14 Aug 2020
“Let anyone accept this who can”
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For 14 August 2020, Memorial of Saint Maximilian Kolbe, Priest, Martyr, based on Matthew 19:3-12
 Some Pharisees came to Jesus, and to test him they asked, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any cause?†He answered, “Have you not read that the one who made them at the beginning ‘made them male and female,’ and said, ‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’? So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.†They said to him, “Why then did Moses command us to give a certificate of dismissal and to divorce her?†He said to them, “It was because you were so hard-hearted that Moses allowed you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it was not so. And I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for unchastity, and marries another commits adultery.â€
 His disciples said to him, “If such is the case of a man with his wife, it is better not to marry.†But he said to them, “Not everyone can accept this teaching, but only those to whom it is given. For there are eunuchs who have been so from birth, and there are eunuchs who have been made eunuchs by others, and there are eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. Let anyone accept this who can.â€
Scripture passage from the New Revised Standard Version Bible: Catholic Edition, copyright 1989, 1993, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
15 August 2020 @ 9:28 am
Scott,
Your homily today was so good. We use word.op every afternoon in prayer and ended up Sharing your insight for a good five minutes in the middle of prayer. Thank you brother!
15 August 2020 @ 10:02 am
I wondered how you would manage this complicated passage —but your brilliant focus on the final verse was so refreshing. I truly needed your message of patience with myself today. Thanks, Scott. Stay well.
16 August 2020 @ 3:04 am
A really useful preaching. Thanks!
On another note I recently got a google home smart speaker. When I ask it to pls The Word a daily dose of Dominican preaching it tells me it either can’t find it or can’t play it right now. Any advice on how to access your inspiring podcast this way?
Many thanks to you and your Dominican sisters and brothers for this great service.
Terry x