As we meditate on the Gospels, it’s only natural that we would try to imagine what the various biblical figures looked like. One character I find especially intriguing is Zacchaeus, whose encounter ...

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 ...

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 ...

One of the more familiar stories in the Bible is the account of Zacchaeus. Many of us remember it from the Sunday School song we learned: Zacchaeus was a wee little man, A wee little man was he; He ...

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 ...

The Majority Leader in Parliament, Mahama Ayariga, delivered a special sermon in Parliament during his concluding remarks on the 2026 Budget debate, drawing comparison between former Finance Minister ...