Father Simon Says - April 17, 2026 - Sit Down, Stand Up!

About this episode

Father Simon discusses various theological questions and topics related to faith and practice in the church.

Check out this encore show from April 29, 2022 Acts 5:34-42 Father explains Jewish belief in life after death Letters Father riffs more about silence in church I saw someone selling a relic of John Henry Newman; what should I have done?  Can we substitute Psalm 51 for the psalm of the day during Lent? Father answers a question about marriage and communion  Word of the Day: Sat Down, going up Callers: How to identify venial sins and what does it mean when my priest says he can't be my spiritual advisor? If Fr. Simon were to sell a relic, would he be 'Fr. Simony'? Can Father explain Matthew 7:21 Can we inset belief in the Eucharist into the Creed? 

People in this episode

Host: Father Simon

Topics covered

• Jewish belief in life after death
• silence in church
• relics
• marriage and communion
• Eucharist
• venial sins

Keywords

• life after death
• silence in church
• relics
• Psalm 51
• marriage
• communion
• Eucharist
• venial sins

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Psalm 51

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