Jesus went up to heaven and sits at the right hand of God. That is why we gaze on him, the same one who also came...
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by Ross Dizon | May 11, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus went up to heaven and sits at the right hand of God. That is why we gaze on him, the same one who also came...
by Ross Dizon | May 4, 2021 | Formation
Jesus embodies love. And he sees to it that we catch this love. Hence, he gives us commandments that will lead us to...
by Ross Dizon | Apr 27, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is the vine, and we are the branches. That we remain in him, and he in us, is what makes us bear much fruit. In...
by Ross Dizon | Dec 9, 2014 | Formation, Reflections
Third Sunday of Advent (B), December 14, 2014 – Is 61, 1-2a. 10-11; 1 Thes 5, 16-24; Jn 1, 6-8. 19-28 Do not quench the Spirit (1 Thes 5, 19) With God at our side, we shall never be shaken. He is the eternal reality, the solid truth, which affords us full security....
by Ross Dizon | Dec 2, 2014 | Formation, Reflections
Second Sunday of Advent (B), December 7, 2014 – Is 40, 1-5. 9-11; 2 Pt 3, 8-14; Mk 1, 1-8 Hastening the coming of the day of God (2 Pt 3, 12) The Good News is, by definition, new. But it is also ancient; in the beginning it was with God. The Good News begins with the...
by Ross Dizon | Nov 25, 2014 | Formation, Reflections
First Sunday of Advent (B), November 30, 2014 – Is 63, 16b-17. 19b; 1 Cor 1, 3-9; Mk 13, 33-37 God is faithful (1 Cor 1, 9) Repentant, we wait in joyful hope for the coming of our forgiving Savior. The prophet Isaiah confesses with sadness and humility the failings of...
by Ross Dizon | Nov 18, 2014 | Formation, Reflections
Thirty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Jesus Christ, King of the Universe (A), November 23, 2013 – Ez 34, 11-12. 15-17; 1 Cor 15, 20-26. 28; Mt 25, 31-46 That God may be all in all (1 Cor 15, 28) The kingship of Jesus Christ puts into question all other kingship. He...
by Ross Dizon | Nov 11, 2014 | Formation, Reflections
Thirty Third Sunday in Ordinary Time (A), November 16, 2014 – Prov 31, 10-13. 19-20. 30-31; 1 Thes 5, 1-6; Mt 25, 14-30 Let us stay alert (1 Thes 5, 6) Jesus keeps urging us, “Do not be afraid.” He does not want our hearts to be troubled or frightened. But without...
by Ross Dizon | Nov 4, 2014 | Formation, Reflections
Dedication of the Lateran Basilica, November 9, 2014 – Ez 47, 1-2. 8-9. 12; 1 Cor 3, 9c-11. 16-17; Jn 2, 13-22 Do you not know that you are the temple of God? (1 Cor 3, 16) Christ loves the Church, handing himself over for her. He cleanses her with the bath of water...
by Ross Dizon | Oct 28, 2014 | Formation, Reflections
Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed, November 2, 2014 – Lam 3, 17-26; Rom 6, 3-9; Jn 14, 1-6 If we have died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him (Rom 6, 8) Whether at death I rest eternally in God or my heart stays restless will depend on...
by Ross Dizon | Oct 21, 2014 | Formation, Reflections
Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time (A), October 26, 2014 – Ex 22, 20-26; 1 Thes 1, 5c-10; Mt 22, 34-40 Receiving the word in great affliction, with joy from the Holy Spirit (1 Thes 1, 6) It is easy to recite the two inseparable commandments on which the whole law and...
by Ross Dizon | Oct 14, 2014 | Formation, Reflections, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
Twenty Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time (A), October 19, 2014 – Is 45, 1. 4-6; 1 Thes 1, 1-5b; Mt 22, 15-21 Not in word alone, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit (1 Thes 1, 5) God speaks to us. But do we really understand him? Who guarantees us the truth? He speaks...