Episodes
(5:19) Bible Study: RV 10:8-11 Why is the scroll sweet to the taste and then biter in the stomach? Father Explains LK 19:45-48 Father explains what the temple was historically. (21:39) Break 1
(24:31) Letters: Father talks about whether or not to tell your children about Santa Claus, how does loving ourselves show that we love God, what the meaning of the parable with the talents means and many other questions from our listeners (35:33) Break 2
(37:23) Word of the Day: Den...
Published 11/22/24
(6:08) Bible Study: RV 5:1-10 Visions are strange things and father explains some of the visions in today’s readings. (20:37) Break 1
(21:38) Letters: Father answers a question from his favorite verse in the New Testament. What is the Saint Joeph Chaplet? What is the deposit of Faith? Father Simon answers these and other questions sent to him at
[email protected] (32:17) Break 2
(33:06) Word of the Day: Visitation (37:10) Phones: Kay - If a couple is civilly...
Published 11/21/24
(3:02) Bible Study: Rv 4:1-11 What are visions? Father Simon Explains Lk 19:11-28 What does this story of Jesus really mean? Father explains (24:30) Break 1
(25:18) Letters: How do you explain to a protestant that Saints can hear the prayers of the faithful? How Jesus can share His power with us? Why was Jesus crowned with thorns? Father answers these and other questions (35:12) Break 2
(35:48) Word of the Day: Green Wood (38:29) Phones: Tracy - I've recently to the...
Published 11/20/24
(2:59) Bible Study: RV 3:1-6, 14-22 Father takes some well-educated interesting guesses at this passage. (20:27) Break 1
(22:38) Letters: How do you know if you are doing something superstitious or something out of love? How do I talk with a protestant friend who left his wife for a new woman? Father answers these and many other questions. (35:18) Break 2
(36:28) Word of the Day: Throne (39:42) Phones: Cynthia - My deceased sister has always wanted to be sprinkled in the...
Published 11/19/24
(6:51) Bible Study: RV 1:1-4; 2:1-5 Don’t be alarmed when people preach about the doom day. (26:19) Break 1
(27:22) Letters: What is a good way to count the consecrated host? How can my daughter who is going to college fight against the woke agenda? Father answers these and more questions that came in. (37:21) Break 2
(38:59) Word of the Day: shot-nus (42:15) Phones: Drew - Question on last week’s word of the day- kingdom. Can you explain more? Paul - Do we really need to...
Published 11/18/24
(9:30) Bible Study: 2 JN 4-9 Why is the Church talked about as a woman? (23:49) Break 1
(24:46) Letters: What is the difference between the assumption of Mary and the Ascension of Jesus? Is cremation permitted by the Church? Father answers these and other questions. Sen us your emails at
[email protected]. (33:35) Break 2
(34:33) Word of the Day: Vulture (37:47) Phones: Cathy - Could he explain when Jesus was on the cross and said, 'Why have you forsaken me?' Tom -...
Published 11/15/24
(2:03) Bible Study: PHMN 7-20 Why do we believe the bible is the word of God? (25:57) Break 1
(26:54) Letters: How did Saint Ignatius manage to send out letters while he was held captive? What is the meaning of the word “bound” in the bible? Father answer these and other questions from our listeners. (34:37) Break 2
(35:42) Word of the Day: Kingdom (40:54) Phones: Don - I'm teaching a confirmation class and they asked me How many saints are there and also, did saints...
Published 11/14/24
Wis 6:1-11 Father talks about wisdom and politicians Lk 17:11-19 What’s the meaning of leprosy in the law? Mass Hysteria: Father talks about incense at mass Word of the Day: Master Callers Did we all arrive from Noah’s and his family?
Published 11/13/24
(3:53) Bible Study: Ti 2:1-8, 11-14 Why are older men and women singled out in this passage? Father explains. Lk 17:7-10 What does this passage mean? Father shares. (24:43) Break 1
(25:40) Letters: Do we become angels when we die? What happens to the holy innocence? Should we be like the Amish? Father answers these and many more questions. (34:55) Break 2
(35:59) Word of the Day: Under control of husbands (40:36) Phones: Nicole - Mark 13:22 - what does 'if it were...
Published 11/12/24
(4:31) Bible Study: Ti 1:1-9 Father talks about the simple structure of the Catholic Church. (21:53) Break 1
(30:37) Letters: Patrick talks about the holy souls in purgatory being able to pray for us while in purgatory and can Bishops trace their line back to one of the apostles? Father answers these and other questions (38:53) Break 2
(39:46) Word of the Day: Stumbling stone (43:49) Phones: Tim - Notre Dame is officially called the Lady of the Lake Patrick - I started...
Published 11/11/24
(3:46) Bible Study: PHIL 3:3-8A What does it mean to work out your salvation? MT 11:28 Father explains what it meant that people were suppose to take His yoke upon people. LK 15:1-10 Father explains the surprising way in how valuable the coins were in this parable. (20:24) Letters: What is the importance of the wedding garment? Father answers this question and more on the other side of the break. (27:00) Break 1
(38:30) Word of the Day: Burdened (40:00) Phones: Joanna...
Published 11/07/24
(1:43) Bible Study: PHIL 2:12-18 Why did Jesus say he didn’t know some things if he was God? (27:00) Break
(27:37) Letters: Can you get married sacramentally without getting married civilly and Can you attend the ordination of an orthodox friend? Father answers these and other questions. (41:30) Word of the Day: Crooked and Perverse (46:10) Phones: Steve - There's two foreign priests who do mass here. What to give them for a gift. One is from Nigeria and the other one is...
