He was well-known, yes, he had a reputation, but not one to be envied. He was despised by his people for being a publican. As such, he was collecting the taxes from his fellow-Jews to the benefit of the hated power of occupation – the Romans. He was clever and […]
30th Sunday of the Year, C
Praying is known to be an activity essentially directed to… God. It seems obvious that when someone comes to God in prayer, praises, thanks, blessings, will be addressed to him. It could be said that prayer is simply acknowledging who God is and… who we are. Amazingly, the gospel text […]
He has known something of God’s mercy…
In the prayer he wrote for the Jubilee Year of Mercy, Pope Francis mentions a number of people who have had a first-hand experience of God’s mercy in Jesus. Zacchaeus is one of them, as the text says: « Your loving gaze freed Zacchaeus… » In the following video, he tells us […]