Christ on the cross is the last of all and the servant of all. He puts to shame all those with ambitions to be the...

by Ross Reyes Dizon | October 29, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
by Ross Reyes Dizon | October 1, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
Jesus calls all the little folks, weary and burdened, to give them rest. Their load comes from the wise who seek to hinder them.
by Ross Reyes Dizon | September 24, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
by Ross Reyes Dizon | September 20, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Jesus makes clear what it means to have eyes and a heart for those who are poor. Those who follow him are to have eyes and a heart for them also.
by Ross Reyes Dizon | Sep 17, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
Christ on the cross is the last of all and the servant of all. He puts to shame all those with ambitions to be the...
by Ross Reyes Dizon | Sep 10, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is the Messiah, the Christ, the Anointed. And we proclaim this, of course, one with Peter and all the Church....
by Ross Reyes Dizon | Sep 3, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is the one who makes us truly free. He cannot but groan as he sees that we do not yet enjoy the freedom he...
by Ross Reyes Dizon | Jul 16, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is David’s just shoot and his name is “The-Lord-our-justice.” As King and Messiah, then, he cannot but attend to all the people with justice and mercy. Through him, we can go near the Father in one Spirit. To attend to his sent ones who now come back from...
by Ross Reyes Dizon | Jul 9, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
As the Father sends him, so Jesus sends his disciples. These sent ones carry out what their Teacher tells them to do. By the sheer grace and will of God through Christ, the apostles preach, cast out many demons, and heal the sick. For they do not do so on their own;...
by Ross Reyes Dizon | Jul 2, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus, since he is weak, is strong. Those who follow him break the mold, too, as they affirm, “When we are weak, then we are strong.” The folks of Jesus’ hometown do not doubt that he is a wise teacher who does mighty works. Yet there is one thing about him that...
by Ross Reyes Dizon | Jun 25, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is so very generous to all to the end. Those who believe in him and seek the kingdom of God are generous also to all. Jesus wants us to be generous to all, not just to those we like, who are good or like us. For we are to be like our Father in heaven who is...
by Ross Reyes Dizon | Jun 18, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
By trusting in the Lord Jesus we can stay calm even when evil seems to triumph.
by Ross Reyes Dizon | Jun 11, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is, in person, what it means to sow is to harvest and the seed that turns into a tree with large branches, so that birds can dwell in its shade. In today’s gospel, Jesus says that the kingdom of God is like the one who goes to sow and gets to harvest. That is to...
by Ross Reyes Dizon | Jun 4, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is God-with-us, which means he is Love-with-us.
by Ross Reyes Dizon | May 28, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus gives his body up and sheds his blood for us. He thus gives the greatest proof of love and is now the mediator of the new and better covenant. Jesus tells his disciples that the bread he is about to give them is his body. He, then, says also that the wine they...
by Ross Reyes Dizon | May 21, 2024 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus has been given all power in heaven and on earth. So, he wants us to be teachers and baptizers of all nations in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. As they speak of the three persons in one God, Christian teachers and thinkers use...