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
Sun of Justice That Saves and Heals
by Ross Dizon | November 8, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Believers, and Not Just Thinkers
by Ross Dizon | November 1, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Save What Is Lost, This Is What It Is About
by Ross Dizon | October 25, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
Just Servants of the Holy Lord
by Ross Dizon | October 18, 2022 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
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...
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;...
Amazing and Challenging Good News
by Ross Dizon | Dec 26, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
In an amazing way, God becomes the son of the human family, so that we may belong to the family of God. The parents find amazing what they hear about their baby boy. It is as though an angel never brought them the amazing Good News about their son. But that is how the...
Spread the Unbelievable Good News
by Ross Dizon | Dec 22, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
A Savior has been born for us, who is Christ and Lord. This is the Good News of great joy that the angel brings. It must spread, for it is for all the people. The decree that there be a census cannot but spread. And that is why those of the house and family of king...
Abode of Prayer and Hope for All
by Ross Dizon | Dec 15, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus makes his abode among us. He is the house of prayer and hope for all peoples. And he fulfills God’s promise to David. David plans to build a house that will be the Lord’s abode. The Lord answers and reminds him of the great things that he has done for him....
Disappointment Due to Our Biases
by Ross Dizon | Dec 8, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is the Christ. To know him so makes us acknowledge that we are not worthy of him and spares us, too, of all disappointment. Those who come from Jerusalem do not receive John’s baptism; they are there to grill him and judge him. The priests and the Levites...
Beginning of the Good News of Jesus Christ
by Ross Dizon | Dec 1, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is the beginning and the end, and the source and the summit of the Good News. That is why we point to him by our words and deeds. Mark presents the beginning of the Good News. But right away he speaks of Isaiah and John. The last fulfills the prophecy about a...
Watch, Stay Awake, for Jesus Is Coming
by Ross Dizon | Nov 24, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is coming, but we do not know when. So, we have to watch. It seems odd that we are to look to the end at the beginning of the liturgical year. For we are urged to watch and wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to be revealed. He will come, yes, but we do not know...