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Don’t Try to Win Praise – Father Simon Says – June 6, 2025

Fr. Richard Simonby Fr. Richard Simon
  • (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?
    • Jackie – I think the problem with the Catholic church is that if you have a lot of money you can get an annulment. Could you address sketchy annulments?
    • Elijah – What’s the tradition behind confirmation St. names.

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Fr. Richard Simon

Fr. Richard Simon

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!