Browsing A Word from Father Simone
Word of the Week: October 12th, 2025
Posted by Kim Occhipinti on 10/11/25
Father Simone’s Word of the Week
I am thankful to say I answer many calls to ministry at David Simpson Hospice on 185th. Jesus is intimately close to those who work there and dwell there. The other week I received a request and I dropped everything to go see ... Read More »
Word of the Week: October 5th, 2025
Posted by Kim Occhipinti on 10/04/25
Father Simone’s Word of the Week
Lately, a word that keeps coming up in my mind, in conversations and on the tip of my tongue is “HOPE.” If we don’t want to hear hope, no one can convince us. If we are looking for reasons that make sense and ... Read More »
Word of the Week: September 28th, 2025
Posted by Kim Occhipinti on 9/27/25
Father Simone’s Word of the Week
“All things came to be through him, and without him nothing came to be. What came to be through him was life, and this life was the light of the human race; The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not ... Read More »
Word of the Week: September 21st, 2025
Posted by Kim Occhipinti on 9/21/25
Father Simone’s Word of the Week
There is something to keeping a spirit of poverty in riches. I’m not going to lie. Aruba is a beautiful place. Yet my first morning there waking up to palm trees in the morning sun, a hot breeze, with the ocean in the ... Read More »
Word of the Week: September 14th, 2025
Posted by Kim Occhipinti on 9/14/25
Father Simone’s Word of the Week
The morning before I left for vacation, I dropped to my knees “Hailed Mary” and told Jesus “I trust in YOU.” I had no idea how much I would much I would need to trust Him, but that I would need to. Anything ... Read More »
Word of the Week: September 7th, 2025
Posted by Kim Occhipinti on 9/11/25
Father Simone’s Word of the Week
We are called by Christ to be “wise as serpents but harmless as doves.” We need to be wise to the enemy but not lose ourselves by playing into his game. Spiritual battle is a reality for all of us, in that we ... Read More »
Word of the Week: August 31, 2025
Posted by Kim Occhipinti on 8/31/25
Father Simone’s Word of the Week
Are you the kind of person who “shows their cards” or “keeps them close to your chest”? To whom do you show them to? All the cards or do you choose which? I played a game of chess with my nephew Anthony last ... Read More »
Word of the Week: August 24, 2025
Posted by Kim Occhipinti on 8/24/25
Father Simone’s Word of the Week
“Sin begets sin.” Sin is cyclical, often from one person to the next or back and forth. I also remember sometimes “Don’t let their sin cause you to sin.” Or, “Don’t let your sin cause them to sin.” Sin begets sin, until the ... Read More »
Word of the Week: August 17, 2025
Posted by Kim Occhipinti on 8/17/25
Father Simone’s Word of the Week
An image came to mind during spiritual direction one day. In our relationship with the Lord, often we bring Him our relationships, situations and problems. Often we pray to God about fixing these things ourselves. That’s a conundrum. This vivid image came to ... Read More »
Word of the Week: August 10, 2025
Posted by Kim Occhipinti on 8/10/25
Father Simone’s Word of the Week
“Don’t bring division here, but if you do, leave it at the altar.” One of the greatest words that belongs to God, that only He can make of us is “ONE.” One of Jesus greatest desires is that we may be ONE in ... Read More »