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 293 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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Nov 223 min read
Christ the King (Ages 9-12): Mission as King
John 18.33b-37 Â Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n Next Sunday is the first Sunday of Advent, the first Sunday of our year of...
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Nov 144 min read
33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): The Lesson of the Fig Tree
Mark 13.24-32 Â Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n The Gospel reading for this Sunday is a difficult one. Jesus and his friends...
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Nov 94 min read
32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): At the Temple
Mark 12.38-44 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus and his friends are at the Temple in...
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Nov 13 min read
31st Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Simple, Perhaps
Mark 12.28-34 Â Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n In the Gospel for this Sunday, we find Jesus in the Temple in Jerusalem. He...
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Oct 254 min read
30th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Living the Miracle
Mark 10.46-52 Â Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n Often, when we listen to the Bible, we hear about Jesus healing people. Jesus...
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Oct 184 min read
29th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Sharing In His Mission
Mark 10.35-45 Â Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n As Jesus and the disciples walk the long journey to Jerusalem, the disciples...
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Oct 124 min read
28th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): God Alone
Mark 10.17-30 Â Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n In the Gospel for this Sunday, a man comes to Jesus with a question about...
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Oct 45 min read
27th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Treasure
Mark 10.2-16 Â 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 275 min read
26th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Power of the Name
Mark 9.38-43, 45, 47-48 Â 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 214 min read
25th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Ask A Good Question
Mark 9.30-37 Â 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 135 min read
24th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Being
Mark 8:27-35 Â Â 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 75 min read
23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): The Work of Prophets
Mark 7.31-37 Â 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 304 min read
22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Hearts That Desire Cleansing
Mark 7.1-8, 14-15, 21-23 Â 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 read
21st Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Something More
John 6.53 Â and 60-69 Â 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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Aug 165 min read
20th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Never Will He Ever
John 6. 51-58 Â Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n In the middle of the summer, we find ourselves still in the middle of the sixth...
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Aug 94 min read
19th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Covenant: Sign and Celebration
John 6.41-51 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n For the last few weeks, we listened to chapter 6 of the Gospel of St. John. The...
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Aug 24 min read
18th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Satisfying Desire
John 6.24-35 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection Last week, we heard about Jesus satisfying the hunger of five thousand people. We...
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Jul 265 min read
17th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Counting The Signs
John 6.1-15 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel reading last week, Jesus has compassion on the crowd of people. He...
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