Jesus is the proof that God loves us. Sent by God, he teaches us to love. He makes love the Christians’ distinctive...
Ross Dizon
Obsess about Having Money and Security
by Ross Dizon | October 5, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Delight Others, and Not Ourselves
by Ross Dizon | September 28, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Constitutive, Indispensable, Crucial
by Ross Dizon | September 25, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Zealous for the House, the Kingdom, of God
by Ross Dizon | September 21, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Mind and Heart of Our Lord Jesus Christ
by Ross Dizon | May 3, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus and the Father are one and of one mind and heart. And to be a Christian means to have Christ’s mind and heart....
Burden and Sorrow of Our Lord Jesus Christ
by Ross Dizon | Apr 26, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is God-with-us. He stays with us all along the way that we travel. He finds bearable the burden that we turn...
Repent and Believe in the Gospel
by Ross Dizon | Jul 10, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus, though without sin, embodies what it means to repent. He calls us to preach repentance and become the visible and effective sign of what we preach. Jesus begins his public ministry, proclaiming: “The kingdom of God is at hand. Repent and believe in the...
Wanted Very Urgently Indeed: Prophets
by Ross Dizon | Jul 3, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is the definitive answer to the prayers of those who bemoan that there are no prophets. That is how wanted prophets are. That prophets are that wanted is clear in the lament, “Now we see no signs, we have no prophets.” We read something like it in Lam 2, 9. ...
Sensitivity of Faith in the Face of Death
by Ross Dizon | Jun 27, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus wants to bring light to those who live in the shadow of death. If we just have faith and Jesus’ sensitivity, his wish for us will come true. Neighbors and relatives rejoiced with Elizabeth. But they did not really experience her sensitivity to the merciful God....
John Is the Name of the Son of Zechariah and Elizabeth
by Ross Dizon | Jun 19, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus Christ is divine mercy in person. It is fitting, then, that his Forerunner has John (“God has shown favor”) for a name. Fitting, too, that Scripture accounts about John instruct us. Neighbors and relatives are going to name Elizabeth’s son after her husband. ...
Sowers of the Seed of the Kingdom of God
by Ross Dizon | Jun 12, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is the Sower of the seed of the kingdom of God. This Teacher wants his disciples to imitate him and be sowers who put their trust in God and are persevering. Our own failures and opposition from people can easily discourage us and make us tire of doing good. ...
Fools on Account of Jesus Christ Crucified
by Ross Dizon | Jun 5, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus crucified is the divine foolishness that is wiser than human wisdom. He expects his followers to be fools like him in order to be wise. Jesus comes home. But his own folks do not accept him in the way that the crowd at the door do. That is because he...
Fulfillment of Jesus Christ to the End
by Ross Dizon | May 29, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus brings fulfillment to the law and the prophets. Accordingly, he gives to the Passover meal its full meaning. To take part in the Eucharist is to share in the fullness of Christ. Jesus and his disciples are pilgrims in Jerusalem. And they celebrate there the...
Trinity: God Who Is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
by Ross Dizon | May 23, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus reveals God as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Looking out for others’ interests, we also reveal the Most Holy Trinity. No one has ever seen God. But his Son reveals him. Jesus does not use the word Trinity, of course, nor does any New Testament writer. No,...
Anointing with the Holy Spirit and Mission
by Ross Dizon | May 15, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
The risen Jesus breathes on us. Anointing us so with the Holy Spirit, he sends us to work with him in the evangelization of the poor. The risen Jesus stands in the midst of his disciples. Never mind that it is dark and the disciples bolted the doors. First, he...