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Welcome, thief!
Matthew 24.37-44 1st Sunday of Advent, Year A 9-12 year olds Today is the first Sunday of Advent. Advent is a time of preparing for the...

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Nov 30, 20193 min read


One...in the likeness of God
Matthew 24.37-44 1st Sunday of Advent, Year A 6-9 year olds Today is the first Sunday of Advent. Advent is a time of preparing for the...

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Nov 30, 20192 min read


Come, Lord Jesus!
Matthew 24.37-44 1st Sunday of Advent, Year A 3-6 year olds Today is the beginning of a new season in the Church. Each time the season...

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Nov 30, 20192 min read


Anointed like Him
Luke 23.35-43 The Feast of Christ the King, Year C 9-12 year olds It seems a little strange that, on the feast of Christ the King, we...

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Nov 22, 20192 min read


Remembering the covenant
Luke 23.35-43 The Feast of Christ the King, Year C 6-9 year olds Leaders: “let him save himself if he is the Messiah of God, his chosen...

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Nov 22, 20192 min read


Jesus is king!
Luke 23.35-43 The Feast of Christ the King, Year C 3-6 year olds (Parents and catechists, in the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd with 3-6...

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Nov 22, 20192 min read


One more thing...
Luke 21.5-19 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C 9-12 year olds Me, again. There's one other point that has been buzzing around my head...

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Nov 15, 20193 min read


Building the Kingdom = Public Speaking??
Luke 21.5-19 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C 9-12 year olds When some were speaking about the temple, how it was adorned with...

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Nov 15, 20192 min read


God is with us
Luke 21.5-19 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C 6-9 year olds When some were speaking about the temple, how it was adorned with...

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Nov 15, 20192 min read


The Best Gift to God
Luke 21.5-19 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C 3-6 year olds (Adults, this Gospel speaks of end-times and the cost of...

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Nov 15, 20193 min read


God of life
Luke 20:27-38 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C 9-12 year olds In the Gospel this Sunday, the Sadducees ask Jesus a trick question in...

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Nov 9, 20191 min read


Death will be no more
Luke 20:27-38 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C 6-9 year olds In this week's Gospel, some people called the Sadducees come to Jesus...

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Nov 9, 20192 min read


Children of the Resurrection
Luke 20:27-38 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C 3-6 year olds This Sunday, we hear some people come to Jesus, trying to confuse him....

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Nov 9, 20191 min read


Mercy and Joy
Luke 19:1-10 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C Have you heard this gospel story before? It's kind of funny, because a grown man--a...

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Nov 1, 20192 min read


"I must stay"
Luke 19:1-10 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C Last week Jesus told a parable about a tax collector and this week he meets a real,...

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Nov 1, 20192 min read


Seeing Jesus
Luke 19:1-10 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through it. A man was there named Zacchaeus; he...

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Nov 1, 20193 min read


The Jesus Prayer
Luke 18.9-14 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C Begin by reading this reflection. We know, because Jesus tells us, that our prayer...

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Oct 25, 20192 min read


Who are our eyes on?
Luke 18.9-14 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C In the Gospel this Sunday, Jesus tells a parable about how we should be when we pray....

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Oct 25, 20193 min read


Making ourselves small before God
Luke 18.9-14 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C In the Gospel this Sunday, we hear Jesus talking about people praying. One of the...

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Oct 25, 20191 min read


Deeper Knowing
Luke 18:1-8 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C In today's Gospel, Jesus tells us a parable about prayer. We know that parables are...

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Oct 19, 20193 min read


Turn our Eyes Towards the One with the Power
Luke 18:1-8 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C In today's Gospel, Jesus tells us a parable about prayer. We know that parables are...

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Oct 19, 20192 min read


Pray constantly?
Luke 18:1-8 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C (Parents: petitionary prayer is not natural to the 3-6 year old. Their prayer is...

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Oct 19, 20191 min read


Signs of the Kingdom
Luke 17.11-19 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C In today's gospel, Jesus performs a miracle. We need to know that miracles are not...

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Oct 10, 20192 min read


Lord, Open my Lips...
Luke 17.11-19 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C A strange thing happens in the Gospel we hear today. Ten people who are sick ask Jesus...

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Oct 10, 20192 min read
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