Destroy this temple and in three days I will raise it up.

The Dedication of the Lateran Basilica (Feast) Destroy this temple and in three days I will raise it up. “Built to Last.” The Ford Motor Company used this slogan to advertise its trucks for many years. It was a very successful ad campaign—but why? Because as we know,...

We have done what we were obliged to do.

32ND WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME We have done what we were obliged to do.  The word “gospel” means “good news,” but sometimes that news—like today’s Gospel reading from Luke—can make us feel a bit uncomfortable. Jesus talks about serving God and taking care of what he wants...

It was kind of you to share in my distress

COMMON OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY It was kind of you to share in my distress. When St. Paul was arrested, the Christians he had evangelized in Philippi sent gifts to sustain him during his imprisonment. In return, Paul thanked them for “shar[ing] in my distress”...

Join with others in being imitators of me.

SAINT CHARLES BORROMEO, BISHOP (MEMORIAL) Join with others in being imitators of me. Does Paul sound a bit boastful to you in today’s first reading? Instead of asking his readers to imitate him, shouldn’t he ask them to imitate Jesus? It’s true that we have no better...

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