What’s Our Job? – October 31, 2023

Bible Study: (1:48)

Rom 8:18-25

  • What is our job as Christians?

Lk 13:18-21

  • Father discusses building the kingdom

Letters:

  • (24:10) – Bible recommendation 
  • (25:24) – St. Jude as patron of the impossible 
  • (27:58) – Deuteronomy 20:5-7
  • (30:10) – Sons of God and intimate relations 
  • (33:35) – Jewish army during the time of Jesus 

Word of the Day: Adoption (35:37)

Callers: 

  • (37:23) – I had not been to a Latin Mass in 60 years. I went on Sunday and when the priest held up the host, I began to tremble. It seemed like a glimpse of the Kingdom. 
  • (38:35) – When did we start having confession as we know it today?
  • (41:41) – A lot of people at my Church leave after Communion. How important is the closing blessing?
  • (44:34) – On the book of Maccabees. Do we know who wrote it?
  • (47:14) – Can you speak to the origin of the legend that souls are with God in heaven before children are conceived?
  • (50:10) – Did Abraham take a third wife?
Father Richard Simon, who jokingly refers to himself as Reverend Know-it-All is the host of Fr. Simon Says on Relevant Radio. Father Simon delves into the daily Scripture readings, shares a Word of the Day to help you sharpen you vocabulary, and opens the phones to your questions about the Faith. After just a few minutes with Father Simon, you might be convinced that he truly does know it all!