Father Simon Says

• (4:05) Bible Study:
  • 2 Corinthians 4:7-15
    • Father explains how we are like clay pots
  • Matthew 5:27-32
    • What is Jesus speaking about with looking at a woman with lust?

(19:18) Break 1

• (21:43) Letters:
  • Father explains some new words in the in Yiddish. Father talks about the importance of adoration in doing what God wants you to do. How can you use the lectionary to find the daily ...

• (3:55) Bible Study:
  • 2 Corinthians 3:15 - 4:1, 3-6
    • What is the hidden letter to the Corinthians? Father explains

(21:58) Break 1

• • Father expounds on the meaning of the Veil.
• (27:24) Letters:
  • Who was the woman well known among the apostles? When is a lay person permitted to open the tabernacle? Father answers these and other questions. Send him a letter at simon@relevantradio....

• (7:23) Bible Study:
  • Acts 11:21b-26; 13:1-3
    • The church has been structured from the beginning.
  • Matthew 5:17-19
    • What does the word break mean in this reading?

(19:57) Break 1

• (21:06) Letters:
  • Is stoicism in opposition to Catholicism? Where does the word lord come from and what is the origins of the word belief? Father answers these and other questions, send him a letter at sim...

• (5:03) Study: 
  • 2 Corinthians 1:18-22
    • How did the bible come about?
  • Matthew 5:13-16
    • What does it mean to be salt of the earth?

(22:16) Break 1

• (24:23) Letters:
  • Can you attend the wedding of non-Catholics? What is the best vocation? Why was Solomon considered good and wise? Father explains these and other questions. Send him a letter at simon@relevantradio.com

• (4:39) Bible Study:
  • Genesis 3:9-15, 20
    • Men and women are meant to protect and care for each other.

(19:31) Break 1

• (22:50) Letters:
  • What is the difference between a vow and a promise when it comes to vocational discernment? What is the problem with trying to make Christianity more contemporary? Father answers these and other questions. Send him a letter at simon@relevantradio.com
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• (3:55) Bible Study:
  • Acts 25:13b-21
    • The dark politics going on around the Paul in the Acts of the Apostles.
  • John 21:15-19
    • Father shares the deep meaning of love in this passage.

(23:49) Break 1

• Letters:
  • (26:56) Don’t try to win praise. A listener writes in and asks what it means that Jesus descended into hell?

(39:27) Break 2

• (41:10) Word of the Day

• (5:28) Bible Study:
  • Acts 22:30; 23:6-11
    • Why was Paul trying to be a good Jew?

(21:22) Break 1

• (27:34) Letters:
  • Father explains the perseverance of the Saints and how it relates with the sacrament of penance. Father answers these and other questions. Send him a letter at simon@relevantradio.com

(35:56) Break 2

• (36:26) Word of the Day
  • Mission
• (44:56) Phones: ...

• (2:27) Bible Study:
  • Acts 20:28-38
    • Who is the Holy Spirit? Father explains.

(23:08) Break 1

• (24:22) Letters:
  • What is involved in a blessing of a house? What is the Shekinah and how does it relate with the shroud of Turin? Father answers these and other questions. Send him a letter at simon@relevantradio.com

(34:27) Break 2

• (35:05) Word of the Day
  • Consecrated in tru...

• (5:08) Bible Study:
  • Acts 20:17-27
    • Father shares the background of this passage.
  • John 17:1-11a
    • What does Jesus mean in this passage? Father explains

(22:42) Break 1

• (24:23) Letters:
  • Why can’t nuns go to funerals? What does it take to be guilty of presumption? Father answers these and other questions. Send him a letter at simon@relevantradio.com

(31:39) Brea...

• Bible Study:
  • (2:56) Acts 19:1 – Apollos was a Jew from Alexandria from Ephesus who had been baptized with the baptism of John and had not received the Holy Spirit. He ends up being a very important member of the Church. John baptized with a baptism of repentance and that is what we see in the Gospel of John. John the Baptist is constantly saying in the Gospel of John that he is not the Messiah.

• (5:22) Bible Study:
  • Acts 18:9-18
    • God picks the wrong person for the job?

(18:16) Break 1

• (20:07) Letters:
  • Father answers a question about the Cistercian witnesses and explains the origin of the Sistine Chapel, Father talks about these and other questions. Send him a letter at simon@relevantradio.cm

(35:47) Break 2

• (38:28) Word of the Day
  • Vow
• (40:28) Phones:...

• (3:45) Bible Study:
  • Acts 18:1-8
    • Father explains the time line of the Acts of the Apostles.
  • John 16:16-20
    • What does Jesus mean in this passage? Father explains.

(21:09) Break 1

• (21:49) Letters:
  • How do pets fit into salvation? What are plenary indulgences? Father answers these and other questions. Send him a letter at simon@relevantradio.com

(34:29) Break 2

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• (2:34) Bible Study:
  • Acts 17:15, 22—18:1
    • Father explains what Paul was doing in today’s readings.
  • John 16:12-15
    • How does God Prepare us

(22:28) Break 1

• (25:49) Letters:
  • Father answers some interesting letters about ethnicity, the Trinity and the Swiss guard. Father answers these and other questions. Send him a letter at simon@relevantradio.com

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• (3:17) Bible Study:
  • Acts 16:22-34
    • Father talks about the customs of Romans for prisoners.
  • John 16:5-11
    • What does it mean that it is better that Jesus goes?

(21:50) Break 1

• (24:02) Letters:
  • Father shares some insights about Chicago dialect and answers how many people really go to heaven. Father answers these and other questions. Send him a letter at simon@relevantradio.com

• (3:00) Bible Study:
  • Acts 15:22-31
    • What is the structure of the Church? What does it mean to wait on the Holy Spirit?

(20:03) Break 1

• • John 15:12-17
    • What does it mean to speak in the name of Jesus?
• (25:48) Letters:
  • Father answers his letters that come in. Send him a letter at simon@relevantradio.com

(34:59) Break 2

• (37:23) Word of the Day
  • Fa...

• (3:18) Bible Study:
  • John 15:9-11
    • What is the difference between joy and happiness?
  • Acts 15:7-21
    • Father explains the importance of this passage.

(22:11) Break 1

• (22:50) Letters:
  • When was God first called Father? Do you get an indulgence from the Pope’s blessing? Father answers these and other questions. Send him a letter at simon@relevatradio.com

(37:20) Br...

• (4:08) Bible Study:
  • John 15:1-8
    • What does it mean to be pruned by God the Father?

(19:24) Break 1

• (20:19) Letters:
  • A former Satanist baptized himself; is that possible? Does God eternally suffer in the crucifixion? Father answers these and other questions. Send him a letter at simon@relevantradio.com

(33:15) Break 2

• (33:50) Word of the Day
  • Covenant
• (38:23) ...

• (3:54) Bible Study:
  • Acts 14:19-28
    • Only having one God was news in Paul’s time.
  • John 14:27-31a
    • Do you really understand the kingdom of God?

(24:45) Break 1

• (26:20) Letters:
  • Father explains the humanity of Jesus and different ways in which communion can be received. Father answers these and other questions. Send him a letter at simon@relevantradio.com

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• (3:31) Bible Study:
  • Acts 14:5-18
    • What does trust have to do with being healed?
  • John 14:21-26
    • How do we love people who are hard to love?

(19:22) Break 1

• (20:59) Letters: 
  • Father shares the difference between private and public revelations and what does a dioceses master of ceremonies do? Father explains these and other questions. Send him a letter at simon@relevantradio...