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Reconciliation


30th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Mercy and Faith
Mark 10.46-52 Â Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n Often, when we listen to the Bible, we hear something about following. Sheep...

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Oct 25, 20244 min read
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26th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): It Is Better
Mark 9.38-43, 45, 47-48 Â Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n In the Gospel for this Sunday, one of Jesus' followers, John, is...

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Sep 27, 20244 min read
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26th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Power of the Name
Mark 9.38-43, 45, 47-48 Â Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n In the Gospel for this Sunday, the apostle John comes to Jesus with a...

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Sep 27, 20245 min read
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3rd Sunday of Easter (Ages 9-12): Our Redeemer Lives
Luke 24.35-48 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection Last week we heard St. John's account of the Risen Jesus appearing to the disciples who...

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Apr 12, 20244 min read
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4th Sunday of Lent (Ages 6-9): Filling Us With Eternal Life
John 3.14-21 (for the 6-9 yr old, just verses 14-16) Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus speaks...

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Mar 9, 20243 min read
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6th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Jesus Chooses
Mark 1.40-45 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus meets a person who has leprosy. This means he...

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Feb 9, 20242 min read
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4th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): The Power To Act
Mark 1.21-28 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection Last week we heard about Jesus collecting disciples to travel with him. In the...

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Jan 26, 20243 min read
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2nd Sunday of Advent (Ages 6-9): Straight to Us
Mark 1.1-8 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection The reading for this Sunday comes from the very beginning of the Gospel of St. Mark....

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Dec 9, 20233 min read
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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
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Feast of Christ the King (Ages 9-12): Sheep and Goats
Matthew 25.31-46 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel this Sunday, Jesus tells a parable about the Kingdom of God that...

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Nov 24, 20233 min read
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28th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Kingdom Clothing
Matthew 22.1-14 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection (Another warning this week! The parable in the Gospel is another difficult one....

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Oct 13, 20235 min read
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24th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Perfecty-Perfect
Matthew 18.21-35 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection (Adults, the Gospel reading this week includes both a maxim (vv. 21-22) of...

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Sep 15, 20233 min read
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16th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Weeds To Strengthen The Wheat?
Matthew 13.24-43 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection (Adults, begin by reading the Gospel aloud to the child, unless the child is a...

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Jul 21, 20234 min read
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14th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Invitation and Promise
Matthew 11.25-30 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel for this Sunday, we hear an invitation and a promise. Jesus speaks to...

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Jul 7, 20233 min read
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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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Mar 25, 20234 min read
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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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Dec 16, 20222 min read
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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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Dec 2, 20223 min read
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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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Dec 2, 20224 min read
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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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Nov 25, 20222 min read
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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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Oct 28, 20223 min read
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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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Oct 28, 20224 min read
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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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Sep 16, 20223 min read
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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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Sep 10, 20223 min read
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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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Sep 10, 20225 min read
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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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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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Mar 25, 20225 min read
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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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Mar 25, 20226 min read
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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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Mar 17, 20223 min read
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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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Mar 17, 20223 min read
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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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Feb 25, 20224 min read
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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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Dec 10, 20214 min read
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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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Dec 10, 20213 min read
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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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Dec 2, 20213 min read
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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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Dec 2, 20213 min read
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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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Oct 21, 20214 min read
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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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Sep 22, 20215 min read
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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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Aug 27, 20214 min read
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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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Apr 14, 20214 min read
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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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Mar 10, 20213 min read
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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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Mar 4, 20215 min read
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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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Feb 10, 20213 min read
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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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Jan 27, 20214 min read
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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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Dec 3, 20204 min read
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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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Dec 3, 20204 min read
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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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Nov 18, 20203 min read
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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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Oct 7, 20205 min read
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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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Sep 23, 20204 min read
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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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Jul 4, 20203 min read
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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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Mar 27, 20203 min read
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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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Feb 7, 20202 min read
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