Jesus is the Good News for all the moments of joy, light, sorrow and glory. Are we his followers such Good News?...
A Vincentian reading of the Sunday readings
Sap of Life, Strength and Fruitfulness
by Ross Dizon | April 23, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Ruler and Savior, Lord and Messiah, Good Shepherd
by Ross Dizon | April 16, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Catch the Good News of Jesus Christ
by Ross Dizon | April 9, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Read the Signs of Jesus in Our Midst
by Ross Dizon | April 2, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Hands Outstretched to the Quarantined
by Ross Dizon | Feb 9, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus stretches out his hand to the quarantined, marginalized, excluded, unclean. His followers are to stretch out...
Persevere in the Faith and in Service
by Ross Dizon | Feb 2, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus does not lose heart till he brings justice to the earth. As disciples we are to follow him and to persevere in...
Jesus Christ, C.M.
by Ross Dizon | Sep 16, 2014 | Formation, Reflections
Twenty Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time (A), September 21, 2014 – Is 55, 6-9; Phil 1, 20c-24. 27a; Mt 20, 1-16a Conduct worthy of the Gospel (Phil 1, 27) God wants all human beings to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. Those who really know him and the...
Poisoning ourselves?
by Ross Dizon | Sep 9, 2014 | Formation, Reflections
God greatly exalted him (Phil 2, 9) No one has greater faith than the one who, feeling totally forsaken and helpless, still commends his spirit into the hands of the Father. Whoever believes in this greatest Believer and catches his faith will be saved. Faith, in...
Truth to power
by Ross Dizon | Sep 2, 2014 | Formation, Reflections
Twenty Third Sunday in Ordinary Time (A), September 7, 2014 – Ez 33, 7-9; Rom 13, 8-10; Mt 18, 15-20 Owe nothing to anyone, except to love one another (Rom 13, 8) In the end, love is what it is all about. It is God. It never fails. It keeps no records of wrongs (“If...
Head-on collision
by Ross Dizon | Aug 26, 2014 | Formation, Reflections
Twenty Second Sunday in Ordinary Time (A), August 31, 2014 – Jer 20, 7-9; Rom 12, 1-2; Mt 16, 21-27 Living sacrifice (Rom 12, 1) Facing and accepting death, Jesus’ takes our place and carries what we human beings, bogged down in our human way of thinking, refuse to...
A key: enter and let enter
by Ross Dizon | Aug 19, 2014 | Formation, Reflections
Twenty First Sunday in Ordinary Time (A), August 24, 2014 – Is 22, 19-23; Rom 11, 33-36; Mt 16, 13-20 Oh, the depth of riches! (Rom 11, 33) God welcomes us to his household, so that everything he has may be ours. In his household, we are each handed a key. No matter...
Inventive to infinity
by Ross Dizon | Aug 12, 2014 | Formation, Reflections
Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time (A), August 17, 2014 – Is 56, 1. 6-7; Rom 11, 13-15. 29-32; Mt 15, 21-28 Rejection leading to reconciliation (Rom 11, 15) Even a terrible situation serves the purposes of God, who wants us to be optimistic and inventive too. The...
Harrowing of hell
by Ross Dizon | Aug 5, 2014 | Formation, Reflections
Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (A), August 10, 2014 – 1 Kgs 19, 9a. 11-13a; Rom 9, 1-5; Mt 14, 22-33 Accursed for the sake of my own people (Rom 9, 3) God makes use of both the storm and the calm. What is important, regardless of the means used, is to get to know...
Where nobody is a throw-away
by Ross Dizon | Jul 29, 2014 | Formation, Reflections
Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (A), August 3, 2014 – Is 55, 1-3; Rom 8, 35. 37-39; Mt 14, 13-21 The love of God in Christ Jesus (Rom 8, 39) Jesus sets a table before us in the sight of our foes. He wants us to have our fill of God’s goodness, to know more...
Church treasure recovered!
by Ross Dizon | Jul 22, 2014 | Formation, Reflections
Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (A), July 27, 2014 – 1 Kgs 3, 5. 7-12; Rom 8, 28-30; Mt 13, 44-52 To be conformed to the image of his Son (Rom 8, 29) The wisest and most intelligent thing we can do is to seek the kingdom of God. That is because this kingdom...