Dante cast hypocrites into the lowest pits of the inferno. He described their punishment as symbolic of their way of life: walking endlessly in highly decorated robes, but robes that the inside are made of heavy lead, so that walking was a ceaseless burden. The image created by Dante was clear: a hypocrite casts an appearance, but the interior disposition bears no likeness to the exterior behavior. It is for this reason that Ignatius in Spiritual Exercises clearly identifies the importance of the goal of our motivations. Projects with an admirable nature may seem to be a noble direction, but when they are motivated by personal gain, particularly the need to place oneself ahead of others, the image and effort collapses sooner or later. Jesus’ warning in today’s gospel against hypocrisy stands as a constant reminder that we need to check our motives at least half the number of times that we check our phone.