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09/07/2026

Monday September 7, 2026
Luke 6:6-11

On the sabbath Jesus went into the synagogue and began to teach, and a man was there whose right hand was withered. The scribes and the Pharisees were watching him to see if he would cure a man on the sabbath, hoping to find something to use against him.
Don’t you just hate toxic places and toxic people. I sometimes wonder what fuels such negative vibes especially in a place where compassion should flourish. I once mentioned a Jesuit friend of mine who works at the highest level in a certain diocese at home, he once said referring to some priests “sometimes I wonder if these men are baptized at all?”
Listen I understand on this forum we don’t throw stones at others. I bring this up to pull out what our Lord did when the place of prayer became toxic. He refused to be drawn into the drama and stayed the course. He healed the man with the withered hand and let God take care of the rest.
Today you may be the healer or you may be the one with the withered hand or withering life. May we all not buy into the toxicity but stay focused on our mission. God has you here for a reason. Let that reason find you.

09/07/2026

Welcome to Homily On The Go - 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time 2026

Welcome to Homily On The Go - Twenty-Third Sunday of Ordinary Time ...

09/02/2026

Wednesday September 2, 2026
Luke 4:38-44

Leaving the synagogue, Jesus went to Simon’s house. Now Simon’s mother-in-law was suffering from a high fever and they asked him to do something for her.
Usually after communion while the choir is singing the meditation song or we are experiencing a bit of holy silence, I often wonder what conversations with the Lord after communion. Jesus has entered our houses, do we now tell him what is truly going on in our lives. Peter and his family could have kept the fever a little family secret. They could have closed the door to that room and not allow the Lord in. But they opened up every room including the troubled room.
Today as you sit in prayer, I invite you to allow God’s grace into every area of your life. Only he can truly clean up some messes that we have found ourselves in. Letting the Lord in might mean talking to a counselor or therapist or sibling. We do not have to do life by ourselves. There is help!!!
Love you

08/31/2026

Monday August 31, 2026
Luke 4:16-30

Jesus came to Nazara, where he had been brought up, and went into the synagogue on the sabbath day as he usually did.
This beautiful passage reminds me of going home and revisiting the places that made me. Recently a friend of mine remarked after 26 years in America that home has become a little complicated. Home for him is Poland where he was brought up and there is a little bit of home in every place he has lived. Those of us who have been blessed with the experience of going home know the feeling of hitting our favorite spots. The gym, the church, the tavern. We go back to those places because they hold dear memories and maybe a little secret here and there that went into creating the persons we have become.
Jesus went home and visited his favorite spots. The people at the synagogue wondered about him. Isn’t this the son of Joseph they asked. And they could not bring themselves to accept him as a Rabbi. There was something about being the son of Joseph that infuriated people or made them dismiss and deny Jesus.
Sometimes we think we have to deny something about ourselves for the cool kids to accept us. The truth is if you have to change something about your upbringing in order to be accepted maybe you are not in good company. Your upbringing, no matter how awesome it was 😉 is sacred ground. The people of Nazara would not accept Jesus because of his father, some may not accept you because of whatever… hold your head high and answer the call of God. He accepts and understands every bit of you.

08/31/2026

Welcome to Homily On The Go - 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time 2026

