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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
16th Sunday of Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Everything They Need
(Adults, you could begin by reading the Gospel aloud to the child. Alternatively, you could read the first paragraph of the reflection to...
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Jul 15, 20213 min read
16th Sunday of Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): The Word that Shepherds
(Adults, you could begin by reading the Gospel aloud to the child. Alternatively, you could read the first paragraph of the reflection to...
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Jul 15, 20214 min read
16th Sunday of Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Prayer and Compassion
(Begin by reading the Gospel. Sometimes it is good to have someone read it to you. The Word is meant to be heard.) Mark 6.30-34 Last...
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Jul 15, 20214 min read
15th Sunday of Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Sharing and Sending
(Adults, you could begin by reading the Gospel aloud to the child. Alternatively, you could read the first paragraph of the reflection to...
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Jul 7, 20213 min read
15th Sunday of Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Called to be Sent
(Adults, you could begin by reading the Gospel aloud to the child. Alternatively, you could read the first paragraph of the reflection to...
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Jul 7, 20213 min read
15th Sunday of Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Sandals and Staff
(Begin by reading the Gospel. Sometimes it is good to have someone read it to you. The Word is meant to be heard.) Mark 6.7-13 Last...
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Jul 7, 20214 min read
14th Sunday of Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Ordinary and More
(Adults, the reflection this week is open-ended and invites the children into some work--perhaps drawing a picture of who they understand...
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Jul 2, 20213 min read
14th Sunday of Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Take Delight in God
(Adults, you could begin by reading the Gospel aloud to the child. Alternatively, you could read the first paragraph of the reflection to...
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Jul 2, 20214 min read
14th Sunday of Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Prophet Like Him
(Begin by reading the Gospel. Sometimes it is good to have someone read it to you. The Word is meant to be heard.) Mark 6.1-6 After...
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Jul 2, 20215 min read
13th Sunday of Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Little Lamb, Arise!
(Adults, for the 3-6 year old, I am considering simply the raising of Jairus' daughter to life. You could begin by reading the Gospel...
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Jun 24, 20213 min read
13th Sunday of Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Sleep-Training
(Adults, the reflection for the 6-9 year old considers simply the raising of Jairus' daughter to life. You could begin by reading the...
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Jun 24, 20214 min read
13th Sunday of Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Using our Faith
(Begin by reading the Gospel. Sometimes it is good to have someone read it to you. The Word is meant to be heard.) Mark 5.21-43 This...
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Jun 24, 20215 min read
12th Sunday of Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): The Gift of Awe
(Adults, you could begin by reading the Gospel aloud to the child. Alternatively, you could read the first paragraph of the reflection to...
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Jun 16, 20213 min read
12th Sunday of Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Who Then Is This?
(Adults, you could begin by reading the first paragraph of the reflection to the child, then read the Gospel, and then continue with the...
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Jun 16, 20214 min read
12th Sunday of Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Fear of the LORD
(Begin by reading the Gospel. Sometimes it is good to have someone read it to you. The Word is meant to be heard.) Mark 4.35-41 In the...
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Jun 16, 20214 min read
11th Sunday of Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Marvellous Growth
(Adults, you could begin by reading the Gospel aloud to the child. Alternatively, you could read the first paragraph of the reflection to...
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Jun 12, 20213 min read
11th Sunday of Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): The Grace of God
(Adults, you could begin by reading the Gospel aloud to the child. Alternatively, you could read the first paragraph of the reflection to...
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Jun 12, 20213 min read
11th Sunday of Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Blastano!
(Begin by reading the Gospel. Sometimes it is good to have someone read it to you. The Word is meant to be heard.) Mark 4.26-34 At long...
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Jun 12, 20215 min read
Body and Blood of Christ (Ages 3-6): Those Special Words
(Adults, you could begin by reading the Gospel aloud to the child. Alternatively, you could read the first paragraph of the reflection to...
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Jun 4, 20213 min read
Body and Blood of Christ (Ages 6-9): The Gift of the Eucharist
(Adults, begin by reading the Gospel aloud to the child.) Mark 14.12-16, 22-26 Two Sundays after Pentecost, the Gospel reading returns to...
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Jun 4, 20214 min read
Body and Blood of Christ (Ages 9-12): Celebrating the Covenant
(Begin by reading the Gospel. Sometimes it is good to have someone read it to you. The Word is meant to be heard.) Mark 14.12-16, 22-26...
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Jun 4, 20214 min read
Trinity Sunday (Ages 3-6): How can we remember?
(Adults, you could begin by reading the Gospel aloud to the child. Alternatively, you could read the first paragraph of the reflection to...
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May 28, 20212 min read
Trinity Sunday (Ages 6-9): Sure of Love
(Adults, begin by reading the Gospel aloud to the child, unless the child is a very fluent reader.) Matthew 28.16-20 For fifty days, we...
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May 28, 20213 min read
Trinity Sunday (Ages 9-12): The Great Gathering-in
(Begin by reading the Gospel. Sometimes it is good to have someone read it to you. The Word is meant to be heard.) Matthew 28.16-20 We...
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May 28, 20214 min read
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