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...
Reach by Grace the Unreachable Star
Jesus is not of the world. Nor are his true disciples. They get to reach what we who are humans find hard to reach....
Clouds by Day, and Fire by Night
Jesus, our Shepherd, leads us along the right path. He spreads clouds as cover and fire to light up the night. He wants us to hope, not to fear. Today’s gospel speaks about signs in the sun, the moon and the stars. They show that the Son of Man will come soon in...
Widow who Offers All She Has to Live on
Jesus wholly offers himself to take away our sins. In this sacrifice shares the widow who gives all she has to live on. In the Bible, as we know, to be a widow, orphan or a foreigner means, in general, to be poor. That is why the generosity of the widow of Zarephath...
Hear, the Lord our God is Lord Alone
Jesus embodies the one who created us, men and women, in his image, after his likeness. Rightly does he tell us, then, that to love and hear God is to love and hear the neighbor. A scribe asks Jesus, “Which is the first of all the commandments?” And he answers that...
Edge of the Road Leading to Jerusalem
Jesus is merciful. For he cares for those who call on him in their needs. He does not leave them at the edge of the road; he takes them with him. The one who has come to be a sacrifice for all cannot pass over those who are poor. Those, though, who take seats of...
Throne of Grace, Goodness and Mercy
Jesus endured the cross and now sits at the right of the throne of God. We will reign with him if we persevere with him in suffering and service. Even the disciples obsess about becoming great; they argue about who is the greatest. And to preempt all discussion and...
Obsess about Having Money and Security
Jesus teaches by word and deed that we cannot serve God and money. Hence, to obsess about making money is to reject his teaching. The man who draws to Jesus seems to obsess about being saved. For he runs up to him and quickly kneels down. Of course, he also...
Delight Others, and Not Ourselves
The wisdom of God made flesh dwells with us. He is delighted to be with us. But he wants, first of all, to delight us. The scribes and the Pharisees time and again test Jesus. At best, they seek to connect with him. At worse, they set a snare for his steps. But...
Constitutive, Indispensable, Crucial
Jesus is constitutive of the Christian community. Do we say and live this as St. Vincent? Moises makes clear what truly matters. Jesus does so too. For the two of them, it is not about us. Or the group that we make up, chosen and gifted so as to serve others. ...
Zealous for the House, the Kingdom, of God
Jesus burns with zeal for the house, for the kingdom, of God. Needless to say, the disciples are to be as zealous as their Teacher. John and Joshua show that they are zealous. John’s zeal is for those to whom Jesus has given the power to drive out demons. And...