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 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 child...
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 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; 25...
thebetterpart Nov 4, 2020 3 min 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Light for the Banquet (Adults, I think of the 6-9 year old as in a time of KNOWING--knowing who calls them to build the Kingdom, knowing the rules of the Kingd...
thebetterpart Nov 4, 2020 4 min 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Taking the Time (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 25.1-13 I...
thebetterpart Sep 23, 2020 2 min 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): The Good Voice (Adults, the Gospel for this Sunday considers moral behaviour. For the youngest children it is important that they know for whom they are...
thebetterpart Sep 23, 2020 3 min 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Saying and Doing the Will (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 23, 2020 4 min 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...
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...