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The Better Part Podcast
Listen to weekly reflections prior to Sunday Mass!
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2 hours ago3 min read
2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Listen To His Voice
John 2.1-12  Click here to listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n We know that when two people love  each other very much, they get...
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2 hours ago3 min read
2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): The Mother of Jesus Knows
John 2.1-12 Â Click here to listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n The reading for this Sunday comes from the Gospel of St. John. We...
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2 hours ago4 min read
2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): The Seventh Jar
John 2.1-12 Â Click here to listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n The reading for this Sunday is called the Wedding at Cana. This...
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6 days ago3 min read
Baptism of the Lord (Ages 3-6): Let God Love
Luke 3.15-16, 21-22 Â Click here to listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n S till we celebrate the feast of Christmas! This is the...
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6 days ago4 min read
Baptism of the Lord (Ages 6-9): The Power of Prayer
Luke 3.15-16, 21-22 Â Click here to listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n Soon we will come to the end of the Christmas season, but...
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6 days ago4 min read
Baptism of the Lord (Ages 9-12): Soaking Up The Love
Luke 3.15-16, 21-22 Â Click here to listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n At the close of the Christmas season, we leave the secret...
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Jan 33 min read
Feast of the Epiphany (Ages 3-6): What Do They Know?
Matthew 2.1-12 Click here to listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n Most people in our world think that Christmas is over. Not yet!...
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Jan 34 min read
Feast of the Epiphany (Ages 6-9): Is This Epiphany?
Matthew 2.1-12 Click here to listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n We call the second Sunday of the Christmas season the Feast of the...
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Jan 35 min read
Feast of the Epiphany (Ages 9-12): God Leads Us
Matthew 2.1-12 Click here to listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n This Sunday, we celebrate the Feast of the Epiphany. Epiphany...
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Dec 27, 20243 min read
Feast of the Holy Family (Ages 3-6): God's Home
Luke 2.41-52 Â Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n Now we celebrate! Now we feast! Jesus, the Light, enters our world as a tiny...
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Dec 27, 20244 min read
Feast of the Holy Family (Ages 6-9): Feeding a Need
Luke 2.41-52 Â Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n The feast arrived! We waited for so long and now we celebrate! For three...
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Dec 27, 20244 min read
Feast of the Holy Family (Ages 9-12): Taking Ownership
Luke 2.41-52 Â Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n The feast has arrived and has only just begun! For three Sundays, we celebrate...
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Dec 19, 20243 min read
4th Sunday of Advent (Ages 3-6): Knowing and Joy
Luke 1.39-45 Â Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n This Sunday is the 4th Sunday of Advent. We light all four candles on the Advent...
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Dec 19, 20243 min read
4th Sunday of Advent (Ages 6-9): She Says Yes
Luke 1.39-45 Â Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n This Sunday we light all four candles on the Advent wreath. The feast arrives...
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Dec 19, 20244 min read
4th Sunday of Advent (Ages 9-12): At The Sound of Her Voice
Luke 1.39-45 Â Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n This Sunday is the fourth and last Sunday of Advent. Soon we will celebrate our...
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Dec 12, 20243 min read
3rd Sunday of Advent (Ages 3-6): Our Joy
Luke 3.10-18 Â Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n (Adults, in the Gospel for this Sunday the people ask John what they must do to...
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Dec 12, 20244 min read
3rd Sunday of Advent (Ages 6-9): The One Who Comes
Luke 3.10-18  Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n This Sunday we light the pink  candle on the Advent wreath for the third Sunday...
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Dec 12, 20244 min read
3rd Sunday of Advent (Ages 9-12): Gaudete!
Luke 3.10-18 Â Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n We call this Sunday " Gaudete Sunday." Gaudete is a Latin word that means...
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Dec 6, 20242 min read
2nd Sunday of Advent (Ages 3-6): The One With Salvation
Luke 3.1-6 Â Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n This Sunday is the second Sunday of Advent. We remember that in Advent we prepare...
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Dec 6, 20243 min read
2nd Sunday of Advent (Ages 6-9): Proclaim
Luke 3.1-6 Â Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n This Sunday is the second Sunday of Advent. We remember that in Advent we prepare...
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Dec 6, 20243 min read
2nd Sunday of Advent (Ages 9-12): The Work of God
Luke 3.1-6 Â Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n This Sunday is the second Sunday of Advent. As we prepare to celebrate God...
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Nov 29, 20242 min read
1st Sunday of Advent (Ages 3-6): Preparing to Know Him
Luke 21.25-28, 34-36 Â (full reading) Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n (Adults, the Gospel for this Sunday involves images that...
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Nov 29, 20243 min read
1st Sunday of Advent (Ages 6-9): Lift Us Up
Luke 21.25-28, 34-36 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n This Sunday is the first Sunday of Advent . Advent  is a time of preparing...
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Nov 29, 20243 min read
1st Sunday of Advent (Ages 9-12): The Pervasion of God
Luke 21.25-28, 34-36 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n This Sunday is the first Sunday of Advent . In Advent  we prepare  for the...
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