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. ...

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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. ...
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...
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...
by Ross Dizon | Dec 11, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
The Word is mightier than we. But, becoming flesh, he shares in our weakness, so that, baptized with the Holy Spirit and fire, we may share in his might. The people who have come to John are beginning to repent, for they ask, “What should we do?” The crowds in...
by Ross Dizon | Dec 4, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is the salvation of God in person. Only those who repent and renew themselves personally will see and receive God’s salvation.
by Ross Dizon | Nov 27, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
The same Jesus who has gone into heaven will come back with power and great glory. Those who, hopeful, watching and praying, wait for him will never be disappointed. Jesus speaks of signs in the sun, the moon and the stars. These signs, along with the roaring of the...
by Ross Dizon | Nov 20, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus Christ is King. But his kingship, the one he wants to share with us, is not just like any other. For it does not come from this world. Those who make up the Sanhedrin bring Jesus before Pilate. One of the charges they bring against Jesus is that he keeps...
by Ross Dizon | Nov 13, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus embodies the Good News that he brings to those who live in a world of bad news. He expects Christians to do likewise Sadly, women, children and those with disabilities often do not count. But the good news is that Jesus protects women against heartless and...
by Ross Dizon | Nov 6, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
Trusting in his Father, Jesus musters the courage to surrender for us everything he has and all that he is. To belong to him and to his kingdom entails such trusting surrender. Jesus praises the intelligence of the scribe who has asked, “Which is the first of all the...
by Ross Dizon | Oct 30, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus teaches that the first and the greatest of all the commandments is to love God and the neighbor. The Teacher practices, moreover, what he teaches. According to Jewish teaching, there are 613 commandments. Of these, 365 are prohibitions and 248 are positive...
by Ross Dizon | Oct 23, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
Beset by weakness himself, Jesus understands those who sit by the roadside. Calling them, he makes them leap, so that they may come to him and follow him on the way. Bartimaeus hears that Jesus is passing by. There is no indication that the blind feels his heart...
by Ross Dizon | Oct 16, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is the model of determined and enthusiastic service. His true followers also serve to the end with determination and enthusiasm. One can rebuke Zebedee’s sons for not understanding and for being ambitious. But we cannot accuse them of unwillingness, indecision...