When Solomon was old his wives had turned his heart to strange gods, and his heart was not entirely with the LORD, his God, as the heart of his father David had been. (I Kgs 11:4-13)
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/021022.cfm
Conveniently left out of today’s reading, the preceding verse in the Bible tells us that Solomon had 700 wives and 300 concubines. I guess the lectionary-makers in Rome didn’t want to give people ideas. Today is the feast of the sister of Saint Benedict. Saint Scholastica is considered the founder of Benedictine communities of women.
These reflections are a result of more than 40 years of ministry as a Roman Catholic priest. Most of these years I spent in the Diocese of Charlotte which covers Western North Carolina. Now I am retired, and live in Medellín, Colombia where I continue to serve as a priest in the Archdiocese of Medellín.
Saint Scholastica, religious, February 10
