Bible Study

St. Jude's Mother

Saints for Intercession

The Bee Gee's

Choosing my 'grandmother' name

Time in Purgatory

Praying directly to God

I accidentally dropped Holy Communion

Word of the Day

Caller: Cremation & the Catholic view

Jesus & Baptisim

Mary Magdalene 

Praying for the deceased

Bible Study: (1:50)

Acts 22:30; 23:6-11
Paul's cultural context 

Letters: 
(18:45) - Who was St. Jude's mother? 
(20:48) - Praying to the saints
(22:43) - The Bee Gee's 
(23:30) - Choosing my name as grandmother
(25:18) - Time in purgatory 
(27:36) - Praying directly to God 
(31:17) - I accidentally dropped Holy Communion

Word of the Day: Just! (35:13)

Callers: 
(38:17) - My husband died this morning and he is being cremated. Do I HAVE to follow the Catholic view of cremation since he was protestant?
(43:02) - Verse in the Bible that Jesus said, 'you are baptized, you will gain eternal life' (Mark 16:16). 
(46:00) - Mary Magdalene mistaking Jesus for the gardener?
(50:02) - When we're praying for the deceased, imagine the magnitude in the heavenly realm, how these prayers are lifted up?

Bible Study: (1:50)
<a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/acts/22?30" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-loopstyle="linkonly" data-linkindex="0">Acts 22:30; 23:6-1</a>1
<ul>
<li>Paul's cultural context </li>
</ul>
Letters: 
<ul>
<li>(18:45) - Who was St. Jude's mother? </li>
<li>(20:48) - Praying to the saints</li>
<li>(22:43) - The Bee Gee's </li>
<li>(23:30) - Choosing my name as grandmother</li>
<li>(25:18) - Time in purgatory </li>
<li>(27:36) - Praying directly to God </li>
<li>(31:17) - I accidentally dropped Holy Communion</li>
</ul>
Word of the Day: Just! (35:13)
Callers: 
<ul>
<li>(38:17) - My husband died this morning and he is being cremated. Do I HAVE to follow the Catholic view of cremation since he was protestant?</li>
<li>(43:02) - Verse in the Bible that Jesus said, 'you are baptized, you will gain eternal life' (Mark 16:16). </li>
<li>(46:00) - Mary Magdalene mistaking Jesus for the gardener?</li>
<li>(50:02) - When we're praying for the deceased, imagine the magnitude in the heavenly realm, how these prayers are lifted up?</li>
</ul>

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St. Paul's World - May 16, 2024

Marker 01

Letters

Marker 02

Phones

Bible Study: (1:57)
Zep 3:14-18a
Were Jews Mono theistic in the bible?
Rom 12:9-16
Use of the word brotherly love is used very interesting in this passage. Check it out!
Lk 1:39-56
Want to understand this passage better? Father covers it here.

Break 1: (19:44)

Letters: (20:27)
Father reads some interesting letters about the entrance chant in Mass, Hippy Colonies, The Strength of God, the welcoming nature of the Catholic faith and answers the question of the passage of time in Purgatory.

Break 2 (32:17)

Word of the Day: (33:07)
Haste

Phones: (34:10)
Steve - Why confession couldn't be done over zoom.  You have screen, you're not seeing the priest
Martha - How could we honor someone, even Christians and our relatives when they have gossip?  And when they have harmed people in Gossip?
Kathy - Can we have sexual relations before getting married?
Ed - Did Joseph have relations w/Mary?  A protestant friend claims he did based on Matthew 28

Bible Study: (1:57)
<ul>
<li><a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/zephaniah/3?14">Zep 3:14-18a</a></li>
<li>Were Jews Mono theistic in the bible?</li>
<li><a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/romans/12?9">Rom 12:9-16</a></li>
<li>Use of the word brotherly love is used very interesting in this passage. Check it out!</li>
<li><a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/luke/1?39">Lk 1:39-56</a></li>
<li>Want to understand this passage better? Father covers it here.</li>
</ul>
Break 1: (19:44)
Letters: (20:27)
<ul>
<li>Father reads some interesting letters about the entrance chant in Mass, Hippy Colonies, The Strength of God, the welcoming nature of the Catholic faith and answers the question of the passage of time in Purgatory.</li>
</ul>
Break 2 (32:17)
Word of the Day: (33:07)
<ul>
<li>Haste</li>
</ul>
Phones: (34:10)
<ul>
<li>Steve - Why confession couldn't be done over zoom.  You have screen, you're not seeing the priest</li>
<li>Martha - How could we honor someone, even Christians and our relatives when they have gossip?  And when they have harmed people in Gossip?</li>
<li>Kathy - Can we have sexual relations before getting married?</li>
<li>Ed - Did Joseph have relations w/Mary?  A protestant friend claims he did based on Matthew 28</li>
</ul>

Father Simon Says - May 31, 2024 - Haste!

Diocesean Views!

Catholicism and the Jews

Corpus Christi Sunday

What is Agnus Dei?

