thebetterpart Mar 18 3 min 5th Sunday of Lent (Ages 3-6): A Grain of Wheat (If your parish is using the readings from year A, please click here for reflection.) John 12.20-33 (for the 3-6 yr old, simply verse 24)...
thebetterpart Mar 18 3 min 5th Sunday of Lent (Ages 6-9): Possibility of More (If your parish is using the readings from year A, please click here for reflection.) John 12.20-33 For many weeks of Lent we have been...
thebetterpart Mar 18 5 min 5th Sunday of Lent (Ages 9-12): Jesus' Vision (If your parish is using the readings from year A, please click here for reflection.) John 12.20-33 We have been in the season of Lent...
thebetterpart Nov 18, 2020 3 min Feast of Christ the King (Ages 3-6): The Shepherd Who is King (Adults, this reflection attempts to help the child answer the question "Who are you, God? It also tries to help them answer for...
thebetterpart Nov 18, 2020 3 min Feast of Christ the King (Ages 6-9): Helping the Least, Serving the King (Adults, begin by reading the Gospel aloud to the child. Alternatively, you could read the first paragraph of the reflection to the...
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...
thebetterpart Nov 12, 2020 3 min 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Into the Joy (Adults, there are two versions of the Gospel for this Sunday. I have provided the shorter version here. You could begin by reading the...
thebetterpart Nov 12, 2020 6 min 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Into the Heart of God (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 24.36;...
thebetterpart Oct 7, 2020 2 min 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Invited to the Celebration! (Adults, once again, this is a difficult Gospel to share with little ones. There are frightening images. But if we strip the parable...
thebetterpart Oct 7, 2020 3 min 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Who Wouldn't Come? (Adults, here we are again with a difficult parable! For the 6-9 year old, who is beginning an exploration of the moral life, this...
