Ross Dizon
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
Joyful to See the Lord in Their Midst
by Ross Dizon | April 6, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
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Curses that Turn Out to Be Blessings
by Ross Dizon | Feb 8, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus became a curse to free us from curses and fill us with blessings. He became sinner and poor to make us just and...
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Fishers of Men and Women, Sinners All
by Ross Dizon | Feb 1, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is the leading fisher of men and women. Those he calls are also, though sinners, to be fishers of other...
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Lover of Sinners and Outcast
by Ross Dizon | Jan 25, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is a lover of those whom religion and society shun: sinners, widows, orphans and strangers. They are dear to...
Peace and Reconciliation at All Costs
by Ross Dizon | Feb 14, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
Christ is our peace. He breaks down, through his flesh, the wall of hatred that separates us from one another. Justice and peace are what the commandment, “An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth,” seeks. It forbids vengeance like that of Lamech, who boasts, “I...
Zeal that Is Unflagging, Consuming and Consummating
by Ross Dizon | Feb 7, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus, like his Father, is the source and summit of all righteousness. He fulfills the law and the prophets. And his zeal proves him in this regard. First, his zeal for God and for the law and the prophets consumes Jesus. This zeal shows, of course, in his cleansing...
Salt of the Earth and Light of the World
by Ross Dizon | Jan 31, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is the first to be the salt of the earth and the light of the world. He appoints the disciples to be the salt of the earth and the light of the world also. First, salt cleans and preserves food. It also seasons it, giving it taste. Hence, to say Jesus is salt...
Free from All Sin, All Anxiety and Worries
by Ross Dizon | Jan 24, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is the most eminent among those who, free from sin and anxiety, commit themselves to God and the neighbor. Having Moses as mediator, God announced the commandments on Mount Sinai. But in these last days, God, speaking to us through his Son, also on a mountain,...
Chosen and Appointed to Bear Lasting Fruit
by Ross Dizon | Jan 17, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is the one who has chosen and appointed us to bear fruit. Jesus’ chosen way breaks the mold. Unlike the religious leaders who are settled in Jerusalem, he withdraws to Galilee. His withdrawal to Galilee shows his courage. He has chosen not to turn back as...
Know the Son, Servant and Lamb of God
by Ross Dizon | Jan 10, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
The only Son is the one who reveals God. Without the Son, we can neither know God nor attain salvation. No one knows the Father except the Son. And only those to whom the Son wants to reveal the Father can know the Father. Hence, Jesus is indispensable. We need...
Worship of God in Spirit and Truth
by Ross Dizon | Jan 3, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
Only through Christ can we give to the Father the pleasing worship in Spirit and truth. And we come to the one who alone suffices only through Jesus. In Jerusalem, magi from the east ask a question. They want to know where the newborn king of the Jews is and to...
Awesome and Alluring Blessing
by Ross Dizon | Dec 27, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is our only Savior, and he saves in an awesome and alluring way. He will bless us when as priests through our baptism, we invoke his name upon one another. There is no other name by which salvation comes to us but the name of Jesus. And since he is our all...
Light for our Path Is the Word of God
by Ross Dizon | Dec 20, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
The creative and sustaining Word, made flesh and dwelling among us, is the true light that enlightens everyone. The comforting oracle through prophet Isaiah comes to fulfillment with the coming of Jesus. In him, too, the great light that people walking in...