Luke 19:1-10, 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time The encounter between Jesus and Zacchaeus has got to be one of the strangest–and funniest–scenes in the Gospel. So we’re told our Lord is, as usual, on his way somewhere, followed by the usual massive crowd. Then without any warning, he stops in his tracks, looks up–and, we…
Day: November 3, 2019
Short, Sweet and Simple – Fr Harold Parilla
Luke 19:1-10, 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time The Gospel for this Sunday focuses on the man known by the name Zacchaeus. It is interesting to note that the Hebrew word from which this name is formed means “clean, pure, innocent”. I would like to structure our reflection using three words which can describe the person…