Jesus shows us how to love in truth God and our neighbor. Out of love for them, he has to sweat blood and give...
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by Ross Dizon | August 8, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Jesus has overcome the world. That is why those who put their faith and trust in him cannot but win in the face of trials, woes, doubts.
by Ross Dizon | August 1, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
by Ross Dizon | July 25, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
by Ross Dizon | July 18, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Lowly, meek and patient, Jesus bears with the weak and annoying. We learn from him to bear with one another and not rush to judge.
by Ross Dizon | Oct 24, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus shows us how to love in truth God and our neighbor. Out of love for them, he has to sweat blood and give...
by Ross Dizon | Oct 19, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is the image of the God whom no one has ever seen. Hence, he cannot but reflect God who is merciful, kind, and...
by Ross Dizon | Oct 10, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Today’s parable makes clear that those who accept God’s call to his kingdom must clothe themselves appropriately.
by Ross Dizon | Mar 29, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus ushers in the new creation. He comes to make all things new. Hence, he wants us to be just and holy. The prodigal son goes back home. He stands for those who are not holy: robbers, evildoers, adulterers, tax collectors. But as it turns out, the older son should...
by Ross Dizon | Mar 22, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is divine mercy in person. Hence, he is ready to forgive us if we come to our senses and decide to turn back to God. We have all to come to our senses and return so as not to perish. For we all stray, those from Galilee or Jerusalem. Those of us who are older...
by Ross Dizon | Mar 15, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is the Good News of salvation. He calls us who have sinned—and no one of us is free of guilt—to return to God. So, there is hope for us. In the face of evils, like war crimes, many wonder, “Where is God.” As though the guilt were his. Why does he allow...
by Ross Dizon | Mar 8, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
Christ is always before the Father in prayer. And it is while he prays that the appearance of his face changes and his clothing turns dazzling white. Prayers make for good changes. In a forum in which exchange of ideas took place, a comment spoke of prayers as...
by Ross Dizon | Mar 1, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus wears the crown of glory since he rejected the devil’s lure and suffered death. The Crucified is model of true grit; we fix our gaze on him. The Holy Spirit who came down on Jesus in the Jordan now leads him to the desert. There, the one who embodies the truth...
by Ross Dizon | Feb 22, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is the light of the world. To follow him means not to walk in the dark, in lies, but to have the light of life, the truth. Jesus warns his hearers about blindness and the darkness that comes with it. It is, of course, about spiritual blindness, about not...
by Ross Dizon | Feb 15, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus, the second man is from heaven. He bids us to be one with him, so that we who are of the earth may become heavenly also. We heard last Sunday that Jesus looked at his disciples and then announced the blessings and the woes. Did he mean to say that he wanted...
by Ross Dizon | Feb 8, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus became a curse to free us from curses and fill us with blessings. He became sinner and poor to make us just and rich. Those who are to catch men and women have much to learn still. And today the one who has called them teaches them about curses and blessings....
by Ross Dizon | Feb 1, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is the leading fisher of men and women. Those he calls are also, though sinners, to be fishers of other sinners. Jesus tells Simon, “Put out into deep water and lower your nets for a catch.” And Simon answers, “Teacher, we have worked hard all night and have...