A Vincentian reading of the Sunday readings
Prayers and Changes for Good
by Ross Dizon | March 8, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Lure of Power, Wealth and Glory
by Ross Dizon | March 1, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Lies, Darkness and Polarizations
by Ross Dizon | February 22, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Heavenly as Our Father Who Is in Heaven
by Ross Dizon | February 15, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 2 Comments
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Thanks to God through Jesus Christ
by Ross Dizon | Oct 4, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus it is who teaches us by word and by deed to give to God the right thanks that we owe him for the gifts we freely...
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Freely You Receive, Freely Give Also
by Ross Dizon | Sep 27, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus has redeemed us by his blood. We do not pay, nor can we pay, for our redemption; we receive it freely. Faith is...
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Crucible That Tests Our Hearts
by Ross Dizon | Sep 24, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is the only one that his disciples need to know and speak of. From the cross, he proclaims that those who are...
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. ...
Hunger for the Word of God
by Ross Dizon | Feb 5, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
Those who trust in Jesus and obey Him become new and satisfy their hunger.
Rejection of Jesus by His Very Own People
by Ross Dizon | Jan 29, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is the great prophet that God has raised up from among us. Rejection of him on our part will leave us not knowing the truth that will free us. Jesus wins approval and admiration at the synagogue in Nazareth. But suddenly, he becomes an object of rejection....
Like Jesus in Mind, Heart and Action
by Ross Dizon | Jan 22, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is the one whom God has anointed with the Holy Spirit and sent to bring glad tidings to the poor. And he wants us to be like him, bringing the Good News to the poor by the power of the Spirit. We Christians try to become like Jesus Christ. We seek to conform...
Wine That Brings Gladness to Our Hearts
by Ross Dizon | Jan 15, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is the new wine that is better than the wine served earlier. Those who drink it worthily discover the new life and the true meaning of joie de vivre.
Baptism with the Holy Spirit and Fire
by Ross Dizon | Jan 8, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is God’s very dear Son and his Christ. His baptism authenticates him so. And he will baptize whomever believes in him with the Holy Spirit and fire. Receiving prayerfully John’s baptism of repentance, Jesus shows once again that he is one with us...
Directions to Get to the King of Every Nation
by Ross Dizon | Jan 1, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is worthy to receive the worship of every nation on earth. If those coming to worship him ask us where he is, do we know what directions to give them? Not rarely do we hear people say that many today are lost, and so need clear directions. Such a saying comes...
Blessings through the Most Holy Name of Jesus
by Ross Dizon | Dec 30, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
As his name so indicates, Jesus is Savior. And his salvation is the fulfillment of the blessings that the merciful God showers on us. Without doubt, it is the Lord who makes the Church grow (Acts 2,47; 1 Cor 3, 7). And those who plant like St. Paul, and water like...