which are very difficult today. Check this segment out to see how father does answering these hard cookies.

(33:29) Break 2

(34:00) Word of the Day:
(you’re going to need to listen to listen in to what it is)

(37:30) Phones:
Ruth - What does the Church say about yoga?   I heard there's nothing wrong with it from another priest.
Paul - What is the churches dogma on creation vs. evolution?
Monica - What do you think about having my children decide when they're older?  I raised my children Catholic, and they'll decide when their older.
Devin - What is your favorite Bible verse?
Mike - What Jesus meant by having sheep not of this fold?

Check out this great show from June 06, 2024
(3:10) Bible Study:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/2Timothy/2?8">2 Tm 2:8-15</a></li>
<li>Don&rsquo;t be come entangled in the affairs of life</li>
</ul>
(19:19) Break 1
(20:14) Letters:
<ul>
<li>Father answers some letters which are very difficult today. Check this segment out to see how father does answering these hard cookies.</li>
</ul>
(33:29) Break 2
(34:00) Word of the Day:
<ul>
<li>(you&rsquo;re going to need to listen to listen in to what it is)</li>
</ul>
(37:30) Phones:
<ul>
<li>Ruth - What does the Church say about yoga?&nbsp;&nbsp; I heard there's nothing wrong with it from another priest.</li>
<li>Paul - What is the churches dogma on creation vs. evolution?</li>
<li>Monica - What do you think about having my children decide when they're older?&nbsp; I raised my children Catholic, and they'll decide when their older.</li>
<li>Devin - What is your favorite Bible verse?</li>
<li>Mike - What Jesus meant by having sheep not of this fold?</li>
</ul>

Father Simon Says - June 4, 2026 - Yoga and More

Check out this great show from June 5, 2024

(3:41) Bible Study:
2 Tm 1:1-3, 6-12
Are the books from the bible really as old as people claim they are?
Mk 12:18-27
Father explains the meaning of this story.

(24:04) Break 1

(24:30) Letters:
Father answers questions about, how Jews knew if you were ritually pure before partaking in the sacrifice, worrying about demonic possession, the resurrection of the dead and how we should read the psalms.  

(34:29) Break 2

(35:06) Word of the Day:
The

(39:54) Phones:
Cathy - My oldest granddaughter who's married, she doesn't want children.   How to approach the subject?
Cindy - Why do the protestants have an extra line in the Our Father?
Joe - Where they actually risen bodies, the bodies that were raised right after the earthquake when Jesus died?

Check out this great show from June 5, 2024
(3:41) Bible Study:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/2Timothy/1?1">2 Tm 1:1-3, 6-12</a></li>
<ul>
<li>Are the books from the bible really as old as people claim they are?</li>
</ul>
<li><a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/mark/12?18">Mk 12:18-27</a></li>
<ul>
<li>Father explains the meaning of this story.</li>
</ul>
</ul>
(24:04) Break 1
(24:30) Letters:
<ul>
<li>Father answers questions about, how Jews knew if you were ritually pure before partaking in the sacrifice, worrying about demonic possession, the resurrection of the dead and how we should read the psalms. &nbsp;</li>
</ul>
(34:29) Break 2
(35:06) Word of the Day:
<ul>
<li>The</li>
</ul>
(39:54) Phones:
<ul>
<li>Cathy - My oldest granddaughter who's married, she doesn't want children.&nbsp;&nbsp; How to approach the subject?</li>
<li>Cindy - Why do the protestants have an extra line in the Our Father?</li>
<li>Joe - Where they actually risen bodies, the bodies that were raised right after the earthquake when Jesus died?</li>
</ul>

Father Simon Says - June 3, 2026 - Is "The" important?

Phone Calls

Check out this great show from June 04, 2024

(2:03) Bible Study:
2 Pt 3:12-15a, 17-18
Fires of God’s love are in purgatory? Find out what that means here
Mk 12:13-17
Jesus was more clever than you would think in this passage. Find out how from Father Simon.

(21:20) Break 1 

(22:17) Letters:
Father answers questions about receiving communion, our Blessed Mother, The Saint Jude Novena and are there different levels in heaven? 

(35:12) Break 2

(36:24) Word of the Day:
Spoude (yes, that’s a word)

(39:22) Phones:
Patricia - My daughter claims LGBTQ as her identity and inviting me to go to the pride parade this weekend.  What to do?
Paul - How does a priest determine the penance for confession?
Jay - Eucharistic Prayer I, and why is Matthias listed separately from the apostles?
Mike - Contradiction b/w the 1st sorrow of Mary in seven sorrows and yet the 4th joyful mystery presentation.
Paul - What is all about the red heifers, dating back to sacrifice and Noah Hyde Laws

Check out this great show from June 04, 2024
(2:03) Bible Study:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/2peter/3">2 Pt 3:12-15a, 17-18</a></li>
<li>Fires of God&rsquo;s love are in purgatory? Find out what that means here</li>
<li><a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/mark/12">Mk 12:13-17</a></li>
<li>Jesus was more clever than you would think in this passage. Find out how from Father Simon.</li>
</ul>
(21:20) Break 1 
(22:17) Letters:
<ul>
<li>Father answers questions about receiving communion, our Blessed Mother, The Saint Jude Novena and are there different levels in heaven?&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
(35:12) Break 2
(36:24) Word of the Day:
<ul>
<li>Spoude (yes, that&rsquo;s a word)</li>
</ul>
(39:22) Phones:
<ul>
<li>Patricia - My daughter claims LGBTQ as her identity and inviting me to go to the pride parade this weekend.&nbsp; What to do?</li>
<li>Paul - How does a priest determine the penance for confession?</li>
<li>Jay - Eucharistic Prayer I, and why is Matthias listed separately from the apostles?</li>
<li>Mike - Contradiction b/w the 1st sorrow of Mary in seven sorrows and yet the 4th joyful mystery presentation.</li>
<li>Paul - What is all about the red heifers, dating back to sacrifice and Noah Hyde Laws</li>
</ul>

Compassion, Mercy, & Marriage - December 26, 2024 [ENCORE]

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