Jesus, our peace, makes one the Jews and those who are not Jews: the foreigners. He tears down, through the cross, the wall of hate that separates them.
Ross Dizon
Win With the Victorious Over the World
Jesus has overcome the world. That is why those who put their faith and trust in him cannot but win in the face of trials, woes, doubts.
God-with-us in Our Joys and Our Griefs
Jesus, God-with-us, is the first of the brothers and sisters who rejoice with those who rejoice and weep with those...
Hallow, Honor the Temple of the Lord
Jesus is the final temple that we must hallow. For through him, God is in the midst of the people in the best way that no one can surpass. Zeal for God’s house gets the better of Jesus. That is why he is mad at the merchants and money changers in the temple area. ...
Walk before the Lord with Faith
Jesus gives us a model to follow so that we may do what he does. We only need to walk with him to learn to walk before the Lord. One can guess that Abraham cannot help to walk sometimes with nearby peoples. It would be odd, then, if he does not know that they make...
Moments of Trial and Fall, Triumph and Grace
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,...
