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Father Simon Says
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Father Simon Says™ is your daily bible study hosted by Father Richard Simon, who jokingly refers to himself as Reverend Know-it-All.
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Father Simon Says - May 5, 2026 - Would We Exist if Adam & Eve Didn't Sin?
May 600:51:07Tap to summarizeCheck out this show from May 17, 2022 Acts 14:19-28 When has the Church been strong? Jn 14:27-31a What was one of the great messianic expectations? Letters What is the Holy Communion fast? What's Father's take on Ez 20:25-26? Listener talks about her experience of confession and forgiveness Listener asks Father Simon about Milton's Paradise Lost Word of the Day: Believe! Callers When we die do we go right to heaven? Is it a sin to go to a Protestant service, while also still going to mass on Sunday? Is it a sin to not play music for mass, when you have the ability to do that? I'm a cabinet maker, and I have Indian clients that want me to build a temple. Is that okay? I'm unclear about the Gods like Zeus, Jupiter; did they have power?
Transcribe →Father Simon Says - May 4, 2026 - Zeus and Latin Maxims
May 400:51:07Tap to summarizeCheck out this great show from May 16, 2022 Jn 14:21-26 What does Logos really mean? How can we speak by the Holy Spirit? Father explains both Letters Father explains some Church customs in light of Grecian bonfires Listener asks about the "Lamb of God" at mass Sam asks if Judas had to betray Jesus to fulfill Scripture? Someone told me that the Eucharist isn't Jesus if the host touches the ground; what should I say? Word of the Day: Zeus Callers 'Despise not my petitions' sounds like an insult from the Memorare Fr. quoted something in Latin about confession--what was that? Prayers for my cousin w with glaucoma issues Why do we have "suffered under Pilate" in the Creed?
Transcribe →Father Simon Says - April 30, 2026 - Born of Water & Wind
Apr 3000:51:08Tap to summarizeCheck out this show from May 12, 2022 Acts 13:13-25 What does it mean to be born from water and wind? Letters Jeff asks for prayers for his son What do I do if I'm struggling to listen to both the Church and my husband? Is lying always a mortal sin? Erin enjoyed what Father said about notional faith? Word of the Day: Men Callers Could the thorn in Paul's side have been blindness or visual impairment? What is the kabbalah?
Transcribe →Father Simon Says - April 29, 2022 - Hearing the Holy Spirit
Apr 3000:50:59Tap to summarizeCheck out this show from May 11, 2022 Acts 12:24—13:5a Where was the first chancery office? Jn 12:44-50 What's the main benefit to being a Christian? Letters Do we respond to the priest at mass when he says alleluia? Listener disagrees with Fr. Simon's take on altar servers Word of the Day: Synagogue Callers Why does Apostles Creed use 'creator' and Nicene creed says 'Maker' If Father wants beauty, maybe we should go back to the Tridentine Mass in English Our obsession with sciences one reason people leaving the Church. What was the reason that God would have Judas pick Jesus out of the crowd? Didn't people know who Jesus was? If someone is pregnant and the baby has issues, could the person be anointed for the baby? Are there more than two dogmas that have been declared infallible?
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Istanbul, Not Constantinople - April 28, 2026
Apr 2800:52:29Tap to summarizeCheck out this great show from May 2, 2023
Transcribe →Father Simon Says - April 27, 2026 - Centurions!
Apr 2700:51:07Tap to summarizeCheck out this show from May 9, 2022 Acts 11:1-18 Who was a Centurian and why was he important? Letters Father receives a question about abortion Did Judas go to hell? What is a novena? Word of the day: Discriminating Callers What does one do with Easter Candles that are half used? And what does Father think of crosses with the resurrected Christ? Why are young people attracted to Christianity, but not going to Catholic Church and also why do many young people don't go to Church at all? Question of the role of Pope Pius XII in the bombing of Monte Cassino and how much do you know about it?
Transcribe →St. Paul's World - April 24, 2026
Apr 2700:51:12Tap to summarizeCheck out this show from April 28, 2023 Bible Study: (1:49) Acts 9:1-20 What makes this text truthful? Jn 6:52-59 What does today's text actually say? Letters (22:13)- What is the 'world without end' in the Glory Be? (23:46) - Question about dealing with a suicide (28:12) - I'm reading the ESV, why is it hard to find Catholic approved Red lettered Bibles? (32:48) - Singing of the psalms? Word of the Day: Authority (37:59) Callers (39:53) - We bought holy water fonts for my grandchildren; is it OK that they use it with their teddy bears? (44:05) - Jesus says take my body and take my blood. But as Catholics we only take the bread. This seems unbiblical. Why? (46:22) - I don't chew the host, is that okay? (48:55) - What are my responsibilities as an aunt whose nephews don't practice the faith.
Transcribe →Are You Saved? - April 23, 2026
Apr 2300:51:11Tap to summarizeCheck out this great show from April 27, 2023 Bible Study: (2:17) Acts 8:26-40 Why do we prepare people for Baptism? Jn 6:44-51 Are you saved? Letters Father discusses 'being wrong' about yesterday's show (24:53) - I went to mass where they kneel and stand during different times (in Mexico) why? (30:57) - I agree with Fr. Simon that being born is a process (31:49) - Who chooses vestment colors? Word of the Day: Teach (36:24) Callers (40:25) - Is it okay for lay people to knock on doors, just like Jehovah's Witness and Mormons. (42:23) - Why was it bad for Adam and Eve to eat from the tree of knowledge (45:22) - In our congregation, we do go on knocking on doors and we go twice a week. (49:54) - We have a visiting priest and he lifts the ciborium instead of the host?
Transcribe →How Do I Trust God More? - April 22, 2026
Apr 2200:51:10Tap to summarizeCheck out this great show from April 26, 2023 Bible Study: (2:20) Acts 8:1b-8 It matters who we know How did the early Christians spread the faith? Jn 6:35-40 What does it mean to see Jesus? Letters (23:31) - Jim asks about Passover calendars (24:56) - How do I trust God more? (28:06) - I went to a mass where the priest skipped the consecration Word of the Day: Good News! (34:33) Callers (36:23) - How do we reconcile the evil of Abortion but the children still going to heaven? (39:44) - Children w/severe disabilities and receiving communion still? (42:01) - Could you comment on the 'American Catholic Church', and apparently priests could marry there. Could you comment on that? (44:18) - Where is hell, is it in the world? (46:36) - What is the proper way to say the Our Father? (48:36) - I'm taking an acting class, am I using God's name in vain?
Transcribe →St. Stephen - Father Simon Says - April 21, 2026
Apr 2100:50:24Tap to summarizeCheck out this great show from May 6, 2025
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