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The Better Part Podcast
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Feb 10, 20213 min read
6th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Jesus Chooses
Mark 1.40-45 In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus meets a person who has leprosy. This means he has an awful skin condition that is very...
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thebetterpart
Jan 27, 20214 min read
4th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): The Power to Act
(Adults, you could begin by reading the entire Gospel passage so that the child hears it once in its entirety before we think about the...
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thebetterpart
Dec 3, 20204 min read
2nd Sunday of Advent (Ages 6-9): Straight to Us
(Adults, begin by reading the Gospel aloud to the child. Alternatively, you could read the first paragraph of the reflection to the...
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thebetterpart
Dec 3, 20204 min read
2nd Sunday of Advent (Ages 9-12): Encounter in the Wilderness
(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.) Mark 1.1-8 Each...
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thebetterpart
Nov 18, 20203 min read
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...
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thebetterpart
Oct 7, 20205 min read
28th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Kingdom Clothing
(Another warning this week! The parable in the Gospel is another difficult one. Read it through first, or ask someone to read it to you....
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thebetterpart
Sep 23, 20204 min read
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...
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thebetterpart
Jul 4, 20203 min read
14th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): An Invitation and a Promise
14th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A 6-9 year olds (Adults, begin by reading the Gospel aloud to the child, unless the child is a very...
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thebetterpart
Mar 27, 20203 min read
5th Sunday of Lent (Ages 9-12): The One Coming into the World
5th Sunday of Lent, Year A 9-12 year olds (Begin by reading the Gospel. Sometimes it is good to have someone read it to you. The Word is...
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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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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 7, 20193 min read
Axes and Fire?
Matthew 3.1-12 2nd Sunday of Advent, Year A 9-12 year olds "Even now the ax is lying at the root of the trees; every tree therefore that...
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thebetterpart
Dec 7, 20193 min read
Making his paths straight
Matthew 3.1-12 2nd Sunday of Advent, Year A 6-9 year olds In those days John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness of Judea,...
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thebetterpart
Nov 30, 20192 min read
One...in the likeness of God
Matthew 24.37-44 1st Sunday of Advent, Year A 6-9 year olds Today is the first Sunday of Advent. Advent is a time of preparing for the...
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thebetterpart
Nov 1, 20192 min read
Mercy and Joy
Luke 19:1-10 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C Have you heard this gospel story before? It's kind of funny, because a grown man--a...
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thebetterpart
Nov 1, 20192 min read
"I must stay"
Luke 19:1-10 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C Last week Jesus told a parable about a tax collector and this week he meets a real,...
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thebetterpart
Sep 14, 20194 min read
The Forgiving Father
Luke 15:11-24 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C This is a long parable, and a favourite for many people. We can listen to this parable...
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thebetterpart
Sep 13, 20192 min read
The Found Coin
Luke 15:8-9 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C Here we have another parable about searching and finding. In Jesus' time, when a woman...
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thebetterpart
Aug 25, 20191 min read
How do I get through the Narrow Door??
#Reconciliation #sacramentofreconciliation Someone asked Jesus, “Lord, will only a few be saved?” He said to them, “Strive to enter...
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