Jesus seeks to feed us with his body and blood, so that we may have life to the full. He loves us, yes, to the end....
Ross Dizon
Set Free, out of Love, the Oppressed
by Ross Dizon | March 26, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Deny, Slap, Beat, Crucify Jesus
by Ross Dizon | March 19, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
Bear Much Fruit Means Die with Christ
by Ross Dizon | March 12, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Lift up the Son of Man on the Cross
by Ross Dizon | March 5, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Dead to Sin and Living for God in Christ
by Ross Dizon | Mar 21, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in him, though they die, will not stay dead. In him they...
Open the Eyes of Those Who Cannot See
by Ross Dizon | Mar 14, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is the light of the world. That is why to open the eyes of the blind is part of the task that his Father has...
Moments of Trial and Fall, Triumph and Grace
by Ross Dizon | Feb 16, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is the Good News for all the moments of joy, light, sorrow and glory. Are we his followers such Good News? Matthew’s account of the temptation of Jesus has eleven verses; Luke’s, thirteen. But there are just two in Mark's. The two show that Jesus spends...
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 their hands to them, too. The law asks quarantine for those with leprosy, though this may be no more than a skin eruption. And others should not touch...
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 the faith and in service. Job muses that life is but a drudgery. Hence, he seems to lose heart; it seems he is not going to persevere. Never mind...
Speak as Our Teacher Commands Us to Do
by Ross Dizon | Jan 26, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is the Word of the Father. So, he does not speak on his own; the Father who has sent him commands him what to say (Jn 12, 49). We, in turn, should only speak what Jesus tells us. God starts to speak, and just like that creation gets underway. That means, he...
Willing to Hear and Proclaim Jesus
by Ross Dizon | Jan 19, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is the Firstborn among the prophets who are willing to hear and proclaim the word of God. He does not tire until he brings forth justice on earth. Peter and Andrew are so willing to follow Jesus that they answer his call just like that. They do not ask the...
Hide in Jesus Christ and Let Him Fill Us
by Ross Dizon | Jan 12, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus saves us, shelters us and gives us our fill. Those who go to him, and ask to hide in him and to have his fullness, are never disappointed. We are back to the Ordinary Time (OT). Each week only gets the “ordinal” number. Hence, the word “ordinary.” And so,...
Nationalism, Racism, Exclusivism
by Ross Dizon | Jan 5, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is the Suffering Servant of God who anoints him with the Spirit. He brings forth justice to the nations. Hence, he and nationalism cannot mix. What he himself has seen and what Cornelius has told him make Peter sure that God is not partial. That is to say,...
Nations, All Nations, Will Worship the Lord
by Ross Dizon | Jan 2, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is the light of the nations. That is why to follow him means to welcome Gentiles from all races, tongues, peoples and nations. Ps 149, 6 asks that praise be on the lips of the faithful. And swords in their hands to take revenge on the nations. Is it due to...
Faces of God, of Jesus, of Those in Need
by Ross Dizon | Dec 29, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus embodies the blessing that God pours out on us through the Holy Spirit. His face shines on us, so that our faces may mirror his. The faces of Mary and Joseph gleam since on them shines the face of Jesus. He is the great eternal high priest (Heb 2, 17; 4, 14;...