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2nd Sunday of Lent (Ages 6-9): Making A Dwelling
Matthew 17.1-9 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel for the second Sunday of Lent, Jesus takes three of his best friends, Peter, James, and his brother John, away by themselves for what seems at first to be an ordinary hike up a mountain. But in the Bible, when we hear about people going up a mountain, that is a sign for us. There is going to be an encounter with God. People who live near the Rocky Mountains in Canada or the United States, people who have seen p
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Feb 253 min read
6th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): The Voice of the Good Shepherd
Matthew 5.17, 20-24, 27-28, 33-34, 37++ full reading: Matthew 5.17-37 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n (Adults, the Gospel reading this week speaks about how to live righteously. 3-6 year olds are at a stage of enjoying the gift of relationship with God, and we ought not to rush them into a moral reflection on what to do to remain in that relationship. This reflection, therefore, focuses on Jesus's voice as he speaks to the people—he who is the Word made flesh.) So
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Feb 122 min read
19th Sunday of Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Listening for the Treasure
Luke 12.32- 34 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n (Adults, the Gospel for this Sunday is quite long and involves concepts young...
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Aug 6, 20252 min read
2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Listen To His Voice
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...
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Jan 17, 20253 min read
Feast of the Holy Family (Ages 6-9): Feeding a Need
Luke 2.41-52 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n The feast arrived! We waited for so long and now we celebrate! For three...
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Dec 27, 20244 min read
6th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): The Voice of the Good Shepherd
(Adults, the Gospel reading this week speaks about how to live righteously. 3-6 year olds are at a stage of enjoying the gift of...
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Feb 9, 20232 min read
23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Disciples Follow
(Adults, the Gospel for this Sunday deals with the cost of discipleship. Three years ago I decided that I could not write a reflection...
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Sep 3, 20223 min read
21st Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): On The Road to Jerusalem
(Adults, you could begin by reading the Gospel to your child. Alternatively, you could read the first paragraph of the reflection, then...
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Aug 20, 20222 min read
19th Sunday of Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Listening for the Treasure
(Adults, the Gospel for this Sunday is quite long and involves concepts young children are not ready for yet! Here we look instead at the...
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Aug 6, 20222 min read
16th Sunday of Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Together With Jesus
(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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Jul 15, 20222 min read
16th Sunday of Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Focusing
(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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Jul 15, 20223 min read
5th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Abundance
(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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Feb 4, 20223 min read
2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Listen To His Voice
(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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Jan 13, 20223 min read
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