Father Simon Says - January 13, 2022 - What's the Mercy Seat

1 Sm 4:1-11

• Father talks about why non-belief and superstition are two sides of the same coin

Letters

• Why don't more schools offer the trades?
• Am I obliged to go to mass? I'm concerned about COVID exposure? 

Word of the Day: Mercy Seat 

Callers: 

• My son-in-law is visiting. His stepfather is dying but not baptized. Is it valid for my son-in-law to baptize him because the family doesn't want a catholic priest
• Question on how we know that Jesus died for all people?
• Question about today's Gospel-- Jesus couldn't go back to the synagogue after healing a leper because he was considered unclean. Is this true?
• Do you know what happened to Noah's Ark