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 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 Dec 23, 2020 4 min Feast of the Holy Family (Ages 6-9): Ordinary and Extraordinary (Adults, you may want to use this reflection instead, written for the Feast of the Presentation in the Temple, Feb. 2nd, 2020.) Luke 2.22...
thebetterpart Nov 25, 2020 3 min 1st Sunday of Advent (Ages 6-9): In the Master's Home (Adults, begin by reading the Gospel aloud to the child. Alternatively, you could read the first paragraph of the reflection to the child...
thebetterpart Oct 28, 2020 5 min Feast of All Saints (Ages 9-12): Already, but Not Yet (You may have notice that I keep converting "kingdom of heaven" to "kingdom of God." The phrase that is used in the Bible can be translat...
thebetterpart Oct 15, 2020 5 min 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Offering Ourselves (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 22.15-21 ...
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...
