Browsing the August 2025 archive of A Word from Father Simone
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 »
Word of the Week: August 3, 2025
Posted by Kim Occhipinti on 8/03/25
Father Simone’s Word of the Week
How do you expect to receive what you won’t give? How do you expect to keep what you won’t share? With the Lord, we cannot have one hand open and the other closed. Meaning, we cannot keep one hand open to His gifts ... Read More »