Today we celebrate the Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica - in other words we celebrate the dedication of a building.  But it is much more than that.  We celebrate an event.  We celebrate a turning.  And, like most crossroads, there are blessings and perils down that road.  This gift brought similar choices.  And it has produced some of the most holy and beautiful people this world has ever known.  It has shaped lives and continents.  But it has also fallen victim of its shadow side.  And this crossroads?  It lies before us as well.  How will we choose?