The Better Part

Matthew 4.12-23 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A 9-12 year olds The Gospel this week begins with disturbing news. John the Baptist has been arrested. In ...

Matthew 3.1-12 2nd Sunday of Advent, Year A 3-6 year olds In those days John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness of Judea, proclaiming, “Repent, for the k...

Matthew 24.37-44 1st Sunday of Advent, Year A 9-12 year olds Today is the first Sunday of Advent. Advent is a time of preparing for the feast of God coming i...

Luke 18.9-14 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C Begin by reading this reflection. We know, because Jesus tells us, that our prayer ought to be like the tax...

Luke 18.9-14 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C In the Gospel this Sunday, Jesus tells a parable about how we should be when we pray. In the parable, two m...

Luke 18:1-8 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C In today's Gospel, Jesus tells us a parable about prayer. We know that parables are stories, little mysterie...

Luke 18:1-8 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C In today's Gospel, Jesus tells us a parable about prayer. We know that parables are stories, little mysterie...

Luke 16.19-31 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C I was fortunate to study scripture with a Jewish rabbi last year. He taught us that the Jewish people lear...

Luke 16.19-31 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C Jesus tells another parable today. This one is about two very different men. One man is very poor. His nam...

Luke 16.19-31 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C (Parents, the parable in the Gospel for this Sunday does not have much to say to 3-6 year olds who are ask...

Luke 16:1-13 Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C Today's parable speaks about another person who is squandering property that does not belong to him...

Luke 16:1-13 Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C Jesus tells a parable today about a man who has not been working honestly. We don't know exactly wh...

Luke 15:25-32 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C After the wonderful scene of forgiveness and reconciliation between the father and the younger son, we see...

Luke 15:11-24 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C This is a long parable, and a favourite for many people. We can listen to this parable over and over and e...

Luke 15:8-9 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C Here we have another parable about searching and finding. In Jesus' time, when a woman got married, her husb...

Luke 15:3-6 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C We know that the Good Shepherd calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. We know that they follow him ...

Luke 14:25-33 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C In today's Gospel, Jesus talks about being a disciple. We know that a disciple is someone who follows Jesu...

Luke 14:25-33 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C In today's Gospel, Jesus talks about being a disciple. A disciple is someone who follows Jesus. He says so...

Luke 14:1, 7-14 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C When I was growing up, whenever our family had large gatherings of people over for dinner, my mother wou...

Luke 14:1, 7-14 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C In today's Gospel reading, the guests at the dinner are jostling each other to get a good seat. Who are ...