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Saved by Grace – Father Simon Says – January 30, 2026

Fr. Richard Simonby Fr. Richard Simon

(20:23) Break 1

  • (23:28) Letters:
    • Can parishioners raise their hands during the Our Father? What is the soul and how does it relate to the body? Father answers these and other question send him a letter at simon@relevantradio.com

(33:30) Break 2

  • (34:10) Word of the Day
    • Kingship
  • (36:39) Phones:
    • Erik – My wife has been advised to take birth control. Is that okay?
    • Charlie – How is it that God calls David great, after what he did?
    • Linda – Abraham gave his wife Sarah away twice to save himself, could you explain that a little more. Who did he give her away to?
    • Mary – As somebody who came from a domestic violence situation; Fr. Simon is the first Catholic commentator, shedding light that David was a thug.
    • Marie – to be absent from the body is to be present in the Lord. And friend says that scripture is not supposed to be. Could you explain? When we die, going to be the Lord? Is that true?
    • Mary – Does that help the soul out of purgatory, if doing something like setting scholarship up for someone?

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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!