For many, as I have often told you and now tell you even in tears, conduct themselves as enemies of the cross of Christ. Their end is destruction. Their God is their stomach; their glory is in their “shame.” Their minds are occupied with earthly things!

November 06, 2026

For many, as I have often told you and now tell you even in tears, conduct themselves as enemies of the cross of Christ. Their end is destruction. Their God is their stomach; their glory is in their “shame.” Their minds are occupied with earthly things!

Join with others in being imitators of me, brothers and sisters,

and observe those who thus conduct themselves
according to the model you have in us.
For many, as I have often told you
and now tell you even in tears,
conduct themselves as enemies of the cross of Christ.
Their end is destruction.
Their God is their stomach;
their glory is in their “shame.”
Their minds are occupied with earthly things.
But our citizenship is in heaven,
and from it we also await a savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.
He will change our lowly body
to conform with his glorified Body
by the power that enables him also
to bring all things into subjection to himself.
Therefore, my brothers and sisters,
whom I love and long for, my joy and crown,
in this way stand firm in the Lord, beloved.

~Philippians 3:17—4:1

Yes, it is so true, for many people, as St. Paul has often told you and now tells you even in tears as he states above, conduct themselves as enemies of the cross of Christ. Their end is destruction. Their God is their stomach; their glory is in their “shame.” Their minds are occupied with earthly things! Wow! This was a powerful reading today in the Catholic Mass! I so agree! Today we have so many living for things of this world. They are godless. They do not know Jesus. Then you wonder why people cut you off while driving. Why someone shoves you in a store without saying excuse me or I am sorry. You wonder why people hate, sin, are lawless, and do so much evil. They are living for things of this world, not for God, not following Jesus, not imitating Him or loving like Him as St. Paul talks about today in this reading above. This week it has been confirmed by the news and outcomes that Satan has officially taken over the USA and likely the world. So many today side with evil, hate, lawlessness, and sin, over good. They make good bad and bad good. They protect the criminal over the victim. They make excuses for killing babies, yet want to save rescue dogs with a passion. So many are filled with so much hate, blinded by their hate, much due to the lamestream media today who demonize the President and Christians and Conservatives. Yes, we need to remember not to live for things of this world! Nothing, only for our Salvation in Jesus Christ, following Him, imitating Him, and loving like Him! We need to have our complete faith and trust in Jesus, we need to turn from all sin, hate, lawlessness, and evil, we need to follow Jesus and trust in the promise of life eternal in Heaven with Him when we follow Him! There are a lot of people today who are enemies of the cross, they do not know Jesus, they make excuses and try to justify sin, hate, lawlessness, and evil. They let their hate blind themselves. They need our prayers! We need Jesus! Jesus is the answer! I so agree with Paul in saying therefore, my brothers and sisters, whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, in this way stand firm in the Lord, beloved. We need to follow the example of Jesus while here on this Earth School journey, but we need to remember we are Citizens of Heaven, not of this world! Not live for things of this world, but for life eternal in Heaven with Jesus! Joy no matter what! Live your life for God!