Weekly Sunday Homily with Fr Benny James SDB
With joy and pastoral zeal, I am happy to begin sharing a weekly Sunday homily through this website, www.donboscodimapur.in. Each Sunday, I will share a short reflection based on the Sunday liturgy, grounded in the Word of God, the teachings of the Church.
These homilies are meant to be a source of spiritual nourishment, encouragement, and inspiration for all—priests, religious, educators, youth, and families—who seek to live their Christian faith more deeply in the spirit of reason, religion, and loving-kindness.
In a world often filled with noise and uncertainty, may these weekly reflections help us to listen to the voice of God, discern His will, and walk the path of holiness with courage and joy.
Let us journey together with faith and hope.
XX SUNDAY OF THE YEAR: MOVE THE FENCE
Isaiah 56:1, 6-7; Romans 11:13-15, 29-32; Matthew 15:21-28During WWII, a group of soldiers lost a buddy and wanted to bury him in a proper grave. […]
XIX SUNDAY OF THE YEAR : AMID THE STORM
1 Kings 19:9a, 11-13a; Romans 9:1-5; Matthew 14:22-33We are amid a great storm in our lives – inflation and unemployment; hatred and intolerance; natural disasters […]
XVIII SUNDAY OF THE YEAR: HE HAD COMPASSION ON THEM
Isaiah 55:1-3; Romans 8:35, 37-39; Matthew 14:13-21Amid the devastation caused by the recent Assam floods, there are touching stories of compassion. While volunteers were distributing […]
XVII SUNDAY OF THE YEAR: STAKE EVERYTHING ON ONE THING
1 Kings 3:5, 7-12; Romans 8:28-30; Matthew 13:44-52A member of a youth-group, an Infosys employee, was leaving for the US and wanted to sell his […]
XVI SUNDAY OF THE YEAR: DON’T JUMP TO CONCLUSIONS
Wisdom 12:13, 16-19; Romans 8:26-27; Matthew 13:24-43A bishop, sailing on an ocean-liner, found that he was sharing a cabin. He went to the purser to […]
XV SUNDAY OF THE YEAR: KEEP SOWING
Isaiah 55:10-11; Romans 8:18-23; Matthew 13:1-23“I’m leaving!” said a priest companion as he and I were vesting for the Eucharist. Before a stunned me could […]
XIV SUNDAY OF THE YEAR: COUNTER THE CULTURE
Zechariah 9:9-10; Romans 8:9, 11-13; Matthew 11:25-30One of your main jobs as a parent is to counter the culture. What the media delivers to children […]
XIII SUNDAY OF THE YEAR : MAKE ROOM
2 Kings 4:8-11, 14-16a; Romans 6:3-4, 8-11; Matthew 10:37-42The lady of the house instructed her butler before a banquet: “Bentley, I want you to stand […]
XII SUNDAY OF THE YEAR: FEARLESS IN PERSECUTION
Jeremiah 20:10-13; Romans 5:12-15; Matthew 10:26-33On 06 June, Bishop Osório Afonso, Bishop of Quelimane (Mozambique), was shot dead. According to the World Watch List, last […]
XI SUNDAY OF THE YEAR: CALLED TO SHARE GOD’S COMPASSION
Exodus 19:2-6a; Romans 5:6-11; Matthew 9:36—10:8Every evening at the Oratory at Don Bosco Matunga (Mumbai), the kids play for a while before they study. I […]