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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

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?

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 </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: 
<ul>
<li>(23:16) - Love your enemies </li>
<li>(24:58) - Holy Spirit in the Jewish faith</li>
<li>(26:58) - Moral to produce comfort in difficult times? </li>
<li>(31:00) - Does the Guardian angels stay with us forever? </li>
<li>(31:00) - Apostles on Holy Saturday</li>
<li>(33:27) - Peter, do you love me question? </li>
</ul>
Word of the Day: Arminius &amp; Baptism (35:04)
Callers: 
<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? </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 - May 24, 2024

Break 1

Letters

Break 2

Phones

(1:51) Bible Study:
2 KGS 19:9B-11, 14-21, 31-35A, 36
Father gets into some really obscure stuff which you probably haven’t heard.
PS 48:2-3AB, 3CD-4, 10-11 
Father talks about what it means to not throw your pearls before swine.

(21:15) Break 1
(21:55) Letters:
Father answers questions about the great pyramids, where the best place to donate gifts, who are the psalms addressed to, how baptism works, and the meaning of the Sunday Gospel.

(36:31) Break 2
(37:17) Word of the Day:
Thlipsis
(40:59) Phones:
Donna - What do you think about particles that fall on the floor during communion, would that be casting your pearls before swine?
Daniel - When we pray the rosary or any prayers that are repeated like the Our Father, Hail Mary, why repeat?
Patrick - Could I baptize my grandson in the hospital, until I could get him officially baptized?
Claire - A funeral today in a Catholic and the man is a known Mason, and not Catholic.  Why would a funeral be there, and should I say something to the pastor?

<ul>
<li>(1:51) Bible Study:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/2kings/19?9">2 KGS 19:9B-11, 14-21, 31-35A, 36</a>
<ul>
<li>Father gets into some really obscure stuff which you probably haven’t heard.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/psalms/48?2">PS 48:2-3AB, 3CD-4, 10-11 </a>
<ul>
<li>Father talks about what it means to not throw your pearls before swine.</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
(21:15) Break 1
<ul>
<li>(21:55) Letters:
<ul>
<li>Father answers questions about the great pyramids, where the best place to donate gifts, who are the psalms addressed to, how baptism works, and the meaning of the Sunday Gospel.</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
(36:31) Break 2
<ul>
<li>(37:17) Word of the Day:
<ul>
<li>Thlipsis</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>(40:59) Phones:
<ul>
<li>Donna - What do you think about particles that fall on the floor during communion, would that be casting your pearls before swine?</li>
<li>Daniel - When we pray the rosary or any prayers that are repeated like the Our Father, Hail Mary, why repeat?</li>
<li>Patrick - Could I baptize my grandson in the hospital, until I could get him officially baptized?</li>
<li>Claire - A funeral today in a Catholic and the man is a known Mason, and not Catholic.  Why would a funeral be there, and should I say something to the pastor?</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>

Father Simon Says - Junee 25, 2024 - Pearls Before Swine

(2:47) Bible Study:
Father talks about Saint John the Baptist

(19:43) Break 1
(20:24) Letters:
Father answers why deacons can be married, how Jesus experienced God the Father and gender roles, what it means to be in communion,

(32:33) Break 2
(33:29) Word of the Day:
Solemnity

(38:59) Phones:
Bill - Gen 1:3 What did he mean by light when he says let there be light? What kind of light is he talking about?
Nathan - when was the pope recognized as the pope. I heard they went to constitute instead of the Pope back in the day. Why did they do that and when did it change?

<ul>
<li>(2:47) Bible Study:
<ul>
<li>Father talks about Saint John the Baptist</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
(19:43) Break 1
<ul>
<li>(20:24) Letters:
<ul>
<li>Father answers why deacons can be married, how Jesus experienced God the Father and gender roles, what it means to be in communion,</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
(32:33) Break 2
<ul>
<li>(33:29) Word of the Day:
<ul>
<li>Solemnity</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li> </li>
<li>(38:59) Phones:
<ul>
<li>Bill - Gen 1:3 What did he mean by light when he says let there be light? What kind of light is he talking about?</li>
<li>Nathan - when was the pope recognized as the pope. I heard they went to constitute instead of the Pope back in the day. Why did they do that and when did it change?</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>

Father Simon Says - June 24, 2024 - Solemnity of John the Baptist

(2:06) Bible Study:
2 Kgs 11:1-4, 9-18, 20
Father Unpacks this complicated Passage in the bible. You won’t want to miss this!
Mt 6:19-23
What does it mean to store up treasure where your heart is.

(18:12) Break 1
(18:57) Letters:
Father answers letters as to why you should go back to church, if orthodox Jews adopt none Jews, why some Holy days of obligation are not obligatory to all diocese and what do you do if they have Mass but no confession.

(40:00) Break 2
(40:17) Word of the Day:
Zion
 (43:38) Phones:
Al - What is the chronological order, Sodom, Gomorrah, Ten Commandments, Moses and the Flood?
Winnifred - A Catholic marrying a protestant, they weren't married before a priest.  Are they considered married in the eyes of the Church, and receiving communion?

<ul>
<li>(2:06) Bible Study:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/2Kings/11?1">2 Kgs 11:1-4, 9-18, 20</a>
<ul>
<li>Father Unpacks this complicated Passage in the bible. You won’t want to miss this!</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/matthew/6?19">Mt 6:19-23</a>
<ul>
<li>What does it mean to store up treasure where your heart is.</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
(18:12) Break 1
<ul>
<li>(18:57) Letters:
<ul>
<li>Father answers letters as to why you should go back to church, if orthodox Jews adopt none Jews, why some Holy days of obligation are not obligatory to all diocese and what do you do if they have Mass but no confession.</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
(40:00) Break 2
<ul>
<li>(40:17) Word of the Day:
<ul>
<li>Zion</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li> (43:38) Phones:
<ul>
<li>Al - What is the chronological order, Sodom, Gomorrah, Ten Commandments, Moses and the Flood?</li>
<li>Winnifred - A Catholic marrying a protestant, they weren't married before a priest.  Are they considered married in the eyes of the Church, and receiving communion?</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>

Compassion, Mercy, & Marriage - May 24, 2024

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