The Better Part

Matthew 11.2-11 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n (Adults, this reflection focuses on the last line of the Gospel.) This Sunday we light the third candle of the Advent wreath. It is the pink  candle. Pink  is the colour for joy . We wonder—why joy ? Last Sunday, we heard John the Baptist prepare  the people of Israel for Jesus who comes. This Sunday, Jesus talks about John the Baptist. The people wonder if John the Baptist is a prophet. Jesus says, A prophet? Yes, I t

Matthew 11.2-11 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n (Adults, you could begin by reading the Gospel to your child.) Matthew 11.2-11 This Sunday is called Gaudete  Sunday. We light the third candle of the Advent wreath, the pink one. Gaudete  means rejoice  and pink is the colour for rejoicing . We wonder, though, why  do we rejoice ? Last Sunday, we heard about John the Baptist—the Preparation  Person— preparing  the people of Israel for Jesus who comes. John the Baptist

Luke 10.1-12, 17-20 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n In the Gospel this week, Jesus and his disciples journey towards...

Luke 10.1-12, 17-20 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n One of the great things about Jesus is that there is no difference between...

John 21.1-19   Listen to the Gospel and Reflection On this third Sunday of Easter we hear another Resurrection account from the Gospel of...

John 2.1-12   Click here to listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n We know that when two people love  each other very much, they get...

Luke 1.39-45   Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n This Sunday is the 4th Sunday of Advent. We light all four candles on the Advent...

Luke 3.10-18   Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n (Adults, in the Gospel for this Sunday the people ask John what they must do to...

Luke 3.10-18   Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n This Sunday we light the pink  candle on the Advent wreath for the third Sunday...

Luke 3.10-18   Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n We call this Sunday " Gaudete Sunday." Gaudete is a Latin word that means...

John 15.9-17 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection We keep thinking about what Jesus says about himself. Jesus says he is the Good Shepherd...

John 15.1-8 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection Last week, we heard part of the parable of the Good Shepherd. This week we hear part of...

Matthew 2.1-12 Click here to listen here to the Gospel and Reflection Most people in our world think that Christmas is over. Not yet!...

Matthew 2.1-12 Click here to listen here to the Gospel and Reflection We call the second Sunday of the Christmas season the Feast of the...

Matthew 2.1-12 Click here to listen here to the Gospel and Reflection This Sunday we celebrate the Feast of the Epiphany. Epiphany refers...

John 1.6-8, 19-28 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection We have been waiting to light the pink candle on the Advent wreath. This...

John 1.6-8, 19-28 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection This Sunday we get to light the pink candle on the Advent wreath. The pink...

John 1.6-8, 19-28 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection We call the third Sunday of Advent "Gaudete Sunday." Gaudete means "Rejoice!"...

Matthew 24.36; 25.14-15,19-21 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus tells another parable. We...

Matthew 20.1-16 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus tells his disciples a parable to help them...