Jesus is the firstborn from among those who do what is true and come to the light, so that there is no doubt that...
Ross Dizon
Commit to the Poor of Flesh and Blood
Jesus goes about doing good; he loves in deed and truth. He does not just commit to an ideology. St. Vincent is like...
Admire the Thoughts and Ways of God
Jesus makes known to us God, who is good to all and has mercy on all he has made, and whose thoughts and ways we are...
Host to Jesus, the Word Made Flesh
Jesus is God’s most tender call to us humans. He is at the same time the warmest human host to God that waits at the door to be let in. On the way to Jerusalem, Jesus stops where Martha and Mary live. The sisters, not like those in Samaria, play host to him. Maybe...
Roundabout Ways We Take to Get Our Way
Jesus is the image of the invisible God. He is the roundabout way that means much more to us than all the other roundabout ways God has taken. Many, if not all, have taken roundabout ways. The Hebrews, as God plans it, take a roundabout way as they leave Egypt....
Laborers of the Lord of the Harvest
God’s Anointed and Sent One is here. And with him comes great harvest. That is why there is need for not a few laborers. God hears those who pray and ask, “May there be plenty of grain in the land. May it sway on the peaks of the mountains.” But, of course, to...
Strong Resolve to Walk with Jesus
Jesus is strong in his resolve to go to Jerusalem to live his Paschal Mystery. To be his disciple means to walk with him to the end. Jesus sets out for Jerusalem. He has sent messengers ahead of him to prepare his way, as John did. On the way, the Teacher shows...
Bless, Break, Share, and Serve
Christ shares his blood with us as we bless with him the cup of thanksgiving. And he shares his body as we break the bread. Nowadays, we voice out not so noble feelings; we rant. We are more ready to curse than to bless, to tell others to their faces their faults,...
Pour out God’s Love into Hearts
Jesus loves us to the end, to giving his life for us. To follow him means to give up our bodies and pour out our blood for others. Jesus does not speak expressly of the Most Holy Trinity. He only shares with us and shows us his experience of God as a good and loving...
Gifts of Christ Who Has Gone up to Heaven
Jesus Christ goes up to heaven and gives gifts to men and women. He wants them to grow up fully and be wholly human as he. We ask our Father in heaven many things. And the good things we ask for are summed up in his gift of the Holy Spirit (Lk 11, 13). Hence, this...
Wait for Jesus Christ to Come Back
Jesus, who came to the world from the Father, now leaves the world to go back to the Father. True Christians cannot but wait for him to come back and take them with him. In Mt 28,16-20, Jesus gives to the eleven apostles the task to make disciples of all nations. He...
Upset, Dismay, Annoy, Distress
Jesus is the peace between natives and foreigners, whites and blacks, men and women. One, then, need not be upset by the other. Jesus says good-bye at length to his disciples. For he wants them to keep their faith in him; he does not want trials to upset them. No,...
