Jesus, the Son of Man, has come to seek and to save what is lost. No, there are no lost cases for him. St. Luke tells...
A Vincentian reading of the Sunday readings
Lure of Power, Wealth and Glory
by Ross Reyes Dizon | March 1, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Lies, Darkness and Polarizations
by Ross Reyes Dizon | February 22, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Heavenly as Our Father Who Is in Heaven
by Ross Reyes Dizon | February 15, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 2 Comments
Curses that Turn Out to Be Blessings
by Ross Reyes Dizon | February 8, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Just Servants of the Holy Lord
by Ross Reyes Dizon | Oct 18, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is the image of the all-just God who alone is good. Before him and before God, no one is just. Last Sunday’s...
Cries of Those Who Are Poor for Justice
by Ross Reyes Dizon | Oct 11, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is the help that comes from above. He is at once the unflagging prayer for the poor and the saving answer to...
Everything, Give Up Everything for Jesus’ Sake
by Ross Reyes Dizon | Oct 9, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus proclaims the Good News of the Kingdom and helps all kinds of needy people. Those who give up everything to follow him will inherit the Kingdom and its assets and riches. While Jesus is setting out on a journey, an unidentified man runs up to him. As...
Count Those Who Are Nothing in the Eyes of the World
by Ross Reyes Dizon | Oct 2, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is a stronghold for the oppressed. He wants us to shield the helpless. And he commands us to count those who are nothing in the eyes of the world. One can suppose that women and children do not count in Herod’s world. For he had no qualms about ordering the...
Wholeness and Unity of the Body of Christ
by Ross Reyes Dizon | Sep 25, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus gives spiritual gifts to us who gather in his name. He expects us to keep the wholeness and unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. Right after Adam and Eve have given in to the serpent’s temptation, their personal wholeness starts to erode. For they no...
Helpless, Wounded, Not Knowledgeable, but Chosen
by Ross Reyes Dizon | Sep 18, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus saves and shelters those who are helpless as are children. He puts his arms around them, heals them and feeds them with his body and blood. For the second time, Jesus announces to his disciples his passion, death and resurrection. And no one among them dares...
Hostility Between the Serpent and Human Beings
by Ross Reyes Dizon | Sep 11, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is the Christ. His mission is to bring the Good News to the poor. He does not turn back in the face of hostility. After the disciples’ spokesman’s right confession that Jesus is the Christ, the latter warns them not to tell anyone about him. That’s because he...
Deaf People Hear the Word, the Mute Proclaim It
by Ross Reyes Dizon | Sep 4, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus makes the deaf hear and the mute speak. He wants us to hear clearly the word of God and to proclaim it rightly. Those who have witnessed the healing of a deaf-mute recognize that Jesus brings in the new creation. They proclaim that the healer of the deaf and...
Inside the Heart Lies What Is Crucial
by Ross Reyes Dizon | Aug 28, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus invites us to learn from him, for he is meek and humble of heart. We show that we are true or false disciples by what comes out from inside our hearts. The Pharisees and the scribes question the religious observance of Jesus’ disciples. And he, who...
Hard Times of Crisis and Decision of Faith
by Ross Reyes Dizon | Aug 22, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus has the words of eternal life. True disciples hear and do his words, even though they may find them hard and painful to swallow. Those from Judea, who grumble against a Galilean from Nazareth and later quarreled among themselves, spread unbelief. For, soon...
Flesh and Blood of the New and Everlasting Covenant
by Ross Reyes Dizon | Aug 14, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus Christ offers us his flesh as true food and his blood as true drink. If we eat his flesh and drink his blood, we have life within us. This time, Jesus does not spark murmuring but a quarrel. They quarrel among themselves those who do not understand how Jesus...