Father Anthony uses the disobedience of Adam and Eve to demonstrate God’s prophecy of hope despite our sins.

Father Anthony reflects on the story of Zacchaeus, showing how a single moment of openness can transform an entire life. He reveals how Jesus seeks out the lost—not to condemn them, but to call them down from their hiding places and into friendship with God. Zacchaeus’s joyful response becomes a powerful reminder that conversion begins the moment we let Christ step into our home, our habits, and our heart.

Father Anthony uses the first of the Ten Commandments to explain that “idols” are not always physical objects and that during this Lenten season, we should do an examination of conscience to give up those addictions and bad habits that interfere with our relationship with God.