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Hello, good people :)
After 7 years of publishing The Better Part, I am ready to stop.
As many of you probably recognize, the reflections simply repeat every three years, following the calendar of the Church. Using the search bar above, you can type in the Sunday you are looking for (eg. 20th Sunday) and the reflections that match will show up. Until Advent 2026, you are looking for "year A" reflections.
The podcast will continue. You can find it on most Podcast platforms (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Podbean).
God bless you all and the children you serve.
Paula
3rd Sunday of Lent (Ages 3-6): The Good Gardener
Luke 13:1-9 Click here to listen to the Gospel and Reflection (Adults, this reflection considers only the parable in verses 6-9. How...
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Mar 19, 20252 min read
3rd Sunday of Lent (Ages 6-9): Poor Fig Tree
Luke 13:1-9 Click here to listen to the Gospel and Reflection The Gospel for this Sunday mentions two tragic events in which people...
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Mar 19, 20253 min read
3rd Sunday of Lent (Ages 9-12): Unless and Until
Luke 13:1-9 Click here to listen to the Gospel and Reflection The Gospel for this Sunday begins with someone telling Jesus about the...
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Mar 19, 20253 min read
2nd Sunday of Lent (Ages 3-6): While Jesus Prays
Luke 9.28b-36 Click here to listen to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus needs time to pray. He wants to...
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Mar 11, 20253 min read
2nd Sunday of Lent (Ages 6-9): Encounter
Luke 9.28b-36 Click here to listen to the Gospel and Reflection Many times in St. Luke's Gospel, we hear about Jesus praying. In the...
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Mar 11, 20254 min read
2nd Sunday of Lent (Ages 9-12): Connect the Dots
Luke 9.28b-36 Click here to listen to the Gospel and Reflection Every year, on the second Sunday of Lent, we hear about the...
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Mar 11, 20254 min read
1st Sunday of Lent (Ages 3-6): Bread and the Lord
Luke 4.1-13 Click here to listen to the Gospel and Reflection The church enters a new season, so the colour changes! Instead of green,...
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Feb 28, 20252 min read
1st Sunday of Lent (Ages 6-9): God's Time
Luke 4.1-13 Click here to listen to the Gospel and Reflection We enter a new season in the church called Lent , a time of preparation...
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Feb 28, 20254 min read
1st Sunday of Lent (Ages 9-12): Prayer of Preparation
Luke 4.1-13 Click here to listen to the Gospel and Reflection On Wednesday, the church entered Lent , the time of preparation for the...
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Feb 28, 20254 min read
8th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): The Best
Luke 6:39-45 Click here to listen to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus tells us some parables. We know...
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Feb 28, 20252 min read
8th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Specks and Logs
Luke 6:39-45 Click here to listen to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus tells us some parables about...
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Feb 28, 20254 min read
8th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Treasure and Fruit
Luke 6:39-45 Click here to listen to the Gospel and Reflection For the last few weeks, we heard our call to be prophets for God. God...
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Feb 28, 20254 min read
7th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Mercy Overflows
Luke 6:27-38 Click here to listen to the Gospel and Reflection (Adults, the Gospel for this Sunday contains many instructions for how...
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Feb 22, 20252 min read
7th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): More Than Level Is The Kingdom
Luke 6:27-38 Click here to listen to the Gospel and Reflection Last week we thought about the Kingdom of God as level ground. We...
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Feb 22, 20254 min read
7th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Merciful Givers
Luke 6:27-38 Click here to listen to the Gospel and Reflection Last week, we heard Jesus call the twelve apostles to be prophets . We...
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Feb 22, 20254 min read
6th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Jesus Looks Up
Luke 6:17, 20-26 Click here to listen to the Gospel and Reflection The Gospel for this Sunday begins with Jesus coming down from a...
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Feb 14, 20253 min read
6th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Level Is The Kingdom
Luke 6:17, 20-26 Click here to listen to the Gospel and Reflection The Gospel for this Sunday begins with Jesus coming down from a...
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Feb 14, 20254 min read
6th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Blessed Are You Prophets
Luke 6:17, 20-26 Click here to listen to the Gospel and Reflection The Gospel for this Sunday begins with Jesus coming down from a...
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Feb 14, 20254 min read
5th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Abundance
Luke 5.1-11 Click here to listen to the Gospel and Reflection Often when we listen to the Word of God we hear about people who follow...
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Feb 8, 20253 min read
5th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Noticed
Luke 5.1-11 Click here to listen to the Gospel and Reflection So often when we listen to the Gospel, we hear about Jesus and his...
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Feb 8, 20254 min read
5th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Work Enough For All
Luke 5.1-11 Click here to listen to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel for this Sunday, we hear about the moment when Simon Peter...
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Feb 8, 20254 min read
Presentation of the Lord (Ages 3-6): Guided By The Spirit
Luke 2.22-40 Click here to listen to the Gospel and Reflectio n For three Sundays now, we listened to Gospel accounts of Jesus' life as a...
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Jan 31, 20253 min read
Presentation of the Lord (Ages 6-9): Salvation and Light
Luke 2.22-40 Click here to listen to the Gospel and Reflectio n Today, it seems we move back in time! We thought we left the Christmas...
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Jan 31, 20254 min read
Presentation of the Lord (Ages 9-12): Living the Law of the Lord
Luke 2.22-40 Click here to listen to the Gospel and Reflectio n This Sunday is February 2nd, exactly forty days after Christmas Day. For...
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Jan 31, 20253 min read
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