Cain's Sacrifice - January 5, 2024
Father Simon Says
Bible Study: (2:02) 1 Jn 3:11-21 * Why wasn't Cain's sacrifice acceptable to God? Jn 1:43-51 * Father shares a story from Eastern Christianity that helps illuminate today's Gospel Letters: * (17:55) - Psalm 25 - Remember your tender mercies and your loving kindness * (21:53) - Was Mary Magdalene at the cross? * (24:27) - Destroying a Satanic display; is that OK? * (28:16) - Seminarians need to sit in the pews! Word of the Day: Hates (32:53) Callers: * (35:58) - Friend married a protestant. He is Catholic. Can he receive communion? * (39:13) - What does the last paragraph from today's gospel Mean? * (43:33) - Luke CH2: 39-40 - Never talks about going to Egypt. Why not? * (49:16) - If 2 Catholic soldiers in a war kill each other, does the absolution they may have received allow them to get to heaven?