Jesus is the fullness of God’s visits to us humans to save us. The visits we pay to our neighbor should be like...
Ross Dizon
Persevere in the Faith and in Service
by Ross Dizon | February 2, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Speak as Our Teacher Commands Us to Do
by Ross Dizon | January 26, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Willing to Hear and Proclaim Jesus
by Ross Dizon | January 19, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Hide in Jesus Christ and Let Him Fill Us
by Ross Dizon | January 12, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Rejoice in the Lord, for He is Near
by Ross Dizon | Dec 7, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is near. He will rule the world and all peoples with justice. Hence, those who wait for him, and seek his...
Outskirts of Large Cities and Towns
by Ross Dizon | Nov 30, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus has become poor so that we may be rich by his poverty. He chooses but the poor on the outskirts to witness to...
Creative and Wise Search for the Kingdom
by Ross Dizon | Sep 13, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus teaches us the creative and wise search first of the kingdom of God and his righteousness. Undoubtedly, the children of this world look for the power and glory of all the kingdoms of the world very shrewdly and in a creative way. To verify this, one only needs...
Sinners We Human Beings All Are
by Ross Dizon | Sep 6, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is one with us sinners. Just like his Father, he takes no pleasure in our death, but rather in our conversion, that we may live. Jesus is concerned about sinners, which shocks the Pharisees and the scribes. They complain, “This man welcomes sinners and eats...
Way that Leads to Truth and Gives Life
by Ross Dizon | Aug 30, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus guides our feet into the way of the Kingdom of God. Great crowds follow Jesus who is on his way to Jerusalem. But quality is more important to him than quantity. Hence, he lays out his demands in a disconcerting way. First, Jesus demands that those who seek...
Humble before God because Truth Demands It
by Ross Dizon | Aug 23, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is the definitive divine word that teaches us to be humble. He is also the perfect response of humility to the divine word. Jesus goes to dine at the home of one of the leading Pharisees. Since the Pharisees love places of honor at banquets, one can suppose...
Salvation for Jews and for Gentiles of Every Language
by Ross Dizon | Aug 16, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Through the tender mercy of God, Jesus visits us to guide our feet into the way of salvation. Someone asks Jesus, “Will only a few be saved?” The question suggests that the one who asks is worried about salvation. It is possible, however, that he is self-righteous. ...
Fire that Is All-consuming and Spirit that Is Life-breath
by Ross Dizon | Aug 9, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
To set the earth on fire is part of Jesus’ mission. And how he wishes that the fire were already blazing! Undoubtedly, Jesus’ passionate and anguished wish keeps coming to fruition. In fact, a cloud of witnesses surrounds us. They are witnesses from all walks of...
Trust Firmly and Without Reservation
by Ross Dizon | Aug 2, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus assures us that God trusts in us. We trust God because he first trusts us. Better than any prophet, Jesus’ embodies the divine invitation to trust. That is because the Teacher explains in simple terms that God is the heavenly Father who loves all his children...
Rich and Precious in the Eyes of God
by Ross Dizon | Jul 26, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
There is no trace of greed in Jesus, and he is most rich in what matters to God. Jesus refuses to intervene in an inheritance dispute. Perhaps he does not want to do something that others may misconstrue as softness with those who love money. What is certain,...
Prayer of faith that is shamelessly bold
by Ross Dizon | Jul 19, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is “a man of the greatest prayer” (SV.EN IX:326). Because of him only, we try hard to be men and women of prayer. “Christ is constantly before the Father in prayer.” His good example prompts one of the disciples to ask, “Lord, teach us to pray just as John...