Keep your eyes fixed on him to receive that mercy and love and also to change our lives, as Zacchaeus did, to become people who share God's mercy and love with others.

Irrespective of what is happening around you, it is very important to keep your head above the waters so that your eyes can see the way out. If you can see it, you can have it.

Keep your eyes fixed on him as we move forward. Through following him there will be division, but ultimately, there will be peace and fullness of life. [Homily given at St. Leo Parish, Detroit, Mich.

Irrespective of what is happening around you, it is very important to keep your head above the waters so that your eyes can see the way out. If you can see it, you can have it.

And that’s when my inner voice hears the crack of a bat and the crowd erupting in applause. It tells me to “Run.” “But keep your eyes on the road.” Which I am now happy to do.