24th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): The Anointed One
Mark 8:27-35 Â Â 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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The Better Part Podcast
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- Sep 7
- 3 min
23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Ephphatha
Mark 7.31-37 Â 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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- Aug 30
- 2 min
22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Holy Hands
Mark 7.1-8, 14-15, 21-23 Â 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 23
- 3 min
21st Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): The Best Food
John 6.53 Â and 60-69 Â 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 16
- 3 min
20th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): He Likes It That Way
John 6. 51-58 Â Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n Last week, we heard Jesus, the Good Shepherd, tell us again that he is the...
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- Aug 9
- 2 min
19th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Bread That Is Holy
John 6.48-51 Â (abbreviated) [ John 6.41-51 Â (full)] Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n Last week we heard Jesus say, "I AM the...
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- Aug 2
- 3 min
18th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): God Gives
John 6.24-35 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection Last week we heard Jesus make a great crowd of people sit down so that he could...
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- Jul 26
- 3 min
17th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): He Always Feeds His Sheep
John 6.1-15 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection Last week we heard about Jesus teaching the great crowd of people who need a...
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- Jul 19
- 3 min
16th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Everything They Need
Mark 6.30-34 Click here to listen to the Podcast Last week, we listened to Jesus send out his friends—his apostles—to do marvellous...
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- Jul 12
- 3 min
15th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Share and Send
Mark 6.7-13 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection Often, when we listen to the Gospel, we hear about Jesus doing marvellous things....
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- Jul 5
- 3 min
14th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Ordinary and More
Mark 6.1-6 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection (Adults, the reflection this week is open-ended and invites the children into some...
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- Jun 28
- 3 min
13th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Little Lamb, Arise!
Mark 5.21-24, 35-43 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel for this Sunday, when Jesus and his friends return from their...
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- Jun 21
- 3 min
12th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): The Gift of Awe
Mark 4.35-41 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel for this Sunday, it is almost night time. It has been a long day for...
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- Jun 15
- 3 min
11th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Marvellous Growth
Mark 4.26-34 Â (focusing on verses 30-32) Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection In the gospel reading this Sunday, Jesus tells us a...
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- Jun 8
- 3 min
10th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Jesus' Family
Mark 3.20-35 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus returns home after spending a long time with...
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- Jun 1
- 3 min
The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Ages 3-6): Those Special Words
Mark 14.12-16, 22-26 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel for this Sunday, we listen again to the account of the Last...
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- May 25
- 2 min
Trinity Sunday (Ages 3-6): How Can We Remember?
Matthew 28.16-20 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection Now, after so much celebrating, the great feast of Easter passes. For so long, we...
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- May 17
- 3 min
Pentecost Sunday (Ages 3-6): Together
Acts 2.1-11 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection This Sunday is a new feast. We celebrate the coming of the Holy Spirit. We call this...
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- May 10
- 2 min
Ascension (Ages 3-6): We Want To Know
Mark 16.15-20Â (for the youngest child, just verses 19-20) Listen to the Gospel and Reflection This Sunday is the seventh Sunday of the...
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- May 3
- 2 min
6th Sunday of Easter (Ages 3-6): Living in Joy
John 15.9-17 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection We keep thinking about what Jesus says about himself. Jesus says he is the Good Shepherd...
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