thebetterpart 5 days ago 3 min 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Know His Voice Mark 1.14-20 Last week we heard about people beginning to follow Jesus. We learned that a disciple is a person who follows someone. In th...
thebetterpart 5 days ago 3 min 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Meeting Us Mark 1.14-20 Last week we heard St. John's account of how Andrew and Simon Peter become disciples of Jesus. This week we hear St. Mark's ...
thebetterpart 5 days ago 3 min 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Kairos Mark 1.14-20 Pope Francis has declared this Sunday 'the Sunday of the Word of God.' When we compare the Gospel last week to the Gospel th...
thebetterpart Jan 14 3 min 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Follow John 1.35-42 Last week, we heard about John the Baptist baptizing Jesus in the River Jordan. At the beginning of the Gospel for this Sund...
thebetterpart Jan 14 3 min 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Where are you staying? John 1.35-42 Last week, the Gospel took place by the Jordan River at Jesus' baptism. The Gospel for this Sunday takes place the very next...
thebetterpart Jan 14 5 min 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Who chooses disciples? (Begin by reading the Gospel or have someone read it to you. This way the Word will speak to you first before we think about it together....
thebetterpart Jan 7 3 min Baptism of the Lord (Ages 3-6): Loved by God Mark 1.7-11 We are still celebrating the feast of Christmas! This is the last of the 3 Sundays celebrating the light coming into the worl...
thebetterpart Jan 7 3 min Baptism of the Lord (Ages 6-9): Sitting Down With People Mark 1.7-11 We are coming to the end of the Christmas season, but we are still celebrating! Most people think Christmas ends on December ...
thebetterpart Jan 7 3 min Baptism of the Lord (Ages 9-12): Desire for God Mark 1.7-11 At the close of the Christmas season, we leave the secret years of Jesus' childhood behind and join the grown-up Jesus in the...
thebetterpart Dec 31, 2020 3 min Epiphany of the Lord (Ages 3-6): What do they know? Matthew 2.1-12 Most people in our world think that Christmas is over. Oh dear, they are so wrong! We spent many weeks preparing for the f...