Jesus is the resurrection and the life. It is enough for us to be believers in him to conquer death. The problem of...
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Hand over the Body and Shed the Blood
by Ross Dizon | April 30, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 2 Comments
Sap of Life, Strength and Fruitfulness
by Ross Dizon | April 23, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Ruler and Savior, Lord and Messiah, Good Shepherd
by Ross Dizon | April 16, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Catch the Good News of Jesus Christ
by Ross Dizon | April 9, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Save What Is Lost, This Is What It Is About
by Ross Dizon | Oct 25, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus, the Son of Man, has come to seek and to save what is lost. No, there are no lost cases for him. St. Luke tells...
Just Servants of the Holy Lord
by Ross Dizon | Oct 18, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is the image of the all-just God who alone is good. Before him and before God, no one is just. Last Sunday’s...
Forward March towards Our Lord Jesus
by Ross Dizon | Nov 26, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus Christ is the leader and perfecter of faith. Fixing our eyes on him, we go forward with firm decision to reach what lies ahead. St. Paul says that “our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.” The saying shows that, for him, time moves forward. That...
Discern and Welcome Christ’s Kingship
by Ross Dizon | Nov 19, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus has come to serve and give his life as a ransom for all. Those who belong to him discern and welcome his kingship. The inscription on the cross proclaims Jesus as the king of the Jews. And it is the truth: he is the king of the Jews and of the universe. But who...
Overcome through Him Who Loves Us
by Ross Dizon | Nov 12, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
Christ Jesus fully reveals the love of God. And since no one and nothing at all can separate us from this love, we more than overcome. Does not the reality or possibility of natural disasters and social unrests frighten us? Do we, then, not wonder if we could save our...
Alive by God’s Love in Christ Jesus
by Ross Dizon | Nov 5, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is the last and surest proof that God loves us. Because of this love, God is not the God of the dead, but of the living; all are alive for him. The Sadducees deny that there is a resurrection or that the dead can be alive again because of it. So, with their...
Call to Repentance and Salvation
by Ross Dizon | Oct 29, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
The Son of Man has come to seek out and save sinners. We can answer him because he is the first to call us to repentance and salvation. Zacchaeus badly wants to see who Jesus is. Never mind that he is short. Wouldn’t it be sad if those who call out to say Jesus is...
Crown of Glory, Crown of Thorns
by Ross Dizon | Oct 22, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus wears the crown of glory because he first wore the crown of thorns. He proves true the teaching that God lifts up the lowly. The crown of glory that will never fade awaits the faithful shepherds of God’s flock (1 Pt 5, 1-4). But it will be theirs only when the...
Cry out to God Always and Not Lose Heart
by Ross Dizon | Oct 15, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus, “a man of the greatest prayer” (SV.EN IX:326), pleads with God for us always. And his blood cries out to him more loudly than that of Abel. Surely, God brings justice without delay to those who cry out with faith as Jesus. The Gospel this Sunday tells us that...
Thankful for Healing and Salvation
by Ross Dizon | Oct 8, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is the last revelation of divine salvation to Israel and the nations. It is right, then, that all show themselves thankful to him always and everywhere. Nine of the ten lepers that Jesus has healed do not show that they are thankful. For only a Samaritan, who...
Increase Faith and Stir It into Flame
by Ross Dizon | Oct 1, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus Christ is the leader and perfecter of our faith (Heb 12, 2). It is right, then, that we ask him to increase always our faith. Faith is a divine gift (Rom 12, 3; Phil 1, 29; 2 Pt 1, 1). That is, God, Jesus or the Holy Spirit gives it to us. We ask it, then, from...