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5th Sunday of Lent (Ages 3-6): Time Out With Jesus
Abbreviated reading for 3-6 year olds ( full reading: John 8.1-11 ) Click here to listen to the Gospel and Reflection (Adults, the...

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Apr 23 min read
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2nd Sunday of Lent (Ages 6-9): Encounter
Luke 9.28b-36 Â Click here to listen to the Gospel and Reflection Many times in St. Luke's Gospel, we hear about Jesus praying. In the...

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Mar 114 min read
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2nd Sunday of Lent (Ages 9-12): Connect the Dots
Luke 9.28b-36 Â Click here to listen to the Gospel and Reflection Every year, on the second Sunday of Lent, we hear about the...

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Mar 114 min read
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1st Sunday of Lent (Ages 9-12): Prayer of Preparation
Luke 4.1-13  Click here to listen to the Gospel and Reflection On Wednesday, the church entered Lent , the time of preparation  for the...

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Feb 284 min read
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Presentation of the Lord (Ages 6-9): Salvation and Light
Luke 2.22-40 Click here to listen to the Gospel and Reflectio n Today, it seems we move back in time! We thought we left the Christmas...

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Jan 314 min read
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2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Listen To His Voice
John 2.1-12  Click here to listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n We know that when two people love  each other very much, they get...

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Jan 173 min read
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Baptism of the Lord (Ages 3-6): Let God Love
Luke 3.15-16, 21-22 Â Click here to listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n S till we celebrate the feast of Christmas! This is the...

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Jan 113 min read
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Baptism of the Lord (Ages 6-9): The Power of Prayer
Luke 3.15-16, 21-22 Â Click here to listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n Soon we will come to the end of the Christmas season, but...

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Jan 114 min read
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Baptism of the Lord (Ages 9-12): Soaking Up The Love
Luke 3.15-16, 21-22 Â Click here to listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n At the close of the Christmas season, we leave the secret...

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Jan 114 min read
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4th Sunday of Advent (Ages 6-9): She Says Yes
Luke 1.39-45 Â Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n This Sunday we light all four candles on the Advent wreath. The feast arrives...

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Dec 19, 20243 min read
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23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Aside, In Private, Away From
Mark 7.31-37 Â Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n We often notice how people are fascinated by Jesus. They like to listen to him;...

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Sep 7, 20244 min read
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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
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16th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Prayer and Compassion
Mark 6.30-34 Click here to listen to the Podcast Last week, we listened to Jesus send out the twelve with only staff and sandals. He...

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Jul 19, 20244 min read
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Trinity Sunday (Ages 3-6): How Can We Remember?
Matthew 28.16-20 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection Now, after so much celebrating, the great feast of Easter passes. For so long, we...

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May 25, 20242 min read
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6th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Coming So Close
Mark 1.40-45 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection Right at the beginning of the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus meets a person who has...

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Feb 9, 20242 min read
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5th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Private Time With God
Mark 1.29-39 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection Last week, we heard about Jesus at the synagogue on the Sabbath, the holy day of...

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Feb 3, 20242 min read
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5th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Hunting or Seeking?
Mark 1.29-39 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection Last week, we heard about Jesus at the synagogue in Capernaum on the Sabbath day....

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Feb 3, 20244 min read
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5th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Intimate
Mark 1.29-39 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection Last week, we heard about Jesus ordering an unclean spirit out of a man at the...

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Feb 3, 20244 min read
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Feast of the Holy Family (Ages 9-12): The Holy Family of God
Luke 2.22-40 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection On this first Sunday of the Christmas season, we celebrate the Feast of the Holy...

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Dec 29, 20234 min read
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4th Sunday of Advent (Ages 6-9): Wait No Longer
Luke 1.26-38 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection On the fourth Sunday of Advent, so close to the feast we wait to celebrate, we...

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Dec 22, 20233 min read
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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
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26th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Saying And Doing The Will
Matthew 21.28-32 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel this Sunday we hear people coming to challenge Jesus' authority....

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Sep 29, 20233 min read
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23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Problem Solving
Matthew 18.15-20 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus and his disciples head towards Jerusalem,...

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Sep 8, 20234 min read
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20th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Who Does Jesus Help?
Matthew 15.21-28 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection (Adults: children of this age usually pray in thanksgiving and praise unless...

