Ross Dizon

Meek Teacher, and Lowly as Well

Jesus is meek and lowly. And he asks us to learn from him, so that we may find rest. The Gospel reading last Sunday spoke about how much it would cost to follow Jesus (Mt 10, 37-42). And the Teacher demanded complete loyalty. Even if it meant painful break with the...

Illusions about Our Lord Jesus Christ

Jesus is the Suffering Servant of the Lord. Those who truly know him do not have illusions about him. The Teacher gives the Twelve full disclosure. For he does not want them to have illusions about how much it costs to be an apostle. After all, this is what calling...

Afraid at Night, Uneasy at Daylight

Jesus is and will always be with us until the end of the age. We put our trust in him and in his words when we are afraid. Jesus tells the Twelve that no disciple is above his teacher. That is to say, those who are like wolves will call them names and speak ill of...

Eat and Drink for Everlasting Life

Jesus gives us his flesh to eat and his blood to drink. He fills and strengthens us pilgrims who are on the way to eternal life. Jesus gives his disciples his body to eat, and asks them, “Do this in remembrance of me.” Then, he gives them his blood to drink, and tells...

All the way

Twenty First Sunday in Ordinary Time (B), August 23, 2015 – Jos 24, 1-2a. 15-17. 18b; Eph 5, 21-32; Jn 6, 60-69 Be subordinate to one another out of reverence for Christ (Eph 5, 21) Jesus’ flesh is true food and his blood, true drink. His words lead to eternal life....

Not settling for less

Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time (B), August 16, 2015 – Prov 9, 1-6; Eph 5, 15-20; Jn 6, 51-58 Understand what is the will of the Lord (Eph 5, 17) Jesus invites us to a shocking life, which, however, guarantees everlasting life and the resurrection. Jesus does not...

Am I my own worst enemy?

Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (B), August 9, 2015 – 1 Kgs 19, 4-8; Eph 4, 30 – 5, 2; Jn 6, 41-51 Live in love (Eph 5, 2) Jesus lifts up and strengthens those who are crushed, and wakes up and disturbs those who are self-complacent. God encourages us who feel...

Dissatisfied Socrates

Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (B), August 2, 2015 – Ex 16, 2-4. 12-15; Eph 4, 17. 20-24; Jn 6, 24-35 Put on the new self (Eph 4, 24) Jesus fully reveals God’s will for us. Those who are looking for Jesus do something good. The only thing they lack is a better...

Many a mickle makes a muckle

Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (B), July 26, 2015 – 2 Kgs 4, 42-44; Eph 4, 1-6; Jn 6, 1-15 One body and one Spirit (Eph 4, 4) Jesus is our shepherd. We will lack nothing if we remain united to him. Jesus goes with his disciples to a foreign territory. A large...

Your mission, should you accept it …

Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (B), July 12, 2015 – Am 7, 12-15; Eph 1, 3-14; Mk 6, 7-13 Sealed in Christ with the Holy Spirit (Eph 1, 13) Jesus seeks first the kingdom and righteousness of God. His disciples prove themselves by doing the same. The first disciples...

Still a stranger?

Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (B), July 5, 2015 – Ez 2, 2-5; 2 Cor 12, 7-10; Mk 6, 1-6 When I am weak, then I am strong (2 Cor 12, 10) Jesus came to his own people, but they did not accept him. Is he not a stranger to us who claim to be his own? God reveals to...

Life insurance

Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (B), June 28, 2015 – Wis 1, 13-15; 2, 23-24; 2 Cor 8, 7. 8. 13-15; Mk 5, 21-43 For your sake he became poor (2 Cor 8, 9) Death no longer has power over Christ. Does it still have power over us who have been baptized into his death...

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