Endurance in Adversity In our Gospel reading today, we hear some people speaking about how magnificent Herod’s Temple was. Herod reconstructed the Temple in 19 BC, and it truly was a magnificent structure—the glory of Israel, the focal point of religious life for all the Jews, and a testimony to every visitor. It represented God’s presence among His people. Jesus hears people marveling over the Temple, and He says: “As for these things that you see, the days will come when th

Jesus confronts the Sadducees with the truth of the resurrection and reveals God as the God of the living, calling us to hope and eternal life.