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Aug 18, 20232 min read
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20th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Eyes On Jesus
Matthew 15.21-28 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection The Gospel this week follows not long after Jesus saves Peter when he begins to...

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Aug 18, 20233 min read
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Trinity Sunday (Ages 3-6): Who Are You, God?
John 3.16-18 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel for this Sunday, we hear Jesus speaking to a man named Nicodemus. ...

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Jun 3, 20232 min read
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Mary, Mother of God (Ages 6-9): Two Ways To Respond
(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, 20223 min read
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31st Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Seeing Jesus
(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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30th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Making Ourselves Small
(Adults, this week we hear another moral parable. Our 3-6 year olds do not need to hear this yet. But as small little people, they know...

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Oct 22, 20222 min read
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30th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Who Are Our Eyes On?
(Adults, after you have settled yourselves, you could begin by listening to the full scripture passage. Alternatively, you could read the...

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Oct 22, 20223 min read
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30th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): The Jesus Prayer
(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 22, 20223 min read
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29th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Pray Always
(Adults, petitionary prayer is not natural to 3-6 year olds. Their prayer is characterized by thanksgiving and praise. This post focuses...

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Oct 14, 20222 min read
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29th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): The One With the Power
(Adults, you could begin by reading the Gospel to your child. Alternatively, you could read the first paragraph of the reflection, then...

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Oct 14, 20223 min read
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29th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Deeper Knowing
(Begin by reading the Gospel. Better yet, ask someone to read it to you. The Word is meant to be heard.) Luke 18:1-8 In the Gospel for...

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Oct 14, 20223 min read
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19th Sunday of Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Treasure of the Kingdom
(Adults, the Gospel for this Sunday is quite long and yet the first verses of the reading somehow get to the essential. We'll just focus...

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Aug 6, 20222 min read
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17th Sunday of Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): How To Pray
(Adults, you could begin by reading the Gospel aloud to the child. Alternatively, you could read the first paragraph of the reflection to...

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Jul 21, 20222 min read
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17th Sunday of Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Persistent Prayer
(Adults, you could begin by reading the Gospel aloud to the child. Alternatively, you could read the first paragraph of the reflection to...

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Jul 21, 20223 min read
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17th Sunday of Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Just Ask! (and keep on asking)
(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.) Luke 11.1-13 In...

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Jul 21, 20224 min read
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Sixth Sunday of Easter (Ages 9-12): Fruit of the Spirit
(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.) John 14.23-29...

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May 21, 20223 min read
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5th Sunday of Lent (Ages 3-6): Time Out With Jesus
(Adults, the Gospel for this Sunday hardly seems fitting for 3-6 year olds! What is the face of God they need to see? I think it is the...

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Mar 31, 20223 min read
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2nd Sunday of Lent (Ages 6-9): Encounter
(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 12, 20224 min read
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2nd Sunday of Lent (Ages 9-12): Connect the Dots
(Begin by reading the Gospel. Sometimes it is good to have someone read it to you. The Word is meant to be heard.) Luke 9.28b-36 Every...

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Mar 12, 20224 min read
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1st Sunday of Lent (Ages 9-12): Prayer in Preparation
(Begin by reading the Gospel. Sometimes it is good to have someone read it to you. The Word is meant to be heard.) Luke 4.1-13 On...

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Mar 4, 20223 min read
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2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Listen To His Voice
(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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Jan 13, 20223 min read
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2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): The Seventh Jar
(Begin by reading the Gospel. Sometimes it is good to have someone read it to you. The Word is meant to be heard.) John 2.1-12 The...

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Jan 13, 20224 min read
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Baptism of the Lord (Ages 3-6): Let God Love
(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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Jan 8, 20223 min read
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Baptism of the Lord (Ages 6-9): The Power of Prayer
(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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Jan 8, 20224 min read
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Baptism of the Lord (Ages 9-12): Soaking Up the Love
(Begin by reading the Gospel. Sometimes it is good to have someone read it to you. The Word is meant to be heard.) Luke 3.15-16, 21-22 At...

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Jan 8, 20224 min read
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27th Sunday of Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Treasure
(Begin by reading the Gospel. Sometimes it is good to have someone read it to you. The Word is meant to be heard.) Mark 10.2-16 The...

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Sep 29, 20214 min read
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24th Sunday of Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): On Divine Things
(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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Sep 8, 20214 min read
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