by Ross Dizon | Apr 29, 2013 | Reflections
Sixth Sunday of Easter (C), May 5, 2013 – Acts 15, 1-2. 22-29; Rev 21, 10-14. 22-23; Jn. 14, 23-29 The devil induced an apostle to betray Jesus. The father of lies filled the hearts of Ananias and Sapphira that they blatantly lied, although the couple belonged...
by Ross Dizon | Apr 25, 2013 | Reflections
Jesus says aloud what the disciples are sensing, “My children, I will be with you only a little while longer.” He speaks to them tenderly. He wants his last gestures and words etched on their hearts: “I give you a new commandment: love one another; as I have...
by Ross Dizon | Apr 22, 2013 | Reflections
Fifth Sunday of Easter (C), April 28, 2013 – Acts 14:21-27; Rev 21:1-5a; Jn. 13:31-33a, 34-35 God is beauty ever ancient and ever new, confesses St. Augustine. Following this Augustinian example and guided by “God is love,” we can profess that God is love that...
by Ross Dizon | Apr 19, 2013 | Reflections
Fourth Sunday of Easter (C), April 21, 2013 – Acts 13:14, 43-52; Rev. 7:9, 14b-17; Jn. 10:27-30 Part and parcel of our experience are the gray afternoon and the dark night of discouragement and hopelessness, of fear and shame, of failure and humiliation, of...
by Ross Dizon | Apr 17, 2013 | Reflections
It was winter. Jesus was walking through the portico of Solomon, one of the outdoor galleries surrounding the large esplanade of the Temple. This portico, in particular, was a place frequented by people since it was apparently protected from the wind by a wall. ...
