Jesus and the Father are one and of one mind and heart. And to be a Christian means to have Christ’s mind and heart....
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by Ross Dizon | August 24, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
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by Ross Dizon | May 3, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus and the Father are one and of one mind and heart. And to be a Christian means to have Christ’s mind and heart....
by Ross Dizon | Apr 26, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is God-with-us. He stays with us all along the way that we travel. He finds bearable the burden that we turn...
by Ross Dizon | Apr 19, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus makes palpable God, whom no one has seen or touched. True disciples do not rest till their Teacher is palpable...
by Ross Dizon | Oct 31, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
There is, in Jesus, consistency between thought and word, also between preaching and doing. We are not Christians if we lack such simplicity. Jesus addresses this time the crowds and his disciples to reassure them. That is because a religious leader’s bad behavior,...
by Ross Dizon | Oct 24, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus shows us the right way to love God and our neighbor. Those who love, as Jesus does, overcome chaos and darkness together with him. In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth, bringing order out of chaos and dispelling the darkness. He brought...
by Ross Dizon | Oct 17, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus has the wisdom in speaking that his adversaries will be powerless to resist or refuse. The Pharisees love it when people recognize their wisdom and call them teachers. And they are wise, undoubtedly, as the tricky question they address to Jesus through theirs...
by Ross Dizon | Oct 10, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus himself is the garment we need in order to take part in the heavenly feast. By clothing ourselves with him, we are assured of entry into the banquet of the Kingdom. The guests come from street corners. But even so, only one does not get to put on, to his own...
by Ross Dizon | Oct 3, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
The fruit of righteousness comes through Jesus Christ for the praise and glory of God. And those who remain in Jesus and he in them bear much fruit. God expects righteousness from his people. In fact, God’s people prove themselves before him through the fruit of...
by Ross Dizon | Sep 26, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus dies for us sinners. That is how the God of unfathomable goodness proves his love for us as petty and stingy as we are. Our petty desires for gain, power and security hinder the revelation of truth. And not knowing the truth leads to people’s...
by Ross Dizon | Sep 19, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus teaches us to forsake the ways and thoughts of the world. Replacing them with those of God, we become fools before the world, yet wise before God. To forsake the needy is a sure sign that one follows the ways and thoughts of the world. And the parable of the...
by Ross Dizon | Sep 12, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus calls us to repentance and forgiveness. And we heed his call in so far as we are ready to forgive our brothers and sisters. The Gospel teaches that we are to avoid those who refuse to listen even to the community. But the teaching is no reason not to forgive...
by Ross Dizon | Sep 5, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
Christ is the reason why his followers bear the name of Christians. They are other Christs, then, anointed to announce repentance and the kingdom of God. Jesus assures those who gather in his name and pray together that they will receive what they ask. And it will...