23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Aside, In Private, Away From
Mark 7.31-37 Â 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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- Jul 19
- 4 min
16th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): The Word That Shepherds
Mark 6.30-34 Click here to listen to the Podcast Last week, we listened to Jesus call twelve of his friends to be apostles—people who get...
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- Jul 19
- 4 min
16th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Prayer and Compassion
Mark 6.30-34 Click here to listen to the Podcast Last week, we listened to Jesus send out the twelve with only staff and sandals. He...
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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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- Feb 9
- 2 min
6th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Coming So Close
Mark 1.40-45 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection Right at the beginning of the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus meets a person who has...
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- Feb 3
- 2 min
5th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Private Time With God
Mark 1.29-39 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection Last week, we heard about Jesus at the synagogue on the Sabbath, the holy day of...
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- Feb 3
- 4 min
5th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Hunting or Seeking?
Mark 1.29-39 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection Last week, we heard about Jesus at the synagogue in Capernaum on the Sabbath day....
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- Feb 3
- 4 min
5th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Intimate
Mark 1.29-39 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection Last week, we heard about Jesus ordering an unclean spirit out of a man at the...
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- Dec 29, 2023
- 4 min
Feast of the Holy Family (Ages 9-12): The Holy Family of God
Luke 2.22-40 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection On this first Sunday of the Christmas season, we celebrate the Feast of the Holy...
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- Dec 22, 2023
- 3 min
4th Sunday of Advent (Ages 6-9): Wait No Longer
Luke 1.26-38 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection On the fourth Sunday of Advent, so close to the feast we wait to celebrate, we...
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- Nov 10, 2023
- 4 min
32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Taking The Time
Matthew 25.1-13 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection In another parable this Sunday, Jesus reminds us that the Kingdom of God is like...
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- Sep 29, 2023
- 3 min
26th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Saying And Doing The Will
Matthew 21.28-32 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel this Sunday we hear people coming to challenge Jesus' authority....
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- Sep 8, 2023
- 4 min
23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Problem Solving
Matthew 18.15-20 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus and his disciples head towards Jerusalem,...
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- Aug 18, 2023
- 2 min
20th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Who Does Jesus Help?
Matthew 15.21-28 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection (Adults: children of this age usually pray in thanksgiving and praise unless...
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- Aug 18, 2023
- 3 min
20th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Eyes On Jesus
Matthew 15.21-28 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection The Gospel this week follows not long after Jesus saves Peter when he begins to...
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- Jun 3, 2023
- 2 min
Trinity Sunday (Ages 3-6): Who Are You, God?
John 3.16-18 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel for this Sunday, we hear Jesus speaking to a man named Nicodemus. ...
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- Dec 31, 2022
- 3 min
Mary, Mother of God (Ages 6-9): Two Ways To Respond
(Adults, you could begin by lighting a candle before reading the reflection to your child. The quotations you could read directly from...
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- Oct 28, 2022
- 3 min
31st Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Seeing Jesus
(Adults, you could begin by reading the scripture passage to your child. Alternatively, read the intro to the reflection, then the...
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- Oct 22, 2022
- 2 min
30th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Making Ourselves Small
(Adults, this week we hear another moral parable. Our 3-6 year olds do not need to hear this yet. But as small little people, they know...
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- Oct 22, 2022
- 3 min
30th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Who Are Our Eyes On?
(Adults, after you have settled yourselves, you could begin by listening to the full scripture passage. Alternatively, you could read the...
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