Welcome to Homily On The Go - 22nd Sunday of Ordinary Time 2026

08/27/2026

Thursday August 27, 2026
Matthew 24:42-51

Jesus said to his disciples: ‘Stay awake, because you do not know the day when your master is coming.
Do you know what it means to be awakened? In the 6th and 5th century BCE (563 BCE) there lived a man who was later called the Buddha. A story is told that a contingent of men were sent to him to ask him a question as he was meditating under a tree. He had created quite a speculation and so people wanted to know who he was. They asked “Who are you?” “Are you a god?” He answered “NO.” They asked if he was a man, his answer was a simple …no. A third time they asked if he was a sorcerer, again he simply answered no. So in frustration they asked “What are you then so we can bring back an answer!!” He looked up and gave the answer that started a movement. “ I am awake!!”
600 years later after Gautama Buddha, Jesus of Nazareth shows up on scene and exhausts his disciples to ‘stay awake’ or stay alert’.
The kingdom of God belongs to those who choose to see and be awakened to the promptings of God in there life today. It is not for those who dream of a life with God someday when they die. Let us stop postponing our full experience of the divine to our afterlife. How about seeing the blessings today. I know some days are unbearable. I have had thousands of those days but I can look back now and sometimes wish God had been more obvious of his presence but truly I can say he has been with me through it all.
Today I pray you awaken to his loving embrace. Don’t you know this early morning I looked at this beautiful moon and said, thank you for letting me notice her. We say in the old country that when you start noticing the moon and all, you have become rich. Yup I think I have become …

08/25/2026

Tuesday August 25, 2026
Matthew 23:13-23

Jesus said: ‘Alas for you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You who pay your tithe of mint and dill and cumin and have neglected the weightier matters of the Law – justice, mercy, good faith! These you should have practised,
I always find myself cheering Jesus on as he rips into the Pharisees and Scribes, those hypocrites. But then I am reminded that we do not read scripture so we become experts at seeing how others fail. We read scripture so we grow in faith and correct what needs correction in our own lives. Today I look at how I in my ministry have put the focus on the unimportant things in the spiritual lives. Pope Francis worried that seminaries are producing little monsters not caring priests. I think we can all use a little reminding. Maybe I need to be reminded that the focus should be on family and not too much work. Maybe someone needs to be reminded to be content with what they have instead of chasing the dream house or relationship.
What little and unimportant things in your life have become the big things and in the process have you lost sight of your calling?

08/23/2026

Rest in God's loving peace.

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08/21/2026

Friday August 21, 2026
Matthew 22:34-40

When the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees they got together and, to disconcert him, one of them put a question, ‘Master, which is the greatest commandment of the Law?’ Jesus said, ‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and the first commandment. The second resembles it: You must love your neighbour as yourself. On these two commandments hang the whole Law, and the Prophets also.’
Fr. Chibundi has added a third commandment to what our Lord says above. It is “Remember there is but one God and you ain’t it!!”
It is actually interesting to see just how much time and energy the Pharisees put in stopping the ministry of our Lord. They actually did this in the name of saving their religion from corruption. Jesus was a threat. You know I want him to remain a threat to forces within me that are hostile to the life of the Kingdom. We often think of Jesus as a kumbaya kinda of a person. But he was disruptive. So today how does love God and Love Neighbor disrupt your life. How is this challenging? You know the answer very well. Life by its very nature is tough and challenging let alone living with others who do not see things as we do. Remember though, there is but one God and you are not it!!!

08/19/2026

Wednesday August 19, 2026
Matthew 20:1-16

Jesus said to his disciples: ‘The kingdom of heaven is like a landowner going out at daybreak to hire workers for his vineyard.
There must have been some trouble in the early church which prompted Jesus to tell this parable to his disciples. The question for me is if we finally got that message. Sometimes church which is supposed to be a place of worship, forgiveness and welcome can become a rather toxic place where enemy lines are drawn. This happens in every community and family if we do not stop reminding ourselves of our mission. Maybe instead of mission, the disciples were being driven by ambition. The first disciples wanted to be respected, given places of honor because they were the first ones to be called. In fact no one would be allowed to be called an apostle unless they were called by Jesus himself. Then here comes St Paul. He had never walked with Jesus and was claiming to be an apostle. Trouble began!!
Remember another incident when the disciples stopped a guy who was casting out a demon because “he is not one of us…” And the Lord said “…why did you stop him, he who does not scatter actually gathers with us…”
This was there thing you see. It very quickly became about them not the mission. Have you ever had a priest who needed to control everything? He has to hold court all the time and you better not do something better than him? I know you have!!! That priest or person needs to go on retreat to be reminded that it is God who does the calling. He calls some at the 11th hour and it is non of our business to question their reward or gift.