A Vincentian reading of the Sunday readings
Widow who Offers All She Has to Live on
by Ross Dizon | November 2, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
Hear, the Lord our God is Lord Alone
by Ross Dizon | October 26, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Edge of the Road Leading to Jerusalem
by Ross Dizon | October 19, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Throne of Grace, Goodness and Mercy
by Ross Dizon | October 12, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
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Laborers of the Lord of the Harvest
by Ross Dizon | Jun 28, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
God’s Anointed and Sent One is here. And with him comes great harvest. That is why there is need for not a few...
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Strong Resolve to Walk with Jesus
by Ross Dizon | Jun 21, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is strong in his resolve to go to Jerusalem to live his Paschal Mystery. To be his disciple means to walk with...
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Bless, Break, Share, and Serve
by Ross Dizon | Jun 14, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
Christ shares his blood with us as we bless with him the cup of thanksgiving. And he shares his body as we break the...
Vine and Branches and Much Fruit
by Ross Dizon | Apr 24, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is the vine and his disciples, the branches. Remaining in Jesus, and he in them, the disciples bear much fruit. Remaining now in the true vine, Paul gives much fruit. He does not only speak boldly in the name of Jesus. He also toils harder than all the other...
Shepherds Who Are Good and Sheep That Discern
by Ross Dizon | Apr 17, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is the good Shepherd. He knows his sheep, and they know and follow him. But they run away from shepherds they do not know and whose voice they do not recognize. God condemns rulers who take advantage of their people. They are shepherds who pasture...
Ghost – Phantom, Dead, Fright, False, Fake
by Ross Dizon | Apr 10, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
Our Lord Jesus Christ is truly risen. Those who genuinely believe in him meet him really alive in our midst. He is not a ghost. The risen Jesus gives his disciples the greeting of peace. But just the same, his sudden appearance frightens and surprises them. They...
Missionaries just like the One Who Sends Them
by Ross Dizon | Apr 5, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is the model of the true missionary. He sends us who claim to be Christians as his missionaries, for the sake of others. As the Father has sent him, so Jesus sends his disciples. That is to say, God’s missionary par excellence, in turn, makes his disciples...
Unexpected and Glorious Outcome
by Ross Dizon | Mar 27, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
God does not leave Jesus among the dead. Nor does he let the one faithful to him till death know decay. This is wonderful in our eyes, unexpected. Mary Magdalene goes to Jesus’ tomb and runs into something unexpected. That is because she sees the tomb open. ...
Arms Outstretched, Brow Sweating Blood
by Ross Dizon | Mar 20, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus loves us with the strength of his arms and the sweat of his brow. He dies for us so that we may no longer live for ourselves but for him and others. Loving us to the end, Jesus lays down his life for us. That is how we come to know love. It is not a matter of...
Everyone, No Matter One’s Nationality
by Ross Dizon | Mar 13, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
Lifted up from the earth, Jesus draws everyone to himself. He wants us to die with him on the cross, so that we may have eternal life. One can safely say that everyone looks for self-fulfillment. We may not be able to define it or specify the right means of...
Believe in the Crucified Jesus, by Loving as He Does
by Ross Dizon | Mar 6, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus crucified reveals the love to the end that God has for us. To believe in him, then, is to reveal the same unfathomable love. Moses lifted up the bronze serpent in the desert. By looking at it, those whom the serpent had bitten recovered. In...
Temple Means Basically “God-With-Us”
by Ross Dizon | Mar 1, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is the only temple that matters. He is “God-with-us,” the fullest presence of God among human beings. Jesus feels outrage when he finds in the temple area sellers of animals and money-changers. They probably think they foster worship of God. But Jesus...