The Better Part

Luke 24.35-48 Jesus died on the cross, but now he is Risen to new life never to die again. This is what we know. It seems like we have...

Luke 24.35-48 We know that Easter is not just one day, but a whole season--seven Sundays long! We have a chance to listen to different...

Luke 24.35-48 Last week we heard St. John's account of the Risen Jesus appearing to the disciples who were hiding behind locked doors for...

John 20.19-31 Last week, on Easter Sunday, we heard about Jesus full of his Risen life, calling Mary Magdalene by name, so that she would...

John 20.19-31 The Gospel this week takes place on Sunday evening, the same day that Jesus is Risen from the dead, filled with the eternal...

John 20.19-31 The Gospel for this week takes place the evening of the Resurrection. In the morning, people discover that Jesus' body is...

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

Mark 16:1-8 When Jesus is born, a new moment begins in the History of the Kingdom of God. Never before, throughout all of creation,...

John 20:1-18 At the end of the Gospel reading last Sunday and again on Good Friday, Jesus' dead body is wrapped in linen cloths and put...

Mark 14.12-17, 22-24, 26 (full reading: Mark 14.1 - 15.47) (Adults, the VERY abbreviated reading is for the 3-6 year old. The full...

Mark 15.25-39 (full reading: Mark 14.1 - 15.47) This Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week when, all over the world, the Church thinks...

(Begin by reading the portion of the Gospel provided. Sometimes it is good to have someone read it to you. The Word is meant to be...

(If your parish is using the readings from year A, please click here for reflection.) John 12.20-33 (for the 3-6 yr old, simply verse 24)...

(If your parish is using the readings from year A, please click here for reflection.) John 12.20-33 For many weeks of Lent we have been...

(If your parish is using the readings from year A, please click here for reflection.) John 12.20-33 We have been in the season of Lent...

(If your parish is using the readings from year A, please click here for reflection.) John 3.14-21 (for the 3-6 yr old, just verse 16) In...

(If your parish is using the readings from year A, please click here for reflection.) John 3.14-21 In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus...

(If your parish is using the readings from year A, please click here for reflection.) John 3.14-21 In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus...

John 2.13-25 (for the 3-6 yr old, just verses 13-16) In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus arrives in Jerusalem, to celebrate the Passover...

John 2.13-25 In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus arrives in Jerusalem, the most holy city in Israel, to celebrate the Passover meal, the...

John 2.13-25 In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus arrives in Jerusalem to celebrate the Passover. Each year at the time of Jesus, the...

Mark 9.2-10 In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus and three of his closest friends go for a walk together. Jesus took with him Peter and...

Mark 9.2-10 In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus chooses three of his closest friends go for a walk with him into the wilderness, up a...

Mark 9.2-10 In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus chooses three of his closest friends to come with him up a mountain. In the Bible,...