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Sixth Sunday of Easter (Ages 3-6): Remind Us
(Adults, you could begin by reading the first paragraph of the reflection to the child, then read the Gospel, and then continue with the...
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May 21, 20223 min read
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Sixth Sunday of Easter (Ages 6-9): Before and After
(Adults, you could begin by reading the first paragraph of the reflection to the child, then read the Gospel, and then continue with the...
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May 21, 20222 min read
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Sixth Sunday of Easter (Ages 9-12): Fruit of the Spirit
(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.) John 14.23-29...
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May 21, 20223 min read
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Fifth Sunday of Easter (Ages 3-6): Love Never Ends
(Adults, you could begin by reading the first paragraph of the reflection to the child, then read the Gospel, and then continue with the...
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May 13, 20222 min read
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Fifth Sunday of Easter (Ages 6-9): Love This Way
(Adults, you could begin by reading the first paragraph of the reflection to the child, then read the Gospel, and then continue with the...
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May 13, 20222 min read
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Fifth Sunday of Easter (Ages 9-12): Glorify God
(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.) John 13.1,31-33a,...
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May 13, 20223 min read
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Good Shepherd Sunday (Ages 3-6): Know and Follow
(Adults, you could begin by reading the Gospel aloud to the child. In this reflection, we wonder who the sheep of the Good Shepherd might...
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May 6, 20222 min read
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Good Shepherd Sunday (Ages 6-9): Never Apart
(Adults, you could begin by reading the Gospel aloud to the child.) John 10.27-30 Every year on the fourth Sunday of Easter, we celebrate...
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May 6, 20222 min read
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Good Shepherd Sunday (Ages 9-12): Fall in Love
(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.) John 10.27-30...
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May 6, 20223 min read
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3rd Sunday of Easter (Ages 3-6): Joy of the Risen Life
(Adults, you could begin by reading the Gospel aloud to the child. Alternatively, you could read the first paragraph of the reflection to...
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Apr 30, 20224 min read
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3rd Sunday of Easter (Ages 6-9): Abundance, Mercy, Matter
(Adults, you could begin by reading the Gospel aloud to the child. Alternatively, you could read the first paragraph of the reflection to...
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Apr 30, 20225 min read
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3rd Sunday of Easter (Ages 9-12): Signs by the Sea
(Begin by reading the Gospel. Sometimes it is good to have someone read it to you. The Word is meant to be heard.) John 21.1-19 On this...
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Apr 30, 20226 min read
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2nd Sunday of Easter (Ages 3-6): Peace Be With Us
John 20.19-31 Last week, on Easter Sunday, we heard about Jesus full of his Risen life, calling Mary Magdalene by name. Now she knows...
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Apr 22, 20222 min read
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2nd Sunday of Easter (Ages 6-9): Peace and Forgiveness
John 20.19-31 The Gospel this week takes place on Sunday evening, the same day that Jesus rises from the dead, so full of the Risen Life...
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Apr 22, 20223 min read
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2nd Sunday of Easter (Ages 9-12): Encounter
John 20.19-31 The Gospel for this week takes place the evening of the Resurrection. Only Mary Magdalene has encountered Jesus Risen from...
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Apr 22, 20224 min read
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Easter Sunday (Ages 3-6): The Good Shepherd Lives
(Adults, you could begin by reading the Gospel aloud to the child. Alternatively, you could read the first paragraph of the reflection to...
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Apr 16, 20223 min read
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Easter Sunday (Ages 6-9): Called By Name
John 20:1-18 At the end of the Gospel reading last Sunday and again on Good Friday, Jesus' dead body is wrapped in linen cloths and put...
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Apr 16, 20223 min read
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Easter Sunday (Ages 9-12): Remember the Good News!
Luke 24.1-12 At the end of the Gospel reading last Sunday, after Jesus' dead body is wrapped in linen cloths and put into a tomb, we...
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Apr 16, 20223 min read
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Passion (Palm) Sunday (Ages 3-6): Family Forever
Luke 22:14, 19-20 (full reading: Luke 22.14 - 23.56) (Adults, the VERY abbreviated reading is for the 3-6 year old. The full reading is...
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Apr 9, 20223 min read
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Passion (Palm) Sunday (Ages 6-9): Remember Me
Luke 22:14-20, Luke 23:32-43 (full reading: Luke 22.14 - 23.56) This Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week when, all over the world,...
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Apr 9, 20224 min read
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Passion (Palm) Sunday (Ages 9-12): Daughters of Jerusalem
Luke 23:26-56 (full reading: Luke 22.14 - 23.56) This Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week when, all over the world, the Church thinks...
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Apr 9, 20224 min read
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5th Sunday of Lent (Ages 3-6): Time Out With Jesus
(Adults, the Gospel for this Sunday hardly seems fitting for 3-6 year olds! What is the face of God they need to see? I think it is the...
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Mar 31, 20223 min read
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5th Sunday of Lent (Ages 6-9): The Face of Mercy
(Adults, this is a difficult passage from the Gospels—for adults as well as children. In this reflection, I try to explain briefly why...
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Mar 31, 20224 min read
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5th Sunday of Lent (Ages 9-12): Misery Meets Mercy
(Begin by reading the Gospel. Sometimes it is good to have someone read it to you. The Word is meant to be heard.) John 8.1-11 We know...
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Mar 31, 20224 min read
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