The Bible employs many merisms, in which two contrasting words stand in for a whole spectrum. “Male and female” is one of them.

Taken from Saint Luke’s Gospel, and only recounted by him among the four gospel books, we hear the Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector. The story is known to many of us: Two men went ...

10 “Two people went up to the temple area to pray; one was a Pharisee and the other was a tax collector ... the promotion of the mission that the Catholic Church has engaged.

Just like the Pharisee. But wait. I noticed that I was just like the Pharisee, which meant I knew I needed mercy, which actually made me more like the tax collector. Phew, great. That’s the one ...

Two men decide to go to Temple to pray. One is a Pharisee, one a publican, i.e., a tax-collector. Jesus reveals the content of their prayers. The Pharisee is convinced of his righteousness.

This Sunday we will read about Zacchaeus, the chief tax collector and wee little man who climbed a tree to see Jesus in Luke 19:1–10. Last Sunday, we heard the parable of the Pharisee and the tax ...

The Pope centered his June 1 catechesis on Jesus’ Parable of the Tax Collector and the Pharisee. The problem with the Pharisee, who stands in the Temple and gives thanks for not being like other ...

Throughout the two thousand year history of Christianity, today's gospel teaching which comes from Luke 18: 9-14 talks about the Parable of the Pharisee and Tax Collector. It is a lesson ...