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I'm almost 100 years old and I'm tired of livi

Why does Matthew use the word divorce? 

What do we know about Simon of Cyrenian

Many uses for the term Lord

Bible Study: (3:24)

EZ 2:8—3:4
What is the sweet and bitter scroll?

MT 18:1-5, 10, 12-14
Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven? 

Letters (19:38)
Can I go to communion if I can’t do my penance before mass begins?  
What does the title Lord mean in the context of St. Joseph?

Word of the day: Syrians vs Assyrians (29:37)

Callers
(36:48) - I'm 100 years old, but I'm tired of living.  Could you help me?
(40:41) - We're starting the Consecration to St. Joseph and there's a word 'divorce'  in Matthew, could you help?
(46:26) - Could you add to the story of Simon the Cyrenian?
(49:29) - Caller reflects on different uses for the term Lord. 

Bible Study: (3:24)
<a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/ezekiel/2?8">EZ 2:8—3:4</a>
<ul>
<li>What is the sweet and bitter scroll?</li>
</ul>
<a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/matthew/18?1">MT 18:1-5, 10, 12-14</a>
<ul>
<li>Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven? </li>
</ul>
Letters (19:38)
<ul>
<li>Can I go to communion if I can’t do my penance before mass begins?  </li>
<li>What does the title Lord mean in the context of St. Joseph?</li>
</ul>
Word of the day: Syrians vs Assyrians (29:37)
Callers
<ul>
<li>(36:48) - I'm 100 years old, but I'm tired of living.  Could you help me?</li>
<li>(40:41) - We're starting the Consecration to St. Joseph and there's a word 'divorce'  in Matthew, could you help?</li>
<li>(46:26) - Could you add to the story of Simon the Cyrenian?</li>
<li>(49:29) - Caller reflects on different uses for the term Lord. </li>
</ul>

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Father Simon Says - August 9, 2022 - Sweet and Bitter Scroll

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Jesus descended into hell?  

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Can you explain Numbers 22:21-39? 

Should I have baptized my father? 

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Bible Study: (1:42)

Acts 6:8-15
Father shares his theory about Act and the Gospel of Luke 

Jn 6:22-29
What is the real work of God? 

Letters 
(19:23) - How is David after God's own heart? 
(28:28) - Communion service 

Word of the Day: Crown (32:05)

Callers
(33:39) - Jesus descended into hell, could you explain?  
(38:10) - How the average Jew could've possibly known that every sacrifice and liturgical ceremony pointed to Christ?
(45:37) -  Could you explain Numbers 22: 21-39 to me? 
(49:27) - My father recently passed away, and he wasn't Christian. Should I have baptized him?

Check out this great show from April 24, 2023
Bible Study: (1:42)
<a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/acts/6?8">Acts 6:8-15</a>
<ul>
<li>Father shares his theory about Act and the Gospel of Luke&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
<a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/john/6?22">Jn 6:22-29</a>
<ul>
<li>What is the real work of God?&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
Letters&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>(19:23) - How is David after God's own heart?&nbsp;</li>
<li>(28:28) - Communion service&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
Word of the Day: Crown (32:05)
Callers
<ul>
<li>(33:39) - Jesus descended into hell, could you explain?&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li>(38:10) - How the average Jew could've possibly known that every sacrifice and liturgical ceremony pointed to Christ?</li>
<li>(45:37) -&nbsp; Could you explain Numbers 22: 21-39 to me?&nbsp;</li>
<li>(49:27) - My father recently passed away, and he wasn't Christian. Should I have baptized him?</li>
</ul>

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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>

Father Simon Says - August 9, 2022 - Sweet and Bitter Scroll

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