The Better Part

(Adults, you could begin by reading the Gospel aloud to the child. Alternatively, you could read the first paragraph of the reflection to...

(Begin by reading the Gospel. Sometimes it is good to have someone read it to you. The Word is meant to be heard.) Matthew 21.28-32 Often...

(Adults, the Gospel reading this week is about mercy and forgiveness, both incommensurable gifts from God. The young child, not yet at...

(Begin by reading the Gospel. Sometimes it is good to have someone read it to you. The Word is meant to be heard.) Matthew 18.21-34 Last...

(Adults, you could begin by reading the Gospel aloud to the child. Alternatively, you could read the first paragraph of the reflection to...

(Begin by reading the Gospel. Sometimes it is good to have someone read it to you. The Word is meant to be heard.) Matthew 18.15-20 Jesus...

(Adults, begin by reading the Gospel aloud to the child. Alternatively, you could read the first paragraph of the reflection to the...

13th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A 6-9 year olds (Adults, begin by reading the Gospel aloud to the child, unless the child is a very...

Matthew 5.38-48 7th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A 9-12 year olds Jesus continues his talk to the disciples who have gathered to...

Matthew 5.17, 20-24, 27-28, 33-34, 37++ full reading: Matthew 5.17-37 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A 9-12 year olds The Gospel...

Matthew 3.13-17 BAPTISM OF THE LORD – YEAR A 9-12 year olds At the close of the Christmas season, we leave the secret years of Jesus'...

Matthew 1:18-24 4th Sunday of Advent, Year A 9-12 year olds In Advent, we usually spend a lot of time thinking about the Annunciation to...

Matthew 3.1-12 2nd Sunday of Advent, Year A 9-12 year olds "Even now the ax is lying at the root of the trees; every tree therefore that...

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...

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....

Luke 18.9-14 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C In the Gospel this Sunday, we hear Jesus talking about people praying. One of the...

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...

Luke 17.11-19 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C A strange thing happens in the Gospel we hear today. Ten people who are sick ask Jesus...

Luke 14:1, 7-14 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C When I listened to this reading, I noticed these words: "the guests chose the places...