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The Better Part Podcast
Listen to weekly reflections prior to Sunday Mass!
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May 2, 20203 min read
Good Shepherd Sunday (Ages 6-9): Abundance
4th Sunday of Easter, Year A 6-9 year olds (Adults, begin by reading the Gospel aloud to the child, unless the child is a very fluent...
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thebetterpart
Apr 25, 20204 min read
3rd Sunday of Easter (Ages 6-9): We recognize truth!
3rd Sunday of Easter, Year A 6-9 year olds (Adults, begin by reading the Gospel aloud to the child, unless the child is a very fluent...
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thebetterpart
Apr 18, 20202 min read
2nd Sunday of Easter (Ages 6-9): Contagious
2nd Sunday of Easter, Year A 6-9 year olds (Adults, begin by reading the Gospel aloud to the child, unless the child is a very fluent...
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thebetterpart
Apr 11, 20203 min read
Easter Sunday (Ages 6-9): Not Where it Should Be
EASTER SUNDAY 6-9 year olds (Adults, begin by reading the Gospel aloud to the child, unless the child is a very fluent reader.) John...
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thebetterpart
Apr 4, 20204 min read
Passion (Palm) Sunday (Ages 6-9): The Promise of Until
Passion Sunday, Year A 6-9 year olds (Adults, begin by reading aloud the portion of the Gospel provided here, unless the child is a very...
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thebetterpart
Mar 27, 20203 min read
5th Sunday of Lent (Ages 6-9): The Voice that Calls to Life
5th Sunday of Lent, Year A 6-9 year olds (Adults, begin by reading the Gospel aloud to the child, unless the child is a very fluent...
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thebetterpart
Mar 18, 20204 min read
4th Sunday of Lent (Ages 6-9): Gift first. Then faith.
4th Sunday of Lent, Year A 6-9 year olds John 9.1, 6-9, 13-17, 34-38 (full reading: John 9.1-41) In the Gospel reading for this Sunday,...
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thebetterpart
Mar 11, 20203 min read
Springs of Water, Gushing Up
3rd Sunday of Lent, Year A 6-9 year olds John 4.5-15, 19-26, 39-42 (full reading: John 4.5-42) In the middle of a hot day, Jesus rests by...
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thebetterpart
Mar 7, 20203 min read
Making a dwelling
Matthew 17.1-9 2nd Sunday of Lent, Year A 6-9 year olds In the Gospel this Sunday, Jesus takes three of his best friends, Peter, James,...
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thebetterpart
Feb 29, 20203 min read
Gathered into Love
Matthew 4.1-11 1st Sunday of Lent, Year A 6-9 year olds We have entered a new season in the church called Lent, a time of preparation for...
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thebetterpart
Feb 21, 20202 min read
Giving to those in need
Matthew 5.38-48 7th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A 6-9 year olds In the Gospel this Sunday, Jesus continues to talk to the people who...
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thebetterpart
Feb 7, 20202 min read
Salt and saltiness
Matthew 5.13-16 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A 6-9 year olds You are the salt of the earth In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus...
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Feb 1, 20203 min read
Salvation and Light
Luke 2.22-40 Presentation of the Lord 6-9 year olds Today we are moving back in time it seems! You might have thought we had left the...
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thebetterpart
Jan 25, 20203 min read
They have to go see.
Matthew 4.12-23 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A 6-9 year olds This week in the Gospel, we hear Jesus calling four people to come...
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thebetterpart
Jan 18, 20202 min read
Making our home in him
John 1.29-34 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A 6-9 year olds This Sunday we hear John the Baptist talking about Jesus' baptism. I saw...
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thebetterpart
Jan 11, 20203 min read
What is John the Baptist's problem?
Matthew 3.13-17 BAPTISM OF THE LORD – YEAR A 6-9 year olds We are coming to the end of the Christmas season. Most people think Christmas...
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thebetterpart
Jan 4, 20202 min read
King of the Jews
Matthew 2.1-12 EPIPHANY OF THE LORD – YEAR A 6-9 year olds “Where is the child who has been born king of the Jews? For we observed his...
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thebetterpart
Dec 28, 20192 min read
Participating in the Plan of God
Matthew 2.13-15, 19-23 FEAST OF THE HOLY FAMILY SUNDAY WITHIN THE OCTAVE OF CHRISTMAS – YEAR A 6-9 year olds In the Gospel reading this...
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thebetterpart
Dec 21, 20192 min read
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
Matthew 1:18-24 4th Sunday of Advent, Year A 6-9 year olds She will bear a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his...
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thebetterpart
Dec 13, 20193 min read
Strange like John
Matthew 11.2-11 3rd Sunday of Advent, Year A 6-9 year olds In the Gospel this Sunday, Jesus talks about his cousin, John the Baptist....
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