Jesus is clear-headedness in person. He brings to light the vanity, the emptiness, of the life of those who love and...
A Vincentian reading of the Sunday readings
Traditions, Customs, and Habits
by Ross Dizon | January 11, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Baptize with the Holy Spirit and Fire
by Ross Dizon | January 4, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Manifestations, Revelations, Apparitions
by Ross Dizon | December 30, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Claims that Are Sacrilegious and Outrageous
by Ross Dizon | December 28, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
Steadfast in their Prayers, and Trusting
by Ross Dizon | Jul 19, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is the reason why God does not hold back from those who are steadfast in their prayers the blessings they ask...
Host to Jesus, the Word Made Flesh
by Ross Dizon | Jul 12, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is God’s most tender call to us humans. He is at the same time the warmest human host to God that waits at the...
Fill Up What is Lacking in Christ’s Afflictions
by Ross Dizon | Apr 9, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
On the cross, the one who bears our sufferings carries out fully our redemption. And to gaze at him mournfully and prayerfully is to pledge to fill up in our flesh what is lacking in his afflictions (see Col 1, 24). It is not that the work of Christ is not enough...
Dignity and Responsibility of Women
by Ross Dizon | Apr 2, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
The new that God is doing springs forth now in Jesus. Those with chauvinist mentality do not see this newness that acknowledges the dignity and responsibility of women (Benedict XVI). Joseph finds out that Mary is carrying in her womb a child that is not his. But...
Taste and See the Goodness of the Lord
by Ross Dizon | Mar 26, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus teaches us that God is unbelievably good. And he invites us to go to him so that we may taste and see the goodness of God.
Waiting Patiently and Mercifully
by Ross Dizon | Mar 19, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
Like his Father, Jesus is merciful. He does not wish us to die. Rather, he is waiting for us to repent and live, full of fruits of righteousness.
Pass over from Death to Life, from Evil to Good
by Ross Dizon | Mar 12, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus has the words of eternal life. They go and listen to him, those who seek to pass over from death to life, from evil to good. Jesus goes up the mountain to pray. Coming along are Peter, John and James. Why choose them? It is surely not because they simply do...
Temptations that We Have to Overcome
by Ross Dizon | Mar 5, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
The Son of God is also a son of Adam. So, he goes through the temptations that we humans face. And he shows us how to overcome them, so we may be true to ourselves and our mission. Jesus’ temptations are essentially the same as those of Adam and the Israelites...
Goodness That Matters and Is Decisive
by Ross Dizon | Feb 26, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus himself is the goodness that those who are truly good store up in their hearts and from which they draw good things. Jesus teaches us that what we keep inside us plays a decisive role. If goodness is what we have inside us, then good words and good deeds...
Embrace of Love for All of God’s Children
by Ross Dizon | Feb 19, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is the firstfruits of the resurrection. Those who love as he does, and embrace lovingly even the wicked and the thankless, live in the newness of life. Luke took liberty with Is 61, 1-2, the passage that Jesus read at the synagogue in Nazareth. The Gospel...
Blissful and Woeful Far Beyond Belief
by Ross Dizon | Feb 12, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus became poor to make us rich by his poverty. He is the firstborn among many poor brothers and sisters who trust in God and, hence, are blissful. Jesus teaches that poor people are blessed, blissful. And those, too, who are hungry, and those who are weeping. ...