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Sep 1, 20232 min read
22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Death Is Not The End
Matthew 16.21-27 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection Last Sunday, we heard Peter name Jesus as the Messiah, the Son of the living...
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Sep 1, 20233 min read
22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Peter's Choice
Matthew 16.21-27 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection Last Sunday, we heard Peter say boldly that Jesus is the Messiah, the One...
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Sep 1, 20234 min read
22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): What Will They Give In Return For Their Life
Matthew 16.21-27 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection Last week, we listened as Peter—a man with little faith—proclaims boldly that...
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Aug 25, 20232 min read
21st Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Naming Jesus
Matthew 16.13-20 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection Jesus and the disciples travel together for a long time. They spend so much...
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Aug 25, 20233 min read
21st Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Given to Peter, Given to Us
Matthew 16.13-20 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection The Gospel for this Sunday occurs after the disciples travel with Jesus for...
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thebetterpart
Aug 25, 20234 min read
21st Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Working Through Our Faith
Matthew 16.13-20 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection At the beginning of the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus asks the disciples two...
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Aug 18, 20232 min read
20th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Who Does Jesus Help?
Matthew 15.21-28 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection (Adults: children of this age usually pray in thanksgiving and praise unless...
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Aug 18, 20233 min read
20th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Eyes On Jesus
Matthew 15.21-28 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection The Gospel this week follows not long after Jesus saves Peter when he begins to...
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Aug 18, 20235 min read
20th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Surprised By Faith
Matthew 15.21-28 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection The Gospel this week follows not long after Jesus and Peter walk on water....
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Aug 12, 20233 min read
19th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Our Shepherd King
Matthew 14.22-33 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection We know so much about Jesus. We know he is the Good Shepherd who calls each of...
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Aug 12, 20234 min read
19th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Sign of Our King
Matthew 14.22-33 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel this Sunday, we hear one of Jesus' miracles. Miracles are signs...
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Aug 12, 20234 min read
19th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Faith and Fear
Matthew 14.22-33 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection Much of the time, Jesus tells us something of the Kingdom of God in parables....
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Aug 4, 20232 min read
Feast of the Transfiguration (Ages 3-6): Peek At The Risen Life
Matthew 17.1-9 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel this Sunday, we hear Jesus taking three of his best friends away by...
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Aug 4, 20233 min read
Feast of the Transfiguration (Ages 6-9): Among Us
Matthew 17.1-9 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection In the middle of the summer, the Church takes a moment to celebrate the...
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thebetterpart
Aug 4, 20235 min read
Feast of the Transfiguration (Ages 9-12): True Identity
Matthew 17.1-9 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection In the middle of the summer, the Church pauses to celebrate the Feast of the...
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Jul 29, 20232 min read
17th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Together With The Pearl
Matthew 13.44-52 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus again tells three parables, just like last...
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Jul 29, 20233 min read
17th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Trespassers In The Kingdom
Matthew 13.44-52 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus still tells parables! He knows that people...
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Jul 29, 20234 min read
17th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Kingdom Living
Matthew 13.44-52 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus again gives us three parables. Three...
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Jul 21, 20233 min read
16th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): What Does Jesus Want Us to Know?
Matthew 13.31-32 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection (Adults, the Gospel this week is quite long and considers three of Jesus'...
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Jul 21, 20234 min read
16th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Weeds To Strengthen The Wheat?
Matthew 13.24-43 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection (Adults, begin by reading the Gospel aloud to the child, unless the child is a...
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Jul 21, 20234 min read
16th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Three Measures
Matthew 13.24-43 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection For the third Sunday in a row, Jesus talks about farming and sowing. Two weeks...
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Jul 14, 20233 min read
15th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Who Is This Sower?
Matthew 13.1-9 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection At the beginning of the Gospel for this Sunday, we hear Jesus head down to the lake...
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Jul 14, 20234 min read
15th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): We Will Listen
Matthew 13.1-9 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection At the beginning of the Gospel for this Sunday, we hear Jesus leave the house he is...
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Jul 14, 20233 min read
15th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Preparing the Soil
Matthew 13.1-9 Listen to the Gospel and Reflection The Gospel for this Sunday has some great visuals. As we listen, we can imagine...
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