5th Sunday of Lent (Ages 9-12): The One Coming Into The World
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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- Dec 16, 2022
- 2 min
4th Sunday of Advent (Ages 6-9): O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
(Adults, you could begin by lighting a candle before reading the Gospel to your child.) Matthew 1:18-24 Throughout the Bible, we discover...
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thebetterpart
- Dec 2, 2022
- 3 min
2nd Sunday of Advent (Ages 6-9): Making His Paths Straight
(Adults, you could begin by reading the scripture to your child. Alternatively, you could read the first paragraph of the reflection,...
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thebetterpart
- Dec 2, 2022
- 4 min
2nd Sunday of Advent (Ages 9-12): Axes and Fire?
(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.)...
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thebetterpart
- Nov 25, 2022
- 2 min
1st Sunday of Advent (Ages 6-9): One...In the Likeness of God
(Adults, you could begin by reading the scripture passage.) Matthew 24.37-44 This Sunday is the first Sunday of Advent. Advent is a time...
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thebetterpart
- Oct 28, 2022
- 3 min
31st Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): "I Must Stay"
(Adults, you could begin by reading the scripture passage to your child. Alternatively, read the intro to the reflection, then the...
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thebetterpart
- Oct 28, 2022
- 4 min
31st Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Mercy and Joy
(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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thebetterpart
- Sep 16, 2022
- 3 min
25th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Acting Shrewdly
(Before reading the reflection, take a moment and read the Gospel, or better yet, have someone read it to you. The Good news is meant to...
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thebetterpart
- Sep 10, 2022
- 3 min
24th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): For Love To Be Whole
(Adults, the Gospel for this Sunday includes all three lost and found parables. This reflection looks only the second. If you like,...
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thebetterpart
- Sep 10, 2022
- 5 min
24th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): The Father Forgives
(The Gospel for this Sunday includes all three lost and found parables. This reflection looks only the third.) Luke 15:11-24 (full...
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thebetterpart
- Aug 20, 2022
- 4 min
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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thebetterpart
- Mar 25, 2022
- 5 min
4th Sunday of Lent (Ages 6-9): No Matter What
(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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thebetterpart
- Mar 25, 2022
- 6 min
4th Sunday of Lent (Ages 9-12): Our Family
(Begin by reading the parable in this Sunday's Gospel. It is so good—should be heard all at once and not broken up as it is in this...
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thebetterpart
- Mar 17, 2022
- 3 min
3rd Sunday of Lent (Ages 6-9): Poor Fig Tree
(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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thebetterpart
- Mar 17, 2022
- 3 min
3rd Sunday of Lent (Ages 9-12): Unless and Until
(Begin by reading the Gospel. Sometimes it is good to have someone read it to you. The Word is meant to be heard.) Luke 13:1-9 The Gospel...
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thebetterpart
- Feb 25, 2022
- 4 min
8th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Specks and Logs
(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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thebetterpart
- Dec 10, 2021
- 4 min
3rd Sunday of Advent (Ages 6-9): The One Who is Coming
(Adults, you could read the first paragraph of the reflection to the child, then read the Gospel, and then continue with the reflection.)...
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thebetterpart
- Dec 10, 2021
- 3 min
3rd Sunday of Advent (Ages 9-12): Gaudete!
(Begin by reading the Gospel. Sometimes it is good to have someone read it to you. The Word is meant to be heard.) Luke 3.10-18 This...
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thebetterpart
- Dec 2, 2021
- 3 min
2nd Sunday of Advent (Ages 6-9): Proclaim
(Adults, you could read the first paragraph of the reflection to the child, then read the Gospel, and then continue with the reflection.)...
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thebetterpart
- Dec 2, 2021
- 3 min
2nd Sunday of Advent (Ages 9-12): The Work of God
(Begin by reading the Gospel. Sometimes it is good to have someone read it to you. The Word is meant to be heard.) Luke 3.1-6 This Sunday...
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thebetterpart
- Oct 21, 2021
- 4 min
30th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Mercy and Faith
(Adults, you could read the first paragraph of the reflection to the child, then read the Gospel, and then continue with the reflection.)...
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thebetterpart
- Sep 22, 2021
- 5 min
26th Sunday of Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Power of the Name
(Begin by reading the Gospel. Sometimes it is good to have someone read it to you. The Word is meant to be heard.) Mark 9.38-43, 45,...
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thebetterpart
- Aug 27, 2021
- 4 min
22nd Sunday of Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Hearts That Desire Cleansing
(Begin by reading the Gospel. Sometimes it is good to have someone read it to you. The Word is meant to be heard.) Mark 7.1-8, 14-15,...
