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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
1st Sunday of Advent (Ages 3-6): Preparing to Know Him
Luke 21.25-28, 34-36 (full reading) Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n (Adults, the Gospel for this Sunday involves images that...
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Nov 29, 20242 min read
1st Sunday of Advent (Ages 6-9): Lift Us Up
Luke 21.25-28, 34-36 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n This Sunday is the first Sunday of Advent . Advent is a time of preparing...
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Nov 29, 20243 min read
1st Sunday of Advent (Ages 9-12): The Pervasion of God
Luke 21.25-28, 34-36 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n This Sunday is the first Sunday of Advent . In Advent we prepare for the...
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Nov 29, 20243 min read
Christ the King (Ages 3-6): Belonging to the King
John 18.33b-37 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n This Sunday is a special feast in the Church. We call it the feast of Christ...
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Nov 22, 20242 min read
Christ the King (Ages 6-9): What Kind of King?
John 18.33b-37 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n This Sunday, we celebrate a feast called Christ the King. Both "Christ" and...
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Nov 22, 20243 min read
Christ the King (Ages 9-12): Mission as King
John 18.33b-37 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n Next Sunday is the first Sunday of Advent, the first Sunday of our year of...
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Nov 22, 20243 min read
33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): The Proper Order
Mark 13.24-32 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus and his friends sit on the Mount of...
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Nov 14, 20242 min read
33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Shake the Universe
Mark 13.24-32 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus and his friends sit just outside the city...
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Nov 14, 20244 min read
33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): The Lesson of the Fig Tree
Mark 13.24-32 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n The Gospel reading for this Sunday is a difficult one. Jesus and his friends...
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Nov 14, 20244 min read
32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Everything
Mark 12.41-44 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus and his friends are at the Temple in...
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Nov 9, 20242 min read
32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Math With Jesus
Mark 12.41-44 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus and his friends are at the Temple in...
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Nov 9, 20243 min read
32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): At the Temple
Mark 12.38-44 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus and his friends are at the Temple in...
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Nov 9, 20244 min read
31st Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): The Way of God
Mark 12.28-34 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n In the Gospel for this Sunday, a person comes to Jesus, wanting to know who God...
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Nov 1, 20242 min read
31st Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): You Shall
Mark 12.28-34 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n In the Gospel for this Sunday, a person comes to Jesus, wanting to know the...
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Nov 1, 20242 min read
31st Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Simple, Perhaps
Mark 12.28-34 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n In the Gospel for this Sunday, we find Jesus in the Temple in Jerusalem. He...
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Nov 1, 20243 min read
30th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Mercy to Give
Mark 10.46-52 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n Wherever Jesus and his friends go, people follow. They want to see Jesus. They...
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Oct 25, 20243 min read
30th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Mercy and Faith
Mark 10.46-52 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n Often, when we listen to the Bible, we hear something about following. Sheep...
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Oct 25, 20244 min read
30th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Living the Miracle
Mark 10.46-52 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n Often, when we listen to the Bible, we hear about Jesus healing people. Jesus...
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Oct 25, 20244 min read
29th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Jesus Shares
Mark 10.35-45 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus and his twelve friends continue to walk to...
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Oct 18, 20243 min read
29th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): The Dream of God
Mark 10.35-45 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n For several weeks now, we listened to Jesus teach his disciples as they walk...
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Oct 18, 20243 min read
29th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Sharing In His Mission
Mark 10.35-45 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n As Jesus and the disciples walk the long journey to Jerusalem, the disciples...
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Oct 18, 20244 min read
28th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Treasure
Mark 10.17-30 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n Everywhere Jesus goes, people come to him. He makes them want to know more...
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Oct 12, 20243 min read
28th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Empty Hands
Mark 10.17-30 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n In the Gospel for this Sunday, a man wants to know something. He comes to Jesus...
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Oct 12, 20243 min read
28th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): God Alone
Mark 10.17-30 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n In the Gospel for this Sunday, a man comes to Jesus with a question about...
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Oct 12, 20244 min read
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