The name Jericho means “fragrant.” And, in fact, at the time of Jesus, there was in Jericho a very lucrative business in the production and export of balsam. This means that Zacchaeus, one of the chief tax collectors, will have been an important and wealthy figure. Even so, he...

  On the first Sunday of this Extraordinary Mission Month convoked by Pope Francis, we looked at the first thing he wanted us to reflect on, i.e. the personal encounter with Jesus as the motivation for us to be missionaries. On the second Sunday, the second theme of the Pope...

  Following the lead of Pope Francis, the second thing he invites us to consider in this Extraordinary Mission Month is this: to treasure and imitate the witness of those who have gone before us. He mentions especially the missionary martyrs, confessors of the faith and other saints. The martyr...