Christ shares his blood with us as we bless with him the cup of thanksgiving. And he shares his body as we break the...
A Vincentian reading of the Sunday readings
Outskirts of Large Cities and Towns
by Ross Dizon | November 30, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Brim with Jesus’ Justice and Love
by Ross Dizon | November 23, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 2 Comments
Kingly and Faithful Witnesses to the Truth
by Ross Dizon | November 16, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Clouds by Day, and Fire by Night
by Ross Dizon | November 9, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Pour out God’s Love into Hearts
by Ross Dizon | Jun 7, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus loves us to the end, to giving his life for us. To follow him means to give up our bodies and pour out our...
Gifts of Christ Who Has Gone up to Heaven
by Ross Dizon | May 31, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus Christ goes up to heaven and gives gifts to men and women. He wants them to grow up fully and be wholly human...
Visit and Gladden Us, Lord, and Set Us Free
by Ross Dizon | Dec 18, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is the mighty Savior that God raises up for us. Through him, God comes to visit us and set us free once and for all. So, we jump for joy, and try to infect others. The visit of the angel Gabriel is contagious. For soon enough, Mary too has the urge to visit...
We Should Do as Jesus, Our Teacher and Master
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...
Personally Seeing and Receiving God’s Salvation
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.
Hopeful and Watching at All Times and Praying
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...
Kingship That Jesus Christ Wishes for All of Us
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...
Good News of Jesus in a World of Bad News
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...
Surrender Freely, Joyfully, Holding Back Nothing
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...
First and Greatest of All the Commandments
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...
Leap of Faith, Hope and Great Joy in the Dark
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...