Check out this encore show from April 29, 2022

Acts 5:34-42
Father explains Jewish belief in life after death

Letters
Father riffs more about silence in church
I saw someone selling a relic of John Henry Newman; what should I have done? 
Can we substitute Psalm 51 for the psalm of the day during Lent?
Father answers a question about marriage and communion 

Word of the Day: Sat Down, going up

Callers:
How to identify venial sins and what does it mean when my priest says he can't be my spiritual advisor?
If Fr. Simon were to sell a relic, would he be 'Fr. Simony'?
Can Father explain Matthew 7:21
Can we inset belief in the Eucharist into the Creed? 

Check out this encore show from April 29, 2022
<a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/acts/5?34">Acts 5:34-42</a>
<ul>
<li>Father explains Jewish belief in life after death</li>
</ul>
Letters
<ul>
<li>Father riffs more about silence in church</li>
<li>I saw someone selling a relic of John Henry Newman; what should I have done?&nbsp;</li>
<li>Can we substitute Psalm 51 for the psalm of the day during Lent?</li>
<li>Father answers a question about marriage and communion&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
Word of the Day: Sat Down, going up
Callers:
<ul>
<li>How to identify venial sins and what does it mean when my priest says he can't be my spiritual advisor?</li>
<li>If Fr. Simon were to sell a relic, would he be 'Fr. Simony'?</li>
<li>Can Father explain Matthew 7:21</li>
<li>Can we inset belief in the Eucharist into the Creed?&nbsp;</li>
</ul>

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Father Simon Says - April 17, 2026 - Sit Down, Stand Up!

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 12, 2022
<a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/acts/13?13">Acts 13:13-25</a>
<ul>
<li>What does it mean to be born from water and wind?</li>
</ul>
Letters
<ul>
<li>Jeff asks for prayers for his son</li>
<li>What do I do if I'm struggling to listen to both the Church and my husband?</li>
<li>Is lying always a mortal sin?</li>
<li>Erin enjoyed what Father said about notional faith?</li>
</ul>
Word of the Day: Men
Callers
<ul>
<li>Could the thorn in Paul's side have been blindness or visual impairment?</li>
<li>What is the kabbalah?</li>
</ul>

Father Simon Says - April 30, 2026 - Born of Water & Wind

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?

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

Father Simon Says - April 17, 2026 - Sit Down, Stand Up!

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