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21st Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Naming Jesus
Matthew 16.13-20 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection Jesus and the disciples travel together for a long time. They spend so much...

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Aug 25, 20232 min read
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21st Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Given to Peter, Given to Us
Matthew 16.13-20 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection The Gospel for this Sunday occurs after the disciples travel with Jesus for...

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Aug 25, 20233 min read
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Feast of the Transfiguration (Ages 3-6): Peek At The Risen Life
Matthew 17.1-9 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel this Sunday, we hear Jesus taking three of his best friends away by...

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Aug 4, 20232 min read
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Ascension Sunday (Ages 3-6): Disciples
Matthew 28.16-20 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection We know that after Jesus dies and rises to new life, never to die again, he spends...

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May 20, 20232 min read
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Good Shepherd Sunday (Ages 9-12): The Smell of the Shepherd at the Gate
John 10:1-10 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection Many of us are very familiar with the image of the Good Shepherd. The Gospel for this...

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Apr 29, 20233 min read
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Easter Sunday (Ages 6-9): Truth and Understanding
John 20:1-18 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection (Adults, begin by reading the Gospel aloud to the child, unless the child is a very...

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Apr 8, 20233 min read
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5th Sunday of Lent (Ages 6-9): The Voice That Calls To Life
John 11.3-7, 17, 20-27, 33b-45 (full reading: John 11.1-45) Listen to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel for this Sunday, the fifth...

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Mar 25, 20233 min read
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4th Sunday of Lent (Ages 6-9): Gift First
John 9.1, 6-9, 13-17, 34-38 (full reading: John 9.1-41) Listen to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel reading for this Sunday, Jesus...

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Mar 17, 20233 min read
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2nd Sunday of Lent (Ages 3-6): Peek At The Risen Life
Matthew 17.1-9 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel this Sunday, we hear Jesus taking three of his best friends away by...

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Mar 3, 20232 min read
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5th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): The Light of the World
(Adults, you could begin by lighting a candle and reading the Word of God to your child. Alternatively, you could read the first...

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Feb 2, 20232 min read
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2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Knowing That Can Only Come From God
(Adults, you could begin by lighting a candle and reading the Word of God to your child. Alternatively, you could read the first...

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Jan 13, 20233 min read
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2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Making Our Home In Him
(Adults, you could begin by lighting a candle and reading the Word of God to your child. Alternatively, you could read the first...

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Jan 13, 20233 min read
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Christ The King (Ages 9-12): Anointed Like Him
(You could begin by reading the scripture passage. Better yet, ask someone to read it to you. The Word of God is meant to be heard.) Luke...

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Nov 17, 20223 min read
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32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Children of the Resurrection
(Adults, you could begin by reading the scripture passage to your child but it is a little confusing. Alternatively, read through the...

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Nov 4, 20222 min read
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27th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Giving Worth
(Adults, you could begin by listening to the Gospel reading with your child. The reflection only mentions the mustard seed, but I think...

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Oct 1, 20222 min read
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20th Sunday of Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Jesus Cannot Wait
(Adults, this reflection considers simply the first verse of the Gospel reading, but hopefully somehow captures Jesus' meaning.) Luke...

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Aug 13, 20222 min read
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20th Sunday of Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): New Life
(Adults, this reflection considers simply the first two verses of the Gospel reading, but hopefully somehow captures Jesus' meaning.)...

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Aug 13, 20223 min read
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Ascension of the Lord (Ages 3-6): Blessings
(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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May 27, 20223 min read
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Ascension of the Lord (Ages 6-9): Promise
Luke 24.44-53 This Sunday we celebrate the last Sunday of the Easter season. For forty days following his Resurrection, Jesus appears to...

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May 27, 20223 min read
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Ascension of the Lord (Ages 9-12): Everything Must Be Fulfilled
Luke 24.44-53 We are reaching the end of the forty-nine days of the Easter season and soon will be celebrating the coming of the Holy...

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May 27, 20224 min read
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