Browsing the October 2025 archive of A Word from Father Simone
Word of the Week: October 26th, 2025
Posted by Kim Occhipinti on 10/25/25
Father Simone’s Word of the Week
I want to see Jesus. I want to face Jesus. He is already facing us, longing and waiting for us to recognize Him, in that “shiny gold thing” we know as the tabernacle. Recently I celebrated Mass with the school kids at St. ... Read More »
Word of the Week: October 19th, 2025
Posted by Kim Occhipinti on 10/19/25
Father Simone’s Word of the Week
There was a woman I never knew, who is now my sister: Christina Simone, my sister in law. The Simone and Orsinelli families never knew one another, until God brought Christina and my brother, Steve, together in marriage. In my wedding speech, I ... Read More »
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 »