In today's passage Paul speaks of delivering people to Satan and forbids women to speak: what on earth does that mean and why does he say those things? Fr Aaron explains how the "delivering to Satan" is ultimately meant to instruct the sinners so that they would repent and be saved. During this discussion we touched on the common misconception that Satan has more power and influence than he truly has. And in regard to the concluding verses in today’s reading concerning women, it was stressed that the Church has never taken these passages literally, or rather applied them universally. St. Paul himself had female assistants and there were many women in the community who were very prominent and active in ministry. Fr. Aaron discussed some examples of why Paul might have said these words in a very limited and narrow context to Timothy.