27th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Important
Mark 10.2-16 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n When we listen to the Word of God, we hear about people coming to see Jesus....
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27th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Healing From God
Mark 10.2-16 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus leaves Galilee and moves into Judea, much...
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27th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Treasure
Mark 10.2-16 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n The Gospel for this Sunday seems to have two separate parts. The first concerns...
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Sep 293 min
26th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Close to Jesus
Mark 9.38-43, 45, 47-48 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n In the Gospel for this Sunday, John tells Jesus about someone who...
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Sep 274 min
26th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): It Is Better
Mark 9.38-43, 45, 47-48 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n In the Gospel for this Sunday, one of Jesus' followers, John, is...
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Sep 275 min
26th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Power of the Name
Mark 9.38-43, 45, 47-48 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n In the Gospel for this Sunday, the apostle John comes to Jesus with a...
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Sep 213 min
25th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Welcoming Children
Mark 9.30-37 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n In the Gospel for this Sunday, the disciples start to fight! They are like...
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Sep 213 min
25th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Focus
Mark 9.30-37 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n In the Gospel for this Sunday, the disciples have a hard time. They cannot...
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Sep 214 min
25th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Ask A Good Question
Mark 9.30-37 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus and his disciples travel alone. Usually,...
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Sep 132 min
24th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): The Anointed One
Mark 8:27-35 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n We know that people always feel curious about Jesus. They gather around him to...
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Sep 134 min
24th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): On Divine Things
Mark 8:27-35 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n In the Gospel last Sunday, we heard about Jesus healing the man who was deaf....
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Sep 135 min
24th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Being
Mark 8:27-35 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n Jesus spends much time traveling around Galilee and the region across the...
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Sep 73 min
23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Ephphatha
Mark 7.31-37 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus has begun to travel again. Wherever he...
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Sep 74 min
23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Aside, In Private, Away From
Mark 7.31-37 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n We often notice how people are fascinated by Jesus. They like to listen to him;...
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Sep 75 min
23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): The Work of Prophets
Mark 7.31-37 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n Jesus and his friends spend much of their time traveling around Israel, mainly...
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Aug 302 min
22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Holy Hands
Mark 7.1-8, 14-15, 21-23 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n We know that when Jesus talks, people gather around to listen to...
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Aug 303 min
22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Sanctifying
Mark 7.1-8, 14-15, 21-23 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n People feel curious about Jesus. Wherever he goes, people gather...
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Aug 304 min
22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Hearts That Desire Cleansing
Mark 7.1-8, 14-15, 21-23 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n Jesus draws people to him. He makes people curious. Some people's...
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Aug 233 min
21st Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): The Best Food
John 6.53 and 60-69 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n We know that Jesus, the Good Shepherd, feeds his sheep. We know that...
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Aug 234 min
21st Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Spirit and Life
John 6.53 and 60-69 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n For weeks now, we have listened to Jesus speak about himself as the...
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Aug 233 min
21st Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Something More
John 6.53 and 60-69 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n This Sunday, we return once again in our thinking to the moment when...
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