Father Simon Says - June 20, 2022 - The Ultimate Criteria

2 Kgs 17:5-8, 13-15a, 18

• What's the ultimate criteria for atheists? And, what's the universe without life?

Letters

• At the Last Supper, was there transubstantiation?
• For those who have died, has Jesus already judged them?
• A young man is thinking of joining the Carthusians
• One of my friends asks for the intercession of deceased non-Catholics, is this OK?
• Why did the Lord mark certain foods clean and others unclean?

Word of the Day: Judged

Callers

• I'm looking for an overview on Christian Anthropology and where to find a good resource
• Father suggests: https://www.amazon.com/Theology-Human-Divine-Parish-Resources/dp/0819873942
• At Sunday Mass our priest said that Jesus fed 5,000 but other people probably had food that they were sharing as well. What do you think?
• How did Mary tell her friends about her pregnancy?
• Revelation 12:6 | Can you help me interpret this?