Father Simon - The Cornerstone - March 21, 2025

Bible Study (2:19)

Genesis 37:3-4, 12-13a, 17b-28a

• Fr. Simon discusses the story of Joseph and how he was thrown in the cistern. The site of the house of Caiaphas had a cistern. Reuben wanted to save Joseph, but Joseph was sold to a caravan of Ishmaelites.

 

Matthew 21:33-43, 45-46

• This parable from Jesus is a serious one. The tone that the builders rejected the cornerstone. That is literally true as Cavalry wasn’t a hill, it was a planned out stone quarry.

Letters

• Art – What is your stance or hitting a toddler as a form of discipline? (18:21)
• What is your understanding of the word, “basilea”? (25:07)
• My husband and I want to get married in the Church? How can I help him understand the importance of going to Sunday Mass every week? (29:45)

Word of the Day:

• Cornerstone (32:26)

Phones:

• Craig - What does it mean when Jesus told the apostles that they would judge the 12 tribes of Israel? AND what does new heaven and earth? (37:51)
• Chris - Could you follow up about the origin about the papacy? It seems like it was peter's confession that was the rock and NOT Peter himself. (43:07)