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25th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Welcoming Children
Mark 9.30-37 Â Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n In the Gospel for this Sunday, the disciples start to fight! They are like...

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Sep 21, 20243 min read
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25th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Focus
Mark 9.30-37 Â Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n In the Gospel for this Sunday, the disciples have a hard time. They cannot...

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Sep 21, 20243 min read
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25th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Ask A Good Question
Mark 9.30-37 Â Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus and his disciples travel alone. Usually,...

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Sep 21, 20244 min read
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24th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): The Anointed One
Mark 8:27-35 Â Â Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n We know that people always feel curious about Jesus. They gather around him to...

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Sep 13, 20242 min read
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24th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): On Divine Things
Mark 8:27-35 Â Â Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n In the Gospel last Sunday, we heard about Jesus healing the man who was deaf....

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Sep 13, 20244 min read
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24th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Being
Mark 8:27-35 Â Â Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n Jesus spends much time traveling around Galilee and the region across the...

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Sep 13, 20245 min read
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23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Ephphatha
Mark 7.31-37 Â Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus has begun to travel again. Wherever he...

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Sep 7, 20243 min read
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23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Aside, In Private, Away From
Mark 7.31-37 Â Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n We often notice how people are fascinated by Jesus. They like to listen to him;...

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Sep 7, 20244 min read
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23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): The Work of Prophets
Mark 7.31-37 Â Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n Jesus and his friends spend much of their time traveling around Israel, mainly...

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Sep 7, 20245 min read
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22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Holy Hands
Mark 7.1-8, 14-15, 21-23 Â Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n We know that when Jesus talks, people gather around to listen to...

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Aug 30, 20242 min read
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22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Sanctifying
Mark 7.1-8, 14-15, 21-23 Â Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n People feel curious about Jesus. Wherever he goes, people gather...

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Aug 30, 20243 min read
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22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Hearts That Desire Cleansing
Mark 7.1-8, 14-15, 21-23 Â Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n Jesus draws people to him. He makes people curious. Some people's...

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Aug 30, 20244 min read
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21st Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): The Best Food
John 6.53 Â and 60-69 Â Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n We know that Jesus, the Good Shepherd, feeds his sheep. We know that...

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Aug 23, 20243 min read
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21st Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Spirit and Life
John 6.53 Â and 60-69 Â Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n For weeks now, we have listened to Jesus speak about himself as the...

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Aug 23, 20244 min read
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21st Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Something More
John 6.53 Â and 60-69 Â Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n This Sunday, we return once again in our thinking to the moment when...

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Aug 23, 20243 min read
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20th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): He Likes It That Way
John 6. 51-58 Â Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n Last week, we heard Jesus, the Good Shepherd, tell us again that he is the...

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Aug 16, 20243 min read
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20th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Family Time
John 6. 51-58 Â Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n Last week, we heard Jesus tell us again that he is the Bread of Life. Living...

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Aug 16, 20243 min read
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20th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Never Will He Ever
John 6. 51-58 Â Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n In the middle of the summer, we find ourselves still in the middle of the sixth...

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Aug 16, 20245 min read
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19th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Bread That Is Holy
John 6.48-51 Â (abbreviated) [ John 6.41-51 Â (full)] Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n Last week we heard Jesus say, "I AM the...

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Aug 9, 20242 min read
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19th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Bread Like No Other
John 6.48-51 Â (abbreviated) [ John 6.41-51 Â (full)] Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n For the last few weeks, we listened to the...

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Aug 9, 20244 min read
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19th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Covenant: Sign and Celebration
John 6.41-51 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n For the last few weeks, we listened to chapter 6 of the Gospel of St. John. The...

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Aug 9, 20244 min read
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18th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): God Gives
John 6.24-35 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection Last week we heard Jesus make a great crowd of people sit down so that he could...

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Aug 2, 20243 min read
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18th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Life For The World
John 6.24-35 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection Last week, we heard about a few loaves of barley bread placed in Jesus’ hands to...

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Aug 2, 20243 min read
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18th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Satisfying Desire
John 6.24-35 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection Last week, we heard about Jesus satisfying the hunger of five thousand people. We...

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Aug 2, 20244 min read
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