Jesus is the image of the invisible God. He is the roundabout way that means much more to us than all the other...
Ross Dizon
Hand over the Body and Shed the Blood
by Ross Dizon | April 30, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 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
Laborers of the Lord of the Harvest
by Ross Dizon | Jun 28, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
God’s Anointed and Sent One is here. And with him comes great harvest. That is why there is need for not a few...
Strong Resolve to Walk with Jesus
by Ross Dizon | Jun 21, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is strong in his resolve to go to Jerusalem to live his Paschal Mystery. To be his disciple means to walk with...
Hopeful and Watching at All Times and Praying
by Ross Dizon | Nov 27, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
The same Jesus who has gone into heaven will come back with power and great glory. Those who, hopeful, watching and praying, wait for him will never be disappointed. Jesus speaks of signs in the sun, the moon and the stars. These signs, along with the roaring of the...
Kingship That Jesus Christ Wishes for All of Us
by Ross Dizon | Nov 20, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus Christ is King. But his kingship, the one he wants to share with us, is not just like any other. For it does not come from this world. Those who make up the Sanhedrin bring Jesus before Pilate. One of the charges they bring against Jesus is that he keeps...
Good News of Jesus in a World of Bad News
by Ross Dizon | Nov 13, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus embodies the Good News that he brings to those who live in a world of bad news. He expects Christians to do likewise Sadly, women, children and those with disabilities often do not count. But the good news is that Jesus protects women against heartless and...
Surrender Freely, Joyfully, Holding Back Nothing
by Ross Dizon | Nov 6, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
Trusting in his Father, Jesus musters the courage to surrender for us everything he has and all that he is. To belong to him and to his kingdom entails such trusting surrender. Jesus praises the intelligence of the scribe who has asked, “Which is the first of all the...
First and Greatest of All the Commandments
by Ross Dizon | Oct 30, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus teaches that the first and the greatest of all the commandments is to love God and the neighbor. The Teacher practices, moreover, what he teaches. According to Jewish teaching, there are 613 commandments. Of these, 365 are prohibitions and 248 are positive...
Leap of Faith, Hope and Great Joy in the Dark
by Ross Dizon | Oct 23, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
Beset by weakness himself, Jesus understands those who sit by the roadside. Calling them, he makes them leap, so that they may come to him and follow him on the way. Bartimaeus hears that Jesus is passing by. There is no indication that the blind feels his heart...
Enthusiasm to Serve to the Bitter End
by Ross Dizon | Oct 16, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is the model of determined and enthusiastic service. His true followers also serve to the end with determination and enthusiasm. One can rebuke Zebedee’s sons for not understanding and for being ambitious. But we cannot accuse them of unwillingness, indecision...
Everything, Give Up Everything for Jesus’ Sake
by Ross Dizon | Oct 9, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus proclaims the Good News of the Kingdom and helps all kinds of needy people. Those who give up everything to follow him will inherit the Kingdom and its assets and riches. While Jesus is setting out on a journey, an unidentified man runs up to him. As...
Count Those Who Are Nothing in the Eyes of the World
by Ross Dizon | Oct 2, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is a stronghold for the oppressed. He wants us to shield the helpless. And he commands us to count those who are nothing in the eyes of the world. One can suppose that women and children do not count in Herod’s world. For he had no qualms about ordering the...