Father Simon Says

Father Simon Says

Father Simon Says™ is your daily bible study hosted by Father Richard Simon, who jokingly refers to himself as Reverend Know-it-All.

Episodes

January 12, 2026 51 mins

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  • (26:49) Letters:
    • How do I get my family to stop practicing witchcraft? Do you need to have silence before Mass? Father answers these and other questions, send him a letter at simon@relevantradio.com

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  • (40:34) Word of the Day
    • G...
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  • (24:40) Letters:
    • Why did Zachariah get punished for questioning Gabriel but Mary didn’t? Who does John refer to as the one who Jesus loved in the Gospel of John? Father answers these and other questions. Do you have a question for Fat...
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  • (7:28) Bible Study:

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  • (25:33) Letters:
    • Is it okay to disfigure yourself if you don’t want to get married? What is the meaning of the word kingdom of God? Why was Lot’s wife punished so harshly for looking back? Fathe...
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  • (3:51) Bible Study:

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  • (26:29) Letters:
    • Father tackles a tough question about choosing who to fie and who to hire. Why’d didn’t they name Jesus Emmanuel in accordance with what the angel said. Father answers these and other que...
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  • (5:51) Bible Study:

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  • (26:35) Letters:
    • Who can preach at Mass? Why does it say that all of Jerusalem was troubled by the coming of the Messiah? Father answers these and other questions, send him a letter at simon@relevantradio.com
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  • (26:22) Letters:
    • How do you preach Jesus without forcing your religion on others? Why is John compared to Elisha? How do you understand different passages from Revelation? Father answers these and other que...
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  • (27:19) Letters:
    • Why do Catholics need to go to Mass on New Year’s Day? In what way is Sola Scriptura? Can you go to a memorial service in a Messianic Temple? Father answers these and other questions, send him a letter at simon@rele...
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January 1, 2026 51 mins

Check out this great encore show from July 14, 2023!

Bible Study: (1:53)

Gn 46:1-7, 28-30

  • What is punishment for? 

Mt 10:16-23

  • Father discusses the importance of St. Thomas Moore 

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Check out this awesome encore from July 14, 2023!

Bible Study: (1:53)

Gn 46:1-7, 28-30

  • What is punishment for? 

Mt 10:16-23

  • Father discusses the importance of St. Thomas Moore 

Letters

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Check out this awesome encore show from June 21, 2024!

  • (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 n...
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Check out this awesome encore show from August 23, 2024

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  • (21:37) Letters:
    • Father answers if Aromatheopy is in line with the Catholic Church. Talks about who is like the son of Man and who is the son of Man and answers what the will of God is.

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Check out this Encore show from August 30, 2024

  • (2:30) Bible Study: 

(20:21) Break 1

  • (21:27) Letters:
    • Father answers what the best text for the bible is and other word plays from words from Chick-fil-A to Adultery. Strange conversation, but fun!

Br...

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Check out this Encore from December 19, 2024!

  • (3:26) Bible Study: 
    • Jgs 13:2-7, 24-25a
      • Father talks about the epic story of Samson in this reading relating his origin story.
    • Lk 1:5-25
      • Father explains the origin story of John the Baptist.

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  • (19:19) Letters:
    • Can you be forgiven if you are not repentant for your sin? How does God look from different perspective...
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  • Father talks about the Reverence theory of Saint Joseph
  • (28:36) Letters:
    • Father talks about the meaning of the Lamb of God. Father helps a listener who returned to the Church and had some questions about...
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  • (3:24) Bible Study:

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  • (25:07) Letters:
    • How do you explain the Trinity without committing heresy? Father answers these and other questions, send him a letter at simon@relevantradio.com

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  • (37:17) Word of the Day
    • Kai
  • (47:10) Phones:
    • Deacon Ray - Have you ever heard of J...
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  • (24:02) Letters:
    • Why has doing the minimum become the norm? What is cannibalism and are Catholic cannibals? Father answers these and other questions, send him a letter at simon@relevantradio.com

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  • (6:41) Bible Study:
    • Matthew 1:1-17
      • Father explains this list of names from yesterday’s readings.
    • Matthew 1:18-25
      • Today’s readings talk about Joseph but miss something really important.

(18:45) Break 1

  • (21:20) Letters:
    • How do you tell you parents that you converted of the Faith? Can you get married if you aren’t confirmed in the Faith? Father answers these a...
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Check out this Encore from December 17, 2024

  • (3:11) Bible Study: 
    • Mt 1:1-17
      • Father proves that sola scriptura is false with this reading.

(18:54) Break 1

  • (20:21) Letters:
    • Father Answers questions about the Christmas season, when it starts and when it finishes. Why are some mortal sins worse seemingly than others? Father Simon answers these and other questions. Send him an email at&n...
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  • (3:05) Bible Study:

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  • (20:59) Letters:
    • Father talks about non-Catholics coming to Catholic worship. How do you report a miracle in the Church? Father talks about yokes and how they relate with Jesu...
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  • (2:38) Bible Study from Numbers 24:2-7, 15-17a and the Gospel of Matthew. In addition, Fr. Simon gives some context behind Balaam of Beor who is in the first reading from Numbers.

 

  • (22:52) Break 1
    • (23:23) Letters
      • (23:34) Donna - A question about Sabellianism and analogies that don’t work for the Trinity. It is important to understand the differences and distinctions.
      • (30:02) Laura – ...
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