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The Holy Spirit is the down payment of Heaven-October 16, 2026

Fr. Richard Simonby Fr. Richard Simon
  • (0:43) On St. Margaret Mary Alacoque
  • Bible Study
    • The Holy Spirit is the down payment of heaven
  • Letters:
    • Daughter planning gay marriage and parent not going. What to do? (31:19)
    • Question about capital punishment? (37:06) —
    • Question about choirs practicing in Church before mass (41:31)
    • Why did Jesus tell people to keep miracle secret and others not (45:13)
    • Does the Eastern Orthodox church recognize Catholic saints (47:11)
    • Bible was compiled because of the mass (52:47)
    • Text about Revelation 2:20 (56:16)
    • Send him a letter at [email protected]

  • Word of the Day
    • Worm (57:08)
  • Phones:
    • Jane-Question about buying masses and Gregorian chants(1:00:06)
    • Tom-I told a lady that her marriage wasn’t valid because she was married in a park. What do you think of that? (1:03:08)
    • Judy-If you think you’re doing God’s work, but exhausted, doing it with own power and Holy Spirit isn’t helping? (1:08:14)
    • Hope-How do you know the difference between the voice of the Holy Spirit and the voice of the devil? (1:11:23)
    • Rosemarie-Fr. Simon can you tell me what a Pentacostal is? (1:12:56)
    • John-According to the Church in the 13th Century, Waldensiaism was condemned. Waldensiasm denied capital punishment. Captial punishment is still valid. (1:18:07)

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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!