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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
23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Using Our Words
Matthew 18.15-20 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection Last Sunday we heard Jesus try to explain to his friends that he would die and...
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Sep 8, 20233 min read
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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Sep 8, 20234 min read
23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Power of the Community
Matthew 18.15-20 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel for this Sunday, as Jesus and the disciples continue towards...
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Sep 8, 20234 min read
22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Death Is Not The End
Matthew 16.21-27 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection Last Sunday, we heard Peter name Jesus as the Messiah, the Son of the living...
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Sep 1, 20232 min read
22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Peter's Choice
Matthew 16.21-27 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection Last Sunday, we heard Peter say boldly that Jesus is the Messiah, the One...
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Sep 1, 20233 min read
22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): What Will They Give In Return For Their Life
Matthew 16.21-27 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection Last week, we listened as Peter—a man with little faith—proclaims boldly that...
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Sep 1, 20234 min read
21st Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Naming Jesus
Matthew 16.13-20 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection Jesus and the disciples travel together for a long time. They spend so much...
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Aug 25, 20232 min read
21st Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Given to Peter, Given to Us
Matthew 16.13-20 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection The Gospel for this Sunday occurs after the disciples travel with Jesus for...
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Aug 25, 20233 min read
21st Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Working Through Our Faith
Matthew 16.13-20 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection At the beginning of the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus asks the disciples two...
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Aug 25, 20234 min read
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, 20232 min read
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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Aug 18, 20233 min read
20th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Surprised By Faith
Matthew 15.21-28 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection The Gospel this week follows not long after Jesus and Peter walk on water....
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Aug 18, 20235 min read
19th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Our Shepherd King
Matthew 14.22-33 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection We know so much about Jesus. We know he is the Good Shepherd who calls each of...
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Aug 12, 20233 min read
19th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Sign of Our King
Matthew 14.22-33 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel this Sunday, we hear one of Jesus' miracles. Miracles are signs...
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Aug 12, 20234 min read
19th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Faith and Fear
Matthew 14.22-33 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection Much of the time, Jesus tells us something of the Kingdom of God in parables....
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Aug 12, 20234 min read
Feast of the Transfiguration (Ages 3-6): Peek At The Risen Life
Matthew 17.1-9 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel this Sunday, we hear Jesus taking three of his best friends away by...
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Aug 4, 20232 min read
Feast of the Transfiguration (Ages 6-9): Among Us
Matthew 17.1-9 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection In the middle of the summer, the Church takes a moment to celebrate the...
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Aug 4, 20233 min read
Feast of the Transfiguration (Ages 9-12): True Identity
Matthew 17.1-9 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection In the middle of the summer, the Church pauses to celebrate the Feast of the...
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Aug 4, 20235 min read
17th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Together With The Pearl
Matthew 13.44-52 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus again tells three parables, just like last...
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Jul 29, 20232 min read
17th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Trespassers In The Kingdom
Matthew 13.44-52 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus still tells parables! He knows that people...
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Jul 29, 20233 min read
17th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Kingdom Living
Matthew 13.44-52 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus again gives us three parables. Three...
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Jul 29, 20234 min read
16th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): What Does Jesus Want Us to Know?
Matthew 13.31-32 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection (Adults, the Gospel this week is quite long and considers three of Jesus'...
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Jul 21, 20233 min read
16th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Weeds To Strengthen The Wheat?
Matthew 13.24-43 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection (Adults, begin by reading the Gospel aloud to the child, unless the child is a...
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Jul 21, 20234 min read
16th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Three Measures
Matthew 13.24-43 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection For the third Sunday in a row, Jesus talks about farming and sowing. Two weeks...
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Jul 21, 20234 min read
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