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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
Passion (Palm) Sunday (Ages 3-6): The Whole Treasure
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...
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Mar 25, 20213 min read
Passion (Palm) Sunday (Ages 6-9): Come Down!
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...
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Mar 25, 20213 min read
Passion (Palm) Sunday (Ages 9-12): Beforehand, the Good News
(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...
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Mar 25, 20214 min read
5th Sunday of Lent (Ages 3-6): A Grain of Wheat
(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)...
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Mar 18, 20213 min read
5th Sunday of Lent (Ages 6-9): Possibility of More
(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...
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Mar 18, 20213 min read
5th Sunday of Lent (Ages 9-12): Jesus' Vision
(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...
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Mar 18, 20215 min read
4th Sunday of Lent (Ages 3-6): God So Loves the World
(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...
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Mar 10, 20212 min read
4th Sunday of Lent (Ages 6-9): Filling Us With Eternal Life
(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...
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Mar 10, 20213 min read
4th Sunday of Lent (Ages 9-12): Time to Become
(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...
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Mar 10, 20215 min read
3rd Sunday of Lent (Ages 3-6): A Place Set Apart
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...
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Mar 4, 20212 min read
3rd Sunday of Lent (Ages 6-9): A Home for God
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...
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Mar 4, 20214 min read
3rd Sunday of Lent (Ages 9-12): A Two-part Cleansing
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...
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Mar 4, 20215 min read
2nd Sunday of Lent (Ages 3-6): Dazzling Light
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...
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Feb 25, 20213 min read
2nd Sunday of Lent (Ages 6-9): Holy Time
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...
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Feb 25, 20213 min read
2nd Sunday of Lent (Ages 9-12): Hidden and Revealed
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,...
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Feb 25, 20214 min read
1st Sunday of Lent (Ages 3-6): Wild with God
Mark 1.12-15 The Church has entered a new season. It is called Lent. Every time the Church season changes, the colour changes, too. You...
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Feb 18, 20213 min read
1st Sunday of Lent (Ages 6-9): What Will We See?
Mark 1.12-15 We have entered a new season in the church called Lent, a time of preparation for the great feast of Easter. At Easter, we...
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Feb 18, 20213 min read
1st Sunday of Lent (Ages 9-12): Wilderness of Time
Mark 1.12-15 On Wednesday, the church entered a new season called Lent, the time of preparation for the great feast of Easter. At Easter,...
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Feb 18, 20213 min read
6th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Coming So Close
Mark 1.40-45 Right at the beginning of the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus meets a person who has something very wrong with his skin. The...
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Feb 10, 20212 min read
6th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Jesus Chooses
Mark 1.40-45 In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus meets a person who has leprosy. This means he has an awful skin condition that is very...
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Feb 10, 20213 min read
6th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Stretches Out His Hand
Mark 1.40-45 In the Gospel for this Sunday, a person who has leprosy comes to Jesus. The man is supposed to stay far away from other...
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Feb 10, 20213 min read
5th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Private Time With God
Mark 1.29-39 Last week, we heard about Jesus at the synagogue on the Sabbath, the holy day of the week for the Jewish people. The Gospel...
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Feb 3, 20212 min read
5th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Seeking or Hunting?
Mark 1.29-39 Last week, we heard about Jesus at the synagogue in Capernaum on the Sabbath day. His disciples, Simon and Andrew, James and...
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Feb 3, 20214 min read
5th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Intimate
Mark 1.29-39 Last week, we heard about Jesus ordering an unclean spirit out of a man at the synagogue in Capernaum on the Sabbath day....
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Feb 3, 20214 min read
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