thebetterpart Dec 23, 2020 4 min Feast of the Holy Family (Ages 9-12): The Holy Family of God (You might choose to use this reflection instead, written about the same scripture passage, for the Feast of the Presentation in the Temp...
thebetterpart Oct 15, 2020 3 min 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Praise God! (Adults, you could begin by reading the Gospel aloud to the child. Alternatively, you could read the first paragraph of the reflection to...
thebetterpart Sep 30, 2020 2 min 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): The Lord's Doing (Adults, I don't mind saying that it was EXTREMELY difficult for me to find in this Sunday's Gospel the face of God that the youngest chi...
thebetterpart Sep 16, 2020 3 min 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Who is this Landowner? (Adults, the Gospel reading this week is a parable that I would not choose to share with 3-6 year olds who are not concerned with labour ...
thebetterpart Sep 9, 2020 2 min 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Perfect and Even More than Perfect (Adults, the Gospel reading this week is about mercy and forgiveness, both incommensurable gifts from God. The young child, not yet at th...
thebetterpart Sep 5, 2020 4 min 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Problem solving (Adults, you could begin by reading the Gospel aloud to the child. Alternatively, you could read the first paragraph of the reflection to...
thebetterpart Sep 5, 2020 5 min 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): The Power of the Community (Begin by reading the Gospel. Sometimes it is good to have someone read it to you. The Word is meant to be heard.) Matthew 18.15-20 Jesus...
thebetterpart Aug 14, 2020 2 min 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Who Does Jesus Help? (Adults, children of this age usually pray in thanksgiving and praise unless taught otherwise by adults. They enjoy a time of unwavering ...
thebetterpart Aug 14, 2020 3 min 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Eyes on Jesus (Adults, begin by reading the Gospel aloud to the child, unless the child is a very fluent reader.) Matthew 15.21-28 The Gospel this week...
thebetterpart Jun 20, 2020 2 min 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): To Reveal the Hidden 12th 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 fl...
