Homilies about bullying

What Jesus Teaches Us About Bullying

Father Javier

Father Javier explains the Gospel reading about Jesus healing the crippled man on the Sabbath and the subsequent desire of the Jews to kill him. He interprets this as an act of bullying against Jesus for doing good and for being the Son of God, which he could not change. The homily then applies this to the children in the school, encouraging them to report bullying, ignore bullies, show compassion, and stand up for themselves by not letting negative words affect their self-worth, reminding them that God made them perfect.