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thebetterpart
- Apr 14, 2021
- 4 min
3rd Sunday of Easter (Ages 9-12): Our Redeemer Lives
Luke 24.35-48 Last week we heard St. John's account of the Risen Jesus appearing to the disciples who were hiding behind locked doors for...
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thebetterpart
- Mar 10, 2021
- 3 min
4th Sunday of Lent (Ages 6-9): Filling Us With Eternal Life
(If your parish is using the readings from year A, please click here for reflection.) John 3.14-21 In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus...
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thebetterpart
- Mar 4, 2021
- 5 min
3rd Sunday of Lent (Ages 9-12): A Two-part Cleansing
John 2.13-25 In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus arrives in Jerusalem to celebrate the Passover. Each year at the time of Jesus, the...
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thebetterpart
- Feb 10, 2021
- 3 min
6th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Jesus Chooses
Mark 1.40-45 In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus meets a person who has leprosy. This means he has an awful skin condition that is very...
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thebetterpart
- Jan 27, 2021
- 4 min
4th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): The Power to Act
(Adults, you could begin by reading the entire Gospel passage so that the child hears it once in its entirety before we think about the...
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thebetterpart
- Dec 3, 2020
- 4 min
2nd Sunday of Advent (Ages 6-9): Straight to Us
(Adults, begin by reading the Gospel aloud to the child. Alternatively, you could read the first paragraph of the reflection to the...
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thebetterpart
- Dec 3, 2020
- 4 min
2nd Sunday of Advent (Ages 9-12): Encounter in the Wilderness
(Begin by reading the Gospel. Sometimes it is good to have someone read it to you. It is good to hear the Word of God.) Mark 1.1-8 Each...
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thebetterpart
- Nov 18, 2020
- 3 min
Feast of Christ the King (Ages 9-12): Sheep and Goats
(Begin by reading the Gospel. Sometimes it is good to have someone read it to you. It is good to hear the Word of God.) Matthew 25.31-46...
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thebetterpart
- Oct 7, 2020
- 5 min
28th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Kingdom Clothing
(Another warning this week! The parable in the Gospel is another difficult one. Read it through first, or ask someone to read it to you....
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thebetterpart
- Sep 23, 2020
- 4 min
26th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-11): The Author of Our Actions
(Begin by reading the Gospel. Sometimes it is good to have someone read it to you. The Word is meant to be heard.) Matthew 21.28-32 Often...
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thebetterpart
- Jul 4, 2020
- 3 min
14th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): An Invitation and a Promise
14th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A 6-9 year olds (Adults, begin by reading the Gospel aloud to the child, unless the child is a very...
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thebetterpart
- Mar 27, 2020
- 3 min
5th Sunday of Lent (Ages 9-12): The One Coming into the World
5th Sunday of Lent, Year A 9-12 year olds (Begin by reading the Gospel. Sometimes it is good to have someone read it to you. The Word is...
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thebetterpart
- Feb 7, 2020
- 2 min
Salt and saltiness
Matthew 5.13-16 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A 6-9 year olds You are the salt of the earth In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus...
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thebetterpart
- Dec 21, 2019
- 2 min
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
Matthew 1:18-24 4th Sunday of Advent, Year A 6-9 year olds She will bear a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his...
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thebetterpart
- Dec 7, 2019
- 3 min
Axes and Fire?
Matthew 3.1-12 2nd Sunday of Advent, Year A 9-12 year olds "Even now the ax is lying at the root of the trees; every tree therefore that...
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thebetterpart
- Dec 7, 2019
- 3 min
Making his paths straight
Matthew 3.1-12 2nd Sunday of Advent, Year A 6-9 year olds In those days John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness of Judea,...
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thebetterpart
- Nov 30, 2019
- 2 min
One...in the likeness of God
Matthew 24.37-44 1st Sunday of Advent, Year A 6-9 year olds Today is the first Sunday of Advent. Advent is a time of preparing for the...
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thebetterpart
- Nov 1, 2019
- 2 min
Mercy and Joy
Luke 19:1-10 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C Have you heard this gospel story before? It's kind of funny, because a grown man--a...
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thebetterpart
- Nov 1, 2019
- 2 min
"I must stay"
Luke 19:1-10 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C Last week Jesus told a parable about a tax collector and this week he meets a real,...
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thebetterpart
- Sep 14, 2019
- 4 min
The Forgiving Father
Luke 15:11-24 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C This is a long parable, and a favourite for many people. We can listen to this parable...
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thebetterpart
- Sep 13, 2019
- 2 min
The Found Coin
Luke 15:8-9 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C Here we have another parable about searching and finding. In Jesus' time, when a woman...
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thebetterpart
- Aug 25, 2019
- 1 min
How do I get through the Narrow Door??
#Reconciliation #sacramentofreconciliation Someone asked Jesus, “Lord, will only a few be saved?” He said to them, “Strive to enter...
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