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First Reading Acts 18:1-8
Paul went to Athens to try to win the people over with intellectual arguments because the people of Corinth were living a life of immorality with the Priestess of the false goddess Venus.

Letters:
Email – Have you ever heard the phrase “learn to Obey oh Dust”?
Email - How can I get more summer visitation with my daughter? My Ex doesn't want to give me more time with her.
Email - Were the Athenians into trending things?

Word of the Day:
“Tentmaker”

Calls
Pam - Is there a good book on Mother Teresa?
Mike - Stories that the Catholic Church restricted people from reading the bible in the Middle Ages.
Charles - Comment:  Eucharist was still Eucharist.  Wants to share story of little Chinese girl licking the Eucharist floor
Deedee - Regarding the Ascension of the Lord.  According to my Catholic calendar, on the 26th, is the Ascension of the Lord.  But Sunday, it says the Ascension of the Lord?  Could you help?
Joe - Question about book of Tobit, when Rafael appeared to Tobias, he had a dog w/him. Why was there a dog?
William - Comment: I'm friends w/Fr. Ben Horn and heard Fr. Simon's shoutout to Fr. Ben

First Reading&nbsp;<a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/acts/18?1">Acts 18:1-8</a>
<ul>
<li>Paul went to Athens to try to win the people over with intellectual arguments because the people of Corinth were living a life of immorality with the Priestess of the false goddess Venus.</li>
</ul>
Letters:
<ul>
<li>Email &ndash; Have you ever heard the phrase &ldquo;learn to Obey oh Dust&rdquo;?</li>
<li>Email - How can I get more summer visitation with my daughter? My Ex doesn't want to give me more time with her.</li>
<li>Email - Were the Athenians into trending things?</li>
</ul>
Word of the Day:
<ul>
<li>&ldquo;Tentmaker&rdquo;</li>
</ul>
Calls
<ul>
<li>Pam -&nbsp;Is there a good book on Mother Teresa?</li>
<li>Mike -&nbsp;Stories that the Catholic Church restricted people from reading the bible in the Middle Ages.</li>
<li>Charles -&nbsp;Comment: &nbsp;Eucharist was still Eucharist. &nbsp;Wants to share story of little Chinese girl licking the Eucharist floor</li>
<li>Deedee - Regarding the Ascension of the Lord. &nbsp;According to my Catholic calendar, on the 26th, is the Ascension of the Lord. &nbsp;But Sunday, it says the Ascension of the Lord? &nbsp;Could you help?</li>
<li>Joe - Question about book of Tobit, when Rafael appeared to Tobias, he had a dog w/him. Why was there a dog?</li>
<li>William -&nbsp;Comment: I'm friends w/Fr. Ben Horn and heard Fr. Simon's shoutout to Fr. Ben</li>
</ul>

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Father Simon Says - May 26 2022 - Learn to Obey, Oh Dust

Bible Study

Transgender Surgery and Inusrance 

Historicity and the Prophet Daniel

Biblical Foundations of Purgatory

God's forgiveness

Word of the Day - Zizinia

Who writes the texts for Mass?

Holy Days of Obligation

The Quran and Jesus

Ash Wednesday

Perpetual Virginity of Mary

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 

Bible Study (3:03)
<a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/James/1?1" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0" data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">James 1:1-11</a>
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<li>The Catholic Church is the gathering of Israel</li>
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<a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/john/14?6" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="1">John 14:6</a>
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<li>Why did Jesus groan from the depth of his heart?&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
Letters
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<li>(23:30) - Transgender care and insurance&nbsp;</li>
<li>(27:15) - historicity of the book of Daniel&nbsp;</li>
<li>(30:08) - Purgatory and the Bible</li>
<li>(31:45) - God's Forgiveness&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
Word of the Day (34:34)
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<li>Zizania&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
Callers&nbsp;
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<li>(37:19) - Who writes the prayers for the Mass?&nbsp;</li>
<li>(40:55) - Holy Days of Obligation&nbsp;</li>
<li>(43:44) - The Quran and Jesus&nbsp;</li>
<li>(45:47) - Is it ok to go to Mass twice on Ash Wednesday?</li>
<li>(46:34) - Perpetual virginity of Mary&nbsp;</li>
</ul>

Gathering of Israel - Father Simon Says - February 16, 2026

Break 1

Letters

Break 2

Word of the Day

Phones

(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 simon@relevantradio.com

(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?

<ul>
<li>(5:44) Bible Study: 
<ul>
<li><a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/1kings/11?29">1 Kings 11:29-32; 12:19</a>
<ul>
<li>Trust in God not in politics</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/mark/7?31">Mark 7:31-37</a>
<ul>
<li>Father explains the geography of the Holy Land</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
(21:59) Break 1
<ul>
<li>(23:47) Letters:
<ul>
<li>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&nbsp;<a href="mailto:simon@relevantradio.com">simon@relevantradio.com</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
(39:52) Break 2
<ul>
<li>(40:28)Word of the Day
<ul>
<li>Groaned</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>(41:29) Phones:
<ul>
<li>Tony - Why did Jesus have to go to hell for three days before he rose again.</li>
<li>Mark - I disagree with your points on the death Penalty.</li>
<li>Judy - which is the earliest translation of the prayer: 'debts or trespasses'?</li>
<li>Mark - After the Kyrie some people do the sign of the cross why is that?</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>

Death Penalty - Father Simon Says - February 13, 2026

(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 simon@relevantradio.com

(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?

<ul>
<li>(3:15) Bible Study: 
<ul>
<li><a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/1kings/11?4">1 Kings 11:4-13</a>
<ul>
<li>What happened to Salomon that made him go bad?</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/mark/7?24">Mark 7:24-30</a>
<ul>
<li>The true nature of this stories conversation.</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
(20:09) Break 1
<ul>
<li>(22:02) Letters:
<ul>
<li>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 <a href="mailto:simon@relevantradio.com">simon@relevantradio.com</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
(33:51) Break 2
<ul>
<li>(34:41) Word of the Day
<ul>
<li>Foot</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>(37:46) Phones:
<ul>
<li>April - Why would Jesus turn water into wine? It seems trivial.</li>
<li>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?</li>
<li>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?</li>
<li>Maria - could my un religious relative fit the description of the dogs with the crumbs?</li>
<li>Pat - Can someone who is about die and refuses lasts rite still go to heaven?</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>

Father Simon Says - May 26 2022 - Learn to Obey, Oh Dust

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