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16th Sunday of Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Focusing
Luke 10.38-42 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n We know it is important that we listen to the Word of God. When we listen, we...
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Jul 18, 20253 min read
16th Sunday of Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Head and Heart
Luke 10.38-42 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n (I consider this Sunday the feast day of this website. When you read the...
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Jul 18, 20253 min read
5th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Work Enough For All
Luke 5.1-11 Click here to listen to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel for this Sunday, we hear about the moment when Simon Peter...
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Feb 8, 20254 min read
3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): The Word of God
Luke 1.1-4; 4.14-21 Click here to listen to the Gospel and Reflectio n We call thi s Sunday, "The Sunday of the Word of God." We pay...
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Jan 25, 20253 min read
3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Serving The Word
Luke 1.1-4; 4.14-21 Click here to listen to the Gospel and Reflectio n Each Sunday we listen to the Word of God. This Sunday, though,...
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Jan 25, 20254 min read
3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): To Proclaim and To Do
Luke 1.1-4; 4.14-21 Click here to listen to the Gospel and Reflectio n Although we listen each week to the Word of God, this Sunday we...
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Jan 25, 20254 min read
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
16th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): The Word That Shepherds
Mark 6.30-34 Click here to listen to the Podcast Last week, we listened to Jesus call twelve of his friends to be apostles—people who get...
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Jul 19, 20244 min read
3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Know His Voice
Mark 1.14-20 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection Last week we heard about people beginning to follow Jesus. We learned that a...
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Jan 20, 20243 min read
2nd Sunday of Advent (Ages 9-12): Encounter in the Wilderness
Mark 1.1-8 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection Each year on the second Sunday of Advent, as we prepare to celebrate the birth of...
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Dec 9, 20234 min read
32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Taking The Time
Matthew 25.1-13 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection In another parable this Sunday, Jesus reminds us that the Kingdom of God is like...
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Nov 10, 20234 min read
Feast of the Transfiguration (Ages 6-9): Among Us
Matthew 17.1-9 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection In the middle of the summer, the Church takes a moment to celebrate the...
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Aug 4, 20233 min read
Feast of the Transfiguration (Ages 9-12): True Identity
Matthew 17.1-9 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection In the middle of the summer, the Church pauses to celebrate the Feast of the...
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Aug 4, 20235 min read
17th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Kingdom Living
Matthew 13.44-52 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus again gives us three parables. Three...
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Jul 29, 20234 min read
The Body and Blood of Christ (Ages 9-12): God Feeds
John 6.51-59 and the first reading: Deuteronomy 8.2-3, 14-16 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection This Sunday is the SOLEMNITY OF THE...
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Jun 10, 20234 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
6th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Yes If Yes
(Adults, the Gospel reading is extremely long. For the 6-9 year olds, I am focusing on the first and last verses.) Matthew 5.17, 20-24,...
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Feb 9, 20232 min read
6th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): The Fullness of the Law
(Begin by reading the Gospel. Better yet, ask someone to read it to you. The Word is meant to be heard.) Matthew 5.17, 20-24, 27-28,...
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Feb 9, 20234 min read
Mary, Mother of God (Ages 3-6): Treasure
(Adults, you could begin by lighting a candle before reading the reflection to your child. The quotations you could read directly from...
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Dec 31, 20224 min read
21st Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Hands Free
(Begin by reading the Gospel. Sometimes it is good to have someone read it to you. The Word is meant to be heard.) Luke 13.22-30 In the...
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Aug 20, 20224 min read
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