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32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Chosen For Light
Matthew 25.1-13 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection (Adults, we can think of the 3-6 year old as in a time of BEING. BEING in love...
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Nov 10, 20233 min read
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32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Light For The Banquet
Matthew 25.1-13 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection (Adults, we can think of the 6-9 year old as in a time of KNOWING—KNOWING who...
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Nov 10, 20233 min read
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32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Taking The Time
Matthew 25.1-13 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection In another parable this Sunday, Jesus reminds us that the Kingdom of God is like...
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Nov 10, 20234 min read
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28th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Invited to the Celebration!
Matthew 22.1-14 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection (Adults, once again, this is a difficult Gospel to share with little ones. There...
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Oct 13, 20232 min read
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28th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Who Would Not Come?
Matthew 22.1-14 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection (Adults, here we are again with a difficult parable! For the 6-9 year old, who...
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Oct 13, 20233 min read
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28th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Kingdom Clothing
Matthew 22.1-14 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection (Another warning this week! The parable in the Gospel is another difficult one....
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Oct 13, 20235 min read
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27th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): The Plan of the Landowner
Matthew 21.33-43 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection (Adults, the parable in this Sunday's Gospel is upsetting, to be followed by an...
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Oct 6, 20234 min read
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27th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): Fruit For Joy
Matthew 21.33-43 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection (A warning this week: the parable in the Gospel is a difficult one. Read it...
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Oct 6, 20234 min read
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26th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Saying And Doing The Will
Matthew 21.28-32 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel this Sunday we hear people coming to challenge Jesus' authority....
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Sep 29, 20233 min read
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25th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 3-6): Who Is This Landowner?
Matthew 20.1-16 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus tells his disciples another parable about...
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Sep 22, 20232 min read
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25th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 6-9): Everyone Is Needed
Matthew 20.1-16 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus tells his disciples a new parable. We...
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Sep 22, 20233 min read
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25th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): An Abundance of Joy
Matthew 20.1-16 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus tells his disciples a parable to help them...
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Sep 22, 20235 min read
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24th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Ages 9-12): A Colossal Shift
Matthew 18.21-34 Listen here to the Gospel and Reflection We know that the Plan of God involves all people enjoying the full Risen Life...
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Sep 15, 20235 min read
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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, 20232 min read
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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, 20233 min read
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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 29, 20234 min read
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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, 20233 min read
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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
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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 21, 20234 min read
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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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Jul 14, 20233 min read
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