25th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Focus
Mark 9.30-37 Â 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 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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Jul 122 min read
15th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Called To Be Sent
Mark 6.7-13 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection We are used to hearing about all the marvellous things that Jesus says and does. We...
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Jul 124 min read
15th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Sandals and Staff
Mark 6.7-13 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection Last Sunday, we heard Jesus get rejected by the people of Nazareth. We heard him...
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Jan 203 min read
3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Meeting Us
Mark 1.14-20 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection Last week we heard St. John's account of how Andrew and Simon Peter become...
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Jan 203 min read
3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Kairos
Mark 1.14-20 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection Pope Francis has declared this Sunday, 'the Sunday of the Word of God.' When we...
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Jan 133 min read
2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Follow
John 1.35-42 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection Last week, our Gospel reading talked about Jesus as just a little baby. This week,...
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Jan 135 min read
2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Who Chooses Disciples?
John 1.35-42 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection The Gospel for this week takes place the day after Jesus gets baptized. This is St....
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Nov 18, 20236 min read
33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Into the Heart of God
Matthew 24.36; 25.14-30 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus tells us another parable. It is...
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Sep 1, 20233 min read
22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Peter's Choice
Matthew 16.21-27 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection Last Sunday, we heard Peter say boldly that Jesus is the Messiah, the One...
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Sep 1, 20234 min read
22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): What Will They Give In Return For Their Life
Matthew 16.21-27 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection Last week, we listened as Peter—a man with little faith—proclaims boldly that...
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Jul 7, 20232 min read
14th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Ploughing Together
Matthew 11.25-30 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus speaks of carrying burdens. He knows people...
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Jul 1, 20232 min read
13th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Comfortable in Our Home
Matthew 10.37-42 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection Last Sunday we heard Jesus tell the disciples that they are more special than...
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Jul 1, 20233 min read
13th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): The Right Order of Loving
Matthew 10.37-42 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection Last Sunday, when we heard Jesus preparing his disciples to go out to teach about...
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Jul 1, 20232 min read
13th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Welcoming and Being Welcomed
Matthew 10.37-42 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection Last Sunday, when we heard Jesus preparing his disciples to go out to teach, we...
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Jun 24, 20233 min read
12th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Acknowledged
Matthew 10.26-33 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection This Sunday, we hear Jesus preparing his disciples to go out into the world to...
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Jun 17, 20233 min read
11th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Gifts for Kingdom Work
Matthew 9.36 - 10.8 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection During Jesus' time on earth, he speaks often about the Kingdom of God. He shows...
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May 20, 20232 min read
Ascension Sunday (Ages 3-6): Disciples
Matthew 28.16-20 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection We know that after Jesus dies and rises to new life, never to die again, he spends...
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May 20, 20233 min read
Ascension Sunday (Ages 6-9): Not Another Death
Matthew 28.16-20 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection On Ascension Sunday, or the Feast of the Ascension, we celebrate the moment in...
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May 20, 20233 min read
Ascension Sunday (Ages 9-12): I-With You-Am
Matthew 28.16-20 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection On Ascension Sunday, or the Feast of the Ascension, we celebrate the moment in...
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