April is the feast day of Zacchaeus of Jericho. We all know the account of Zacchaeus climbing a tree to see Jesus. However, ...

It is the 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time and today’s gospel reading is about Zacchaeus, the tax collector, written in Luke 19:1-10. As we learned from this story, Zacchaeus was not just a simple tax ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Zacchaeus lives in the Church, abiding as an image of us all. In some sense, everyone of us is Zacchaeus, for everyone of us is a sinner at heart. That is why Zacchaeus is invoked and his example ...

(RNS) As a nation, we have spent the better part of two years focused on what will happen when Americans cast their votes on Tuesday (Nov. 8). From what I have seen, little consideration has been ...

Our gospel reading today is on the 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time and it is a story that has been repeated and repeated many times over by the Catholic Church in order to let the faithful know its ...