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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
Feast of the Holy Family (Ages 3-6): Revealing Jesus
Luke 2.22-33, 36-40 Click here to listen here to the Gospel and Reflection For so long we prepared for the feast of Christmas, for the...
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Dec 29, 20233 min read
Feast of the Holy Family (Ages 6-9): Ordinary and Extraordinary
Luke 2.22-40 Click here to listen here to the Gospel and Reflection After a long Advent, the feast of Christmas has finally arrived! We...
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Dec 29, 20234 min read
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 29, 20234 min read
4th Sunday of Advent (Ages 3-6): Yes, Lord!
Luke 1.26-38 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection The end of Advent—this time of preparing, this season of waiting—comes soon. For so...
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Dec 22, 20233 min read
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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Dec 22, 20233 min read
4th Sunday of Advent (Ages 9-12): Life Under Impossible Circumstances
Luke 1.26-38 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection As we draw so close to the feast we wait to celebrate, we listen to the account of...
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Dec 22, 20233 min read
3rd Sunday of Advent (Ages 3-6): What Then?
John 1.6-8, 19-28 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection We have been waiting to light the pink candle on the Advent wreath. This...
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Dec 15, 20232 min read
3rd Sunday of Advent (Ages 6-9): Testament For Joy
John 1.6-8, 19-28 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection This Sunday we get to light the pink candle on the Advent wreath. The pink...
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Dec 15, 20233 min read
3rd Sunday of Advent (Ages 9-12): Confessing The Truth
John 1.6-8, 19-28 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection We call the third Sunday of Advent "Gaudete Sunday." Gaudete means "Rejoice!"...
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Dec 15, 20233 min read
2nd Sunday of Advent (Ages 3-6): Good News!
Mark 1.1-8 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection We are in the season of Advent, the time when we prepare for the feast of...
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Dec 9, 20232 min read
2nd Sunday of Advent (Ages 6-9): Straight to Us
Mark 1.1-8 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection The reading for this Sunday comes from the very beginning of the Gospel of St. Mark....
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Dec 9, 20233 min read
2nd Sunday of Advent (Ages 9-12): Encounter in the Wilderness
Mark 1.1-8 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection Each year on the second Sunday of Advent, as we prepare to celebrate the birth of...
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Dec 9, 20234 min read
1st Sunday of Advent (Ages 3-6): Jesus the Light
Mark 13.33-37 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection This Sunday begins a new season in the Church. Each season has its own special...
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Dec 1, 20233 min read
1st Sunday of Advent (Ages 6-9): In The Master's Home
Mark 13.33-37 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection This Sunday is the first Sunday of Advent. In Advent we prepare for the feast of...
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Dec 1, 20233 min read
1st Sunday of Advent (Ages 9-12): The Time of the Kingdom
Mark 13.33-37 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection This Sunday is the first Sunday of Advent. In Advent we prepare for the feast of...
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Dec 1, 20233 min read
Feast of Christ the King (Ages 3-6): The Shepherd Who Is King
Matthew 25.31-40 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection (Adults, this reflection attempts to help the child answer the question "Who...
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Nov 24, 20233 min read
Feast of Christ the King (Ages 6-9): Helping the Least. Serving the King.
Matthew 25.31-46 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel this Sunday, Jesus tells a rather unusual parable about the...
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Nov 24, 20233 min read
Feast of Christ the King (Ages 9-12): Sheep and Goats
Matthew 25.31-46 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel this Sunday, Jesus tells a parable about the Kingdom of God that...
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Nov 24, 20233 min read
33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Into the Joy
Matthew 24.36; 25.14-15,19-21 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus tells another parable. We...
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Nov 18, 20232 min read
33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Entrusted to Create
Matthew 24.36; 25.14-30 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus tells us another parable. He knows...
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Nov 18, 20234 min read
33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Into the Heart of God
Matthew 24.36; 25.14-30 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus tells us another parable. It is...
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Nov 18, 20236 min read
32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Chosen For Light
Matthew 25.1-13 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection (Adults, we can think of the 3-6 year old as in a time of BEING. BEING in love...
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Nov 10, 20233 min read
32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Light For The Banquet
Matthew 25.1-13 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection (Adults, we can think of the 6-9 year old as in a time of KNOWING—KNOWING who...
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Nov 10, 20233 min read
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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Nov 10, 20234 min read
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