This is French artist James Tissot’s depiction of Zacchaeus in a sycamore-fig tree awaiting Jesus’ arrival. Tissot lived from 1836-1902. (Courtesy Photo) Zacchaeus was a very short man who became ...

Last week, Jesus taught us the parable of the Pharisee and the publican. As a result of how they prayed, the latter left the Temple justified, the former not. In last week’s essay, I suggested that ...

Have you completed the book you started months ago? How’s that DIY project coming along? How about the commitment you made to going back to the gym? You bought new shoes, shorts and even a fancy water ...

Luke includes in his Gospel an account found nowhere else in the Gospel tradition, a story which fits well with many of the Lucan themes regarding the value and danger of wealth and possessions – not ...

Zacchaeus, understandably, is a bit embarrassed, but like anyone who admits to a long-hidden wrongdoing he is also relieved. He happily welcomes Jesus into his house, which might well have been as ...

“He ran ahead and climbed a sycamore tree to see Jesus, who was about to pass that way” (Luke 19:3). Rev 3:1-6, 14-22; Luke 19:1-10 The story of Zacchaeus is a favorite Gospel story, especially for ...

On Nov. 4 at 11:30am at the Altar of the Chair, Pope Benedict XVI will celebrate Mass for cardinals and bishops who died over the course of the year. Oct. 31: Halloween on a Sunday can be an excellent ...

In one way of reading it, the story of Zacchaeus the tax collector in Luke 19:1-10 seems to me to be a story of desire. It is a beautiful one. Here is a man living on the fringes of the society he ...