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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.

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LORD - Father Simon Says - June 23, 2025

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2025/06/23

(4:10) Bible Study: Genesis 12:1-9 Father explains the importance of the sacred name of God and why it matters to us? Matthew 7:1-5 What does it mean to stop judging less we be judged? (22:06) Break 1 (22:54) Letters: What should you give a diocesan priest for a gift? Father discusses slavery and other topics. Send him a letter at simon@relevantradio.com (34:14) Break 2 (34:48) Word of the Day Abraham (37:16) Phones: Billy - my brother in law converted to Islam. how do we deal

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Head of Household - Father Simon Says - June 20, 2025

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2025/06/20

(3:18) Bible Study: 2 Corinthians 11:18, 21-30 How do you know if a minister is of God or not? Matthew 6:19-23 How do you keep the light of Christ in your life? (18:00) Break 1 Father talks about the biblical idea of using Chapel Vails. (38:20) Break 2 (40:28) Word of the Day Super Apostles (42:27) Phones: John - there have been some controversial Cyril of Alexandria Allyson - other faiths don’t use an alter because the of the once a sacrifice always a sacrifice statement

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Our Father - Father Simon Says - June 19, 2025

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2025/06/19

(4:38) Bible Study: 2 Corinthians 11:1-11 Why did Saint Paul have to learn a trade? Matthew 6:7-15 What does it mean to not babble like the pagans when you pray? (20:56) Break 1 (23:06) Letters: Why do we need an alter in order to offer sacrifice of the Mass? What does it mean Jesus’ sacrifice was made once for all? Father answers these and other questions. Send him a letter at simon@relevantradio.com (36:23) Break 2 (37:14) Word of the Day Chaste (40:43) Phones: Ellen - Why

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Righteousness - Father Simon Says - June 18, 2025

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2025/06/18

(4:04) Bible Study: 2 Corinthians 9:6-11 What Is righteousness? – father explains Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18 What does it mean that Jesus always does what is pleasing to the Father? (23:21) Break 1 (24:27) Letters: Father talks about the feeding of the five thousand, Father talks also about blessing of houses. Father answers these and other questions. Send him a letter at simon@relevantradio.com (38:36) Break 2 (40:24) Word of the Day Trumpet (42:19) Phones: Kathy - we are

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God Works With Us - Father Simon Says - June 17, 2025

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2025/06/17

(6:16) Bible Study: 2 Corinthians 8:1-9 Paul didn’t want money, he wanted souls. Matthew 5:43-48 What does it mean that we should pray for those who persecute us? (22:33) Break 1 (23:31) Letters: Father answers some difficult questions during this letter segment. Send him a letter at simon@relevantradio.com (34:23) Break 2 (36:44) Word of the Day Tunic and your cloak (40:36) Phones: Kelly - my husband is investigating Catholic Church and compares it to Eastern Orthodox

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Modest Dress - Father Simon Says - June 16, 2025

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2025/06/16

(5:40) Bible Study: 2 Corinthians 6:1-10 Father explains the context of this passage. (24:02) Break 1 (25:07) Letters: What is the way to count days and nights in Jewish thought? What is the best way to dress modestly as a Catholic woman? Father answers these and other questions. Send him a letter at simon@relevantradio.com (38:03) Break 2 (42:16) Word of the Day Abrogation (44:56) Phones: Dylan - Can you explain salvation and how the Eucharist ties into it? Scott - I need

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Clay Pots - Father Simon Says - June 13, 2025

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2025/06/13

(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 readings? Send him a letter at simon@relevantradio.com (34:49)Break 2 (35:32) Word of the Day Clay vessels

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Veils - Father Simon Says - June 12, 2025

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2025/06/12

(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.com (35:07) Break 2 (35:40) Word of the Day Father shares three words of the day today? (37:49) Phones:

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The Early Church - Father Simon Says - June 11, 2025

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2025/06/11

(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 simon@relevantradio.com (34:42) Break 2 (36:04) Word of the Day Jot or tittle (38:07) Phones: Leah - What

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Salt of the Earth - Father Simon Says - June 10, 2025

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2025/06/10

(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 (34:59) Break 2 (35:40) Word of the Day Down Payment (39:01) Phones: Gerard - Fr. has mentioned that the words faith and

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Who Guards the Heart? - Father Simon Says - June 9, 2025

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2025/06/09

(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 (34:28) Break 2 (35:17) Word of the Day Posca (37:33) Phones: John - In the romans it says 'nothing

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Don't Try to Win Praise - Father Simon Says - June 6,...

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2025/06/06

(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 Religion (42:37) Phones: Sebastian - Explain why in the OT why did animals as well as humans have war sackcloth and ash

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Month of the Sacred Heart - Father Simon Says - June...

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2025/06/05

(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: Vee - I'm a non-Catholic; How do you view non Catholic Christians salvation? Bob - Pentecost Sunday 'Receive the Holy Spirit'

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Inspired Scripture - Father Simon Says - June 4, 2025

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2025/06/04

(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 truth (42:52) Phones: Regina - Was St. Joseph baptized? By whom and where? Juan - why should we pray to Mary if Jesus died

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Paul's Preaching - Father Simon Says - June 3, 2025

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2025/06/03

(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) Break 2 (32:24) Word of the Day Penetrating (38:24) Phones: John - question about the lectionary number. does the number

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Does The Pope Have To Take A New Name ? - Father...

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2025/06/02

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. Break 1 Letters: (25:05) David – Has a question about Evangelism and introducing

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Plenary Indulgences Explained - Father Simon Says -...

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2025/05/30

(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: John - why is Elijah conserved a minor prophet instead of a major prophet? Rosemarie - Plenary Indulgence. Site of Plenary

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God Picks the Unlikely - Father Simon Says - May 29,...

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2025/05/29

(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 (36:18) Word of the Day Worship (38:39) Phones: Kim - my son and I talking about Pope Leo. when did Cardinals begin changing

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St. Paul's Great Failure - Father Simon Says - May...

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2025/05/28

(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 (37:35) Break 2 (38:34) Word of the Day Exasperated and Escort (41:33) Phones: Karen - rogation processions before Ascension

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Why Jesus Must Leave - Father Simon Says - May 27, 2025

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2025/05/27

(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 (33:51) Break 2 (34:54) Word of the Day Annoyed (36:00) Phones: Yolanda - My daughter told me she is

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