Jesus ushers in the new creation. He comes to make all things new. Hence, he wants us to be just and holy. The...
Ross Dizon
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
Read the Signs of Jesus in Our Midst
by Ross Dizon | April 2, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Set Free, out of Love, the Oppressed
by Ross Dizon | March 26, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Come to Our Senses about Our Sins
by Ross Dizon | Mar 22, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is divine mercy in person. Hence, he is ready to forgive us if we come to our senses and decide to turn back to...
Guilt and Hope that We All Share
by Ross Dizon | Mar 15, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is the Good News of salvation. He calls us who have sinned—and no one of us is free of guilt—to return to God. ...
Believe in the Crucified Jesus, by Loving as He Does
by Ross Dizon | Mar 6, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus crucified reveals the love to the end that God has for us. To believe in him, then, is to reveal the same unfathomable love. Moses lifted up the bronze serpent in the desert. By looking at it, those whom the serpent had bitten recovered. In...
Temple Means Basically “God-With-Us”
by Ross Dizon | Mar 1, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is the only temple that matters. He is “God-with-us,” the fullest presence of God among human beings. Jesus feels outrage when he finds in the temple area sellers of animals and money-changers. They probably think they foster worship of God. But Jesus...
Partners in the Project of the Kingdom of God
by Ross Dizon | Feb 20, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is the beloved Son of the Father who hands him over for us all. He announces to us the Good News of the kingdom. His true followers and partners listen to him. Jesus ushers in the kingdom of God. He has every reason, then, to resist Satan, the power that...
Desert: Trial and Grace; Cross and Resurrection
by Ross Dizon | Feb 13, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus overcomes Satan in the desert. He thus reveals that he is the Firstborn of the new creation and the Head of the new people of God. The Spirit drives Jesus out into the desert. Jesus stays there for forty days, tempted by Satan, living with wild beast and...
Charity that Is Tender and Inclusive
by Ross Dizon | Feb 6, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus gives us an example of tender and inclusive charity. Our Teacher and Lord wants such charity to be the badge that identifies his disciples. The cure of a leper reveals clearly the charity of Jesus, the love that binds him to those who suffer. He is moved with...
Serving God Means Serving our Neighbor
by Ross Dizon | Jan 30, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus indicates that serving God is serving the neighbor. To help the needy, then, is part and parcel of the religion of his followers. Jesus teaches in the synagogue and amazes the people. And by serving a needy person, he amazes them even more. That is because he...
Authority among Followers of Christ
by Ross Dizon | Jan 23, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus teaches with astonishing authority. He expects those he has sent to proclaim the Gospel to every creature to carry out their mission with authority. Jesus does not teach as the scribes. These serve as official interpreters of the law and the prophets. ...
Change of Mind, Heart and Behavior
by Ross Dizon | Jan 16, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus embodies the change of mind, heart and behavior that the Gospel entails. The kingdom of God belongs to those who conform to this change and clothe themselves with Jesus. With the arrest of John the Baptist, a painful change enters his life. But God does not...
Lamb of God who Takes away the Sins of the World
by Ross Dizon | Jan 9, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world. Happy are those who, accepting his invitation, enter into communion with him. Once again, John the Baptist announces that Jesus is the Lamb of God. Because of this second announcement, two disciples of...