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

Will all baptized go to heaven? 

Authority of the Pharisees 

Karen writes in about the name

Paul's ideas for families coming back to Churc

Why does Jesus make clay with saliva?

Raymond Brown Gospel of John

Can two people cantor at the ambo? 

How did the Rabbi's know where Jesus would be 

God's covenant with Abraham

Medal Scapular

Was Jesus a Pharisee? 

Check out this Encore show from March 24, 2023

Bible Study: (1:56)

Wis 2:1a, 12-22
Father gives his thoughts on the state of society

Jn 7:1-2, 10, 25-30
Did Jesus lie to his relatives? 

Letters
(24:13) - Will all Baptized people go to heaven? 
(25:35) - what was the authority of the Pharisees? 
(30:21) - Karen writes in about Father's use of the name 'Karen'
(31:20) - Paul give more ideas for families getting back to the Church
(34:09) - Why does Jesus make clay with saliva? 

Word of the Day: Tabernacle (36:55)

Callers 
(40:05) - What do you think about the commentary on the gospel of John from Fr. Raymond Brown?
(43:58) - Is it okay for two people to cantor during the psalm response at the ambo?
(44:37) - In Isaiah it says where the Messiah will be born, but if the rabbis don't follow Isaiah, how did they know where Jesus will be born?
(46:09) - I'm a little confused about the covenant made w/Abraham?  Could you give a good definition of covenant?
(47:38) - Is a medal scapular as good as a brown or green one?
(48:21) - Was Jesus a Pharisee, is that possible?

Check out this Encore show from March 24, 2023
Bible Study: (1:56)
<a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/Wisdom/2?1">Wis 2:1a, 12-22</a>
<ul>
<li>Father gives his thoughts on the state of society</li>
</ul>
<a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/john/7?1">Jn 7:1-2, 10, 25-30</a>
<ul>
<li>Did Jesus lie to his relatives?&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
Letters
<ul>
<li>(24:13) - Will all Baptized people go to heaven?&nbsp;</li>
<li>(25:35) - what was the authority of the Pharisees?&nbsp;</li>
<li>(30:21) - Karen writes in about Father's use of the name 'Karen'</li>
<li>(31:20) - Paul give more ideas for families getting back to the Church</li>
<li>(34:09) - Why does Jesus make clay with saliva?&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
Word of the Day: Tabernacle (36:55)
Callers&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>(40:05) - What do you think about the commentary on the gospel of John from Fr. Raymond Brown?</li>
<li>(43:58) - Is it okay for two people to cantor during the psalm response at the ambo?</li>
<li>(44:37) - In Isaiah it says where the Messiah will be born, but if the rabbis don't follow Isaiah, how did they know where Jesus will be born?</li>
<li>(46:09) - I'm a little confused about the covenant made w/Abraham? &nbsp;Could you give a good definition of covenant?</li>
<li>(47:38) - Is a medal scapular as good as a brown or green one?</li>
<li>(48:21) - Was Jesus a Pharisee, is that possible?</li>
</ul>

State of Disagreement - Father Simon Says - March 20, 2026

Ann Catherine Emmerich Question

Do non-Christians go to purgatory?

Word of the day

What is God's name?

Double Agonoy - John Henry Newman

Why Joseph never spoke

When does a vice become a mortal sin? 

Check out this great show from March 20, 2023

Bible Study: (1:47)

2 Sm 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16
What is a house in the OT? 
Father explains the genealogy of Jesus 

Mt 1:16, 18-21, 24a
What is Joseph's righteousness? 

Letters
(19:24) - Ann Catherine Emmerich question/what does it mean to be poor in spirit? 
(28:27) - Do non-Christians go to purgatory? 

Word of the Day: Carpenter (35:11)

Callers
(37:11) - What is God's name? 
(42:18) - Any scriptural reference to John Henry Newman's, 'Praise to the Holiest of the Heights as he calls Jesus' Agony in the Garden, a 'Double Agony'?
(44:46) - The reason Joseph never speaks is because in Numbers 30:3, the woman never takes a vow, and the husband says nothing.  What do you think?
(46:07) - When a Cardinal Vice become a mortal sin?

Check out this great show from March 20, 2023
Bible Study: (1:47)
<a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/2Samuel/7?4">2 Sm 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16</a>
<ul>
<li>What is a house in the OT?&nbsp;</li>
<li>Father explains the genealogy of Jesus&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
<a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/matthew/1?16">Mt 1:16, 18-21, 24a</a>
<ul>
<li>What is Joseph's righteousness?&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
Letters
<ul>
<li>(19:24) - Ann Catherine Emmerich question/what does it mean to be poor in spirit?&nbsp;</li>
<li>(28:27) - Do non-Christians go to purgatory?&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
Word of the Day: Carpenter (35:11)
Callers
<ul>
<li>(37:11) - What is God's name?&nbsp;</li>
<li>(42:18) - Any scriptural reference to John Henry Newman's, 'Praise to the Holiest of the Heights as he calls Jesus' Agony in the Garden, a 'Double Agony'?</li>
<li>(44:46) - The reason Joseph never speaks is because in Numbers 30:3, the woman never takes a vow, and the husband says nothing. &nbsp;What do you think?</li>
<li>(46:07) - When a Cardinal Vice become a mortal sin?</li>
</ul>

A Righteous Man - Father Simon Says - March 19, 2026

Check out this great show from March 30, 2022

Is 49:8-15
Father goes through some of the most beautiful words in the Old Testament

Jn 5:17-30
Father shares a hairbrained theory of Jesus and miracles 

Letters:
What does a mystery mean? 
If I'm in a toxic marriage, what should I do? 
Do you see an increase in spiritual attack against traditional marriage? 

Word of the Day: The Resurrection of Condemnation 

Callers
I have a question about the paschal Candle; are we supposed to get a new one each year? 
If your spouse has passed away, are you able to remarry?
What does it mean when Jesus says 'my yoke is easy and my burden light'?
How do we pronounce Jesus' name plural? 
I am a child from divorce; thank you for your comments about divorce.

Check out this great show from March 30, 2022
<a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/isaiah/49?8">Is 49:8-15</a>
<ul>
<li>Father goes through some of the most beautiful words in the Old Testament</li>
</ul>
<a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/john/5?17">Jn 5:17-30</a>
<ul>
<li>Father shares a hairbrained theory of Jesus and miracles&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
Letters:
<ul>
<li>What does a mystery mean?&nbsp;</li>
<li>If I'm in a toxic marriage, what should I do?&nbsp;</li>
<li>Do you see an increase in spiritual attack against traditional marriage?&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
Word of the Day: The Resurrection of Condemnation&nbsp;
Callers
<ul>
<li>I have a question about the paschal Candle; are we supposed to get a new one each year?&nbsp;</li>
<li>If your spouse has passed away, are you able to remarry?</li>
<li>What does it mean when Jesus says 'my yoke is easy and my burden light'?</li>
<li>How do we pronounce Jesus' name plural?&nbsp;</li>
<li>I am a child from divorce; thank you for your comments about divorce.</li>
</ul>

St. Paul's World - May 16, 2024

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