Guardian Angel Prayer

Divorce & Remarriage

Conversion in the early Church

Bible Study: (1:52)

1 Pt 2:2-5, 9-12
Growing into salvation! 

Mk 10:46-52
Trust & salvation 

Letters:
(28:00) - Thank you, Father for your views about the Diocese! 
(30:55) - Catholicism, the Jews, and killing Jesus 

Word of the Day: Boundary (39:03)

Callers: 
(42:52) - I do the Liturgy of the Hours, I always thought the Feast of Corpus Christi was on a Sunday?  
(44:53) - Could you explain the Agnus Dei? 
(45:57) - Guardian Angel Prayer, to light and guard and rule and guide. Could you explain the word 'rule'?
(47:23) - Fornication, divorce and remarriage and how is that word interpreted and diff from the Protestants and way they look at it?
(49:16) - Conversion process in the early Church, and I'm involved in RCIA, what was it like converting during the Roman times?

Bible Study: (1:52)
<a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/1peter/2?2" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-loopstyle="linkonly" data-linkindex="0">1 Pt 2:2-5, 9-12</a>
<ul>
<li>Growing into salvation! </li>
</ul>
<a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/mark/10?46" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-loopstyle="linkonly" data-linkindex="1">Mk 10:46-52</a>
<ul>
<li>Trust &amp; salvation </li>
</ul>
Letters:
<ul>
<li>(28:00) - Thank you, Father for your views about the Diocese! </li>
<li>(30:55) - Catholicism, the Jews, and killing Jesus </li>
</ul>
Word of the Day: Boundary (39:03)
Callers: 
<ul>
<li>(42:52) - I do the Liturgy of the Hours, I always thought the Feast of Corpus Christi was on a Sunday?  </li>
<li>(44:53) - Could you explain the Agnus Dei? </li>
<li>(45:57) - Guardian Angel Prayer, to light and guard and rule and guide. Could you explain the word 'rule'?</li>
<li>(47:23) - Fornication, divorce and remarriage and how is that word interpreted and diff from the Protestants and way they look at it?</li>
<li>(49:16) - Conversion process in the early Church, and I'm involved in RCIA, what was it like converting during the Roman times?</li>
</ul>

Growing into Salvation - May 30, 2024

Born of the Spirit

Public Hostilitly

Speak NOW! 

Vision of Anne Catherine Emmerich

Last Rites

Animals after the Fall

Indulgences

In Persona Christi

Second Coming!

Bible Study: (2:11)

1 Pt 1:18-25
Commandments & obedience 

Mk 10:32-45
 The cross of Christ 

Letters: 
(22:22) - Born of the Spirit 
(27:24) - Should priests be publicly hostile to each other? 
(31:14) - Speak now or forever hold your peace
(33:24) - Vision of Jesus 

Word of the Day: Ransom (36:58)

Callers: 
(39:31) - If my friend where to die before getting last rites, is that the same as if you die before going to confession?
(42:38) - What has happened to the animals in Eden after the fall?  And Where's Aretha Franklin music that you used to play? I'm an old neighbor of his.
(45:24) - Where can I find information about indulgences and visiting cemeteries?
https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/activities/view.cfm?id=1178
(46:38) - Regarding reconciliation, what does persona in Christi mean when confession is happening?
(48:49) - I noticed that the Eucharist looks like a roaring lion in the reliquary, does that have anything to do w/the 2nd coming?

Bible Study: (2:11)
<a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/1Peter/1?18" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-loopstyle="linkonly" data-linkindex="0">1 Pt 1:18-25</a>
<ul>
<li>Commandments &amp; obedience </li>
</ul>
<a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/mark/10?32" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-loopstyle="linkonly" data-linkindex="1">Mk 10:32-45</a>
<ul>
<li> The cross of Christ </li>
</ul>
Letters: 
<ul>
<li>(22:22) - Born of the Spirit </li>
<li>(27:24) - Should priests be publicly hostile to each other? </li>
<li>(31:14) - Speak now or forever hold your peace</li>
<li>(33:24) - Vision of Jesus </li>
</ul>
Word of the Day: Ransom (36:58)
Callers: 
<ul>
<li>(39:31) - If my friend where to die before getting last rites, is that the same as if you die before going to confession?</li>
<li>(42:38) - What has happened to the animals in Eden after the fall?  And Where's Aretha Franklin music that you used to play? I'm an old neighbor of his.</li>
<li>(45:24) - Where can I find information about indulgences and visiting cemeteries?</li>
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<li><a href="https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/activities/view.cfm?id=1178" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="2">https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/activities/view.cfm?id=1178</a></li>
</ul>
<li>(46:38) - Regarding reconciliation, what does persona in Christi mean when confession is happening?</li>
<li>(48:49) - I noticed that the Eucharist looks like a roaring lion in the reliquary, does that have anything to do w/the 2nd coming?</li>
</ul>

St. Paul's World - May 16, 2024

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