Published 11/06/24
(2:20) Bible Study: PHIL 2:5-11 Do nothing out of selfish glory. Father LK 14:15-24 Father explains this reading (27:00) Break
(27:32) Letters: Can non Catholics go to heaven? What does today’s reading from the Gospel mean? How can we be grateful for our lives? Father answers these and many more questions. (39:44) Word of the Day: Fragmose (42:02) Phones: Thomas - I'm doing a bible study and I'm wondering if a jew back in the day would understand about the Kingdom of...
Published 11/05/24
(5:55) Bible Study: Phil 2:1-4 Father talks about the undistinguished of Jesus and Mary Lk 14:12-14 Do you see Christ in your neighbor? (26:50) Break
(27:58) Letters: Father answers questions from listeners about his decision to talk about various contentious topics and helps listeners with questions about sacrifice in the Old Testament and much more. (39:21) Word of the Day: Pontifex (42:18) Phones: Karen - The creed - when he comes to judge the living and the dead. I...
Published 11/04/24
(1:25) Bible Study: Rv 7:2-4, 9-14 Father explains what the word Apocalypse means and it is different from what you would think. (7:02) Word of the Day: Seal (8:43) Who was Solanus Casey? (26:59) Break
Father talks about Saint Andre Bessette (32:26) Saint Joseph (40:02) Phones and Letters Gina - because it's a Friday but also All Saints Day, do we have to abstain from meat still? Donna - for a friend who is in her final hours. Please pray for her Jorge - what is the requirement...
Published 11/01/24
(3:26) Bible Study: EPH 6:10-20 We must be united as a living temple. LK 13:31-35 Father Explains this passage (23:54) Break 1
(24:50) Letters: Can non Catholics perform exorcisms, what is the nature of the feast of the booths, what is the symbolism of water and wine? Father answers these and many more questions. (37:21) Break 2
(38:20) Word of the Day: Halloween (40:28) Phones: Judy - My friend said that in 1902 there was noting to eat so people started taking...
Published 10/31/24
(3:13) Bible Study: Lk 13:22-30 Why does Jesus say that people won’t be strong enough to enter through the narrow gate? Eph 6:1-9 We are the temple rebuilt and restored. (24:21) Break 1
(25:23) Letters: Father answers questions about symbols for the temple in the bible, are engrams are not okay and can you keep a protestant bible? Father answers these and much more. (34:23) Break 2
(35:10) Word of the Day: Weeping (36:59) Phones: Teresita - Question about Our Lady of...
Published 10/30/24
(2:28) Bible Study: EPH 5:21-33 Should wives submit to their husbands? Father explains. (19:59) Break 1
(20:44) Letters: Father answers why the Holy Spirit is depicted as a dove, what groups are Catholic and which ones are schismatic, the importance of submitting things to the Lord and many more questions. (34:21) Break 2
(35:06) Word of the Day: Speaking to each other (38:05) Phones: Kristen - My friend has been going to church and trying Judaism. I don't know if she is...
Published 10/29/24
Check out this awesome Encore show from October 28, 2022 on today's readings!
Bible Study: (1:50)
Eph 2:19-22
Who are the saints? Did Jesus rebuild the Temple? Lk 6:12-16
(16:37) What does being an apostle actually mean? Letters
(24:39) - Is it common to have non-Catholic music directors? (30:02) - Was the Catholic Church founded by Alexander the Great? Word of the Day: Sacrifice (Korban) (34:51)
Callers
(38:07) - I'm a cradle Catholic, but I wear a Star of David and a...
Published 10/28/24
(2:16) Bible Study: Eph 4:1-6 Why did Jesus call God Father? LK 12:54-59 Father explains what this passage is all about. (23:44) Break 1
(26:40) Letters: Father Simon explains what it means to be saved by Faith, talks about the need for children in the Church even during the boring readings and answers many other questions from listeners. (38:56) Break 2
(39:47) Word of the Day: Hypocrite (43:33) Phones: Grace - Catholic getting married outside the Church. A good...
Published 10/25/24
Check out this great Encore show about today's readings from October 20, 2022!
Bible Study: (1:59)
EPH 3:14-21
Why has Fatherhood become controversial? LK 12:49-53
Father talks about division in the Church Letters
What's the difference between blessing and consecration? Can someone have a living will? Listener makes a paradoxical connection between Judas and Jesus' death Listener has trouble finding closure after a miscarriage Word of the Day: Priesthood of all believers
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Published 10/24/24
(2:17) Bible Study EPH 3:2-12 What is the correlation between Jesus' flesh, the blood and water and the temple of God? Father explains. (21:49) Break 1
(22:37) Letters Where is the best place to do a Gregorian Mass? Father discusses praying for the dead. Father also answers the question of how the worms don’t die in the unquenchable fire. (35:14) Break 2
(38:04) Word of the Day Master of the House (41:20) Phones Bob - About confession - friend is struggling to confess...
Published 10/23/24
(5:10) Bible Study: LK 12:35-38 Father makes the case that Jesus is being humorous in this passage. EPH 2:12-22 The God of the Universe stoops and listens to us. (21:15) Break 1
(23:30) Letters: Is there a good book about the dead sea scrolls that refutes the protestant position? How do you debate people who say Eucharistic processions are bad? Father answers these and many more questions. (34:43) Break 2
(35:56) Word of the Day: Cap Stone (41:34) Phones: Donna - I...
Published 10/22/24
(3:04) Bible Study: EPH 2:1-10 Father explains what the power of the Air is. (25:13) Break 1
(26:00) Letters: Is it okay to let a protestant husband try to raise children Catholic? What is the etymology of the word Lord? Did the plagues of Egypt actually happen? Father Simon answers these and many more questions. (36:34) Break 2
(37:18) Word of the Day: Trespass (40:56) Phones: Dan - Catholic understanding on what happened to Jews when they passed away? (46:38) Patrick -...
Published 10/21/24