30th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Mercy and Faith
Mark 10.46-52 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n Often, when we listen to the Bible, we hear something about following. Sheep...
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Oct 183 min read
29th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): The Dream of God
Mark 10.35-45 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n For several weeks now, we listened to Jesus teach his disciples as they walk...
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Oct 123 min read
28th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Empty Hands
Mark 10.17-30 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n In the Gospel for this Sunday, a man wants to know something. He comes to Jesus...
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Oct 44 min read
27th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Healing From God
Mark 10.2-16 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus leaves Galilee and moves into Judea, much...
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Sep 274 min read
26th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): It Is Better
Mark 9.38-43, 45, 47-48 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n In the Gospel for this Sunday, one of Jesus' followers, John, is...
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Sep 213 min read
25th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Focus
Mark 9.30-37 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n In the Gospel for this Sunday, the disciples have a hard time. They cannot...
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Sep 134 min read
24th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): On Divine Things
Mark 8:27-35 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n In the Gospel last Sunday, we heard about Jesus healing the man who was deaf....
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Sep 74 min read
23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Aside, In Private, Away From
Mark 7.31-37 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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Aug 303 min read
22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Sanctifying
Mark 7.1-8, 14-15, 21-23 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n People feel curious about Jesus. Wherever he goes, people gather...
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Aug 234 min read
21st Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Spirit and Life
John 6.53 and 60-69 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n For weeks now, we have listened to Jesus speak about himself as the...
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Aug 163 min read
20th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Family Time
John 6. 51-58 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n Last week, we heard Jesus tell us again that he is the Bread of Life. Living...
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Aug 94 min read
19th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Bread Like No Other
John 6.48-51 (abbreviated) [ John 6.41-51 (full)] Listen here to the Gospel and Reflectio n For the last few weeks, we listened to the...
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Aug 23 min read
18th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Life For The World
John 6.24-35 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection Last week, we heard about a few loaves of barley bread placed in Jesus’ hands to...
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Jul 264 min read
17th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Encounter With God
John 6.1-15 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection The Gospel reading last week ended with Jesus beginning to teach a great crowd of...
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Jul 194 min read
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 122 min read
15th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Called To Be Sent
Mark 6.7-13 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection We are used to hearing about all the marvellous things that Jesus says and does. We...
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Jul 54 min read
14th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Take Delight in God
Mark 6.1-6 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection For several Sundays, we listened while Jesus and his friends travelled about the land...
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Jun 284 min read
13th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Sleep-Training
Mark 5.21-24, 35-43 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel for this Sunday, when Jesus and his friends return from their...
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Jun 214 min read
12th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Who Then Is This?
Mark 4.35-41 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection We have a short Gospel this Sunday. After a long day of teaching people about the...
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Jun 153 min read
11th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Grace of God
Mark 4.26-34 (focusing on verses 30-32) Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection Jesus spends a lot of time telling parables about the...
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