Jesus is Good News to the poor. To be such news is his program as the One that the Father has anointed with the Holy...
Ross Dizon
Commandments that Make Love Known
by Ross Dizon | May 4, 2021 | Formation | 0 Comments
Branches that Remain on the Vine
by Ross Dizon | April 27, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Lead God’s Flock in the Same Way as Jesus
by Ross Dizon | April 20, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
Misgivings, Doubts, Questions, Darkness
by Ross Dizon | April 13, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Traditions, Customs, and Habits
by Ross Dizon | Jan 11, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus makes all things new. Hence, he questions traditions and customs, most of all, those that veil his true face....
Baptize with the Holy Spirit and Fire
by Ross Dizon | Jan 4, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is the one the Father has anointed with the Holy Spirit. Hence, he cannot but baptize with the Holy Spirit and...
Patience like the Patience of a Farmer
by Ross Dizon | Jul 18, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is the patience of God. God is, undoubtedly, great and does wondrous deeds. Yet he is merciful at the same time. We need patience, those of us who are in a hurry. So, little wonder we love fast food. We do not like, besides, long lines of people at the bank...
Things Ordinary, Yet Eye-Opening
by Ross Dizon | Jul 11, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
In Jesus dwells bodily the fullness of God. He is the fullest meaning of things, which he uncovers for us to see. Being on top of things and aware of what is going on, Jesus tells the parable of the sower. He turns the sower of people’s experience into a “Gospel...
Image of the Invisible and Inaccessible God
by Ross Dizon | Jul 4, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is the very imprint of the being of God. He shows by words and deeds what it means to mirror faithfully the God who created us in his image. No one has ever seen God. Nor can we go near the light where he dwells. But this invisible and unapproachable King of...
Better for Us Is Shame, Rather Than Praise
by Ross Dizon | Jun 27, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is the embodiment of the truth that it is better to receive shame than praise from the world. The world cannot accept the Word. The Word is in the world but the world does not know him even. Though coming to his own, the Word is still not acceptable. Worldly...
See the Master, and you see the Father
by Ross Dizon | Jun 20, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus alone makes us see the Father fully. We can see the Father fully, even here below, through his only Son. He is in the bosom of the Father there above. That is because the only Son has become flesh and dwelt among us in Jesus. He is the same as the one who is...
Grace and Love and Communion for Us
by Ross Dizon | Jun 6, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
Through the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, God reveals his love to us. He wants us to enjoy the communion of the Holy Spirit. Grace is ours through Moses. Grace, on the other hand, comes to us through Jesus Christ. God gives him to the world, so that we may have...
Power for the Mission to Announce the Gospel
by Ross Dizon | May 30, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
The Holy Spirit is the power that equips us for the mission to announce the Gospel. Salvation belongs to those who confess by the power of the Spirit, "Jesus is Lord," and believe that God raised him from the dead. Confession with our mouth, then, and faith in our...
Ascension of the Poor Lying in the Dust
by Ross Dizon | May 23, 2017 | Formation, Reflections, Uncategorized
The ascension of Jesus proves that God lifts up the lowly and fills the hungry with good things. On the day of the ascension itself, Jesus appears once more to the apostles. He tells them that in a few days they will be baptized with the Holy Spirit. The news...
Spirit of Signs, Life as well as Truth
by Ross Dizon | May 16, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
At the request of Jesus, God gives the Holy Spirit to those who love Jesus. First, the Spirit remains with those who prove they love Jesus by keeping his commandments. As the presence of the Ascended one who has become the Giver of gifts, the Spirit equips believers...