Episode 20260816

08/16/26 Can God Say "No"?

August 15th, 2026

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About this Episode

Homily from the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Can God can say no and we still stay?

When we come before God and ask for anything, we are making ourselves vulnerable. We are implicitly stating that God has our permission to give us His actual answer. We do not, and we cannot, force God into anything. He might say yes, He might say wait, and He might say no. The question is not, merely, what might God say. The question is, what will we do if the answer is no?

Mass Readings from August 16, 2026: Isaiah 56:1, 6-7 Psalm 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8Romans 11:13-15, 29-32

Matthew 15:21-28