The Better Part: Weekly Sunday Gospel Reflections For Children

Subscribe to the Better Part podcast today! Gospel reflection for 3-6 year olds for the 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time, year A. (Adults, once again, this is a difficult Gospel to share with little ones. There are frightening images. But if we strip the parable down, we arrive at the plan of God. It is not being unrealistic to ignore the exaggerated responses of both the people and the king with the...

Subscribe to the Better Part podcast today! Gospel reflection for 6-9 year olds for the 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time, year A. (Adults, here we are again with a difficult parable! For the 6-9 year old, who is beginning an exploration of the moral life, this reflection invites the child to consider the richness and value of the Kingdom of God. We ponder the question–how will we respond to the invita...

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Subscribe to the Better Part podcast today! Gospel reflection for 3-6 year olds for the 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time, year A. (Adults, I don't mind saying that it was EXTREMELY difficult to find in this Sunday's Gospel the face of God that the youngest children need to see. But there towards the end, sandwiched between discussions of vineyards and fruit, is verse 44 about a stone. Perfect.)

Subscribe to the Better Part podcast today! Gospel reflection for 6-9 year olds for the 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time, year A. (Adults, the parable in this Sunday's Gospel is upsetting, to be followed by an even more upsetting one next week–yikes! This reflection acknowledges that the parable is upsetting, but encourages the children to reflect upon the ideal, on the Plan of God that is somewhat ov...

Subscribe to the Better Part podcast today! Gospel reflection for 9-12 year olds for the 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time, year A.

Subscribe to the Better Part podcast today! Gospel reflection for 3-6 year olds for the 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time, year A. (Adults, the Gospel for this Sunday considers moral behaviour. For the youngest children it is important that they know for whom they are choosing to behave in a certain manner, before considering what that behaviour should be. In fact, we can say that this is vital, since...

Subscribe to the Better Part podcast today! Gospel reflection for 6-9 year olds for the 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time, year A.

Subscribe to the Better Part podcast today! Gospel reflection for 9-12 year olds for the 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time, year A.

Subscribe to the Better Part podcast today! Gospel reflection for 3-6 year olds for the 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time, year A.

Subscribe to the Better Part podcast today! Gospel reflection for 6-9 year olds for the 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time, year A.

Subscribe to the Better Part podcast today! Gospel reflection for 9-12 year olds for the 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time, year A.

Subscribe to the Better Part podcast today! Gospel reflection for 3-6 year olds for the 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time, year A.

Subscribe to the Better Part podcast today! Gospel reflection for 6-9 year olds for the 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time, year A.

Subscribe to the Better Part podcast today! Gospel reflection for 9-12 year olds for the 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time, year A.

Subscribe to the Better Part podcast today! Gospel reflection for 3-6 year olds for the 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, year A.

Subscribe to the Better Part podcast today! Gospel reflection for 6-9 year olds for the 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, year A.

Subscribe to the Better Part podcast today! Gospel reflection for 9-12 year olds for the 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, year A.

Subscribe to the Better Part podcast today! Gospel reflection for 3-6 year olds for the 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, year A. "Jesus wants Peter to think differently. He says, 'you are setting your mind not on divine things but on human things.' 'Human things' means thinking the way people think. 'Divine things' means thinking the way God thinks. Jesus, the Son of the living God, wants Peter to th...

Subscribe to the Better Part podcast today! Gospel reflection for 6-9 year olds for the 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, year A. "Peter hears Jesus say he will be killed, but perhaps he does not hear Jesus say that he will be raised from the dead. Does Peter understand what will happen on the third day? How can he? It has never happened before. Peter cannot see into the future. So Peter takes Jesus a...

Subscribe to the Better Part podcast today! Gospel reflection for 9-12 year olds for the 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, year A. "Jesus knows his life is a gift. What can he give God in return? What can he offer but the greatest thing he has: his life. Everything. He lays down his life, he offers his whole self in the greatest act of Love. It is the most complete act of Love because he is the Son of...

Subscribe to the Better Part podcast today! Gospel reflection for 3-6 year olds for the 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time, year A.

Subscribe to the Better Part podcast today! Gospel reflection for 6-9 year olds for the 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time, year A.

Subscribe to the Better Part podcast today! Gospel reflection for 9-12 year olds for the 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time, year A.

Subscribe to the Better Part podcast today! Gospel reflection for 3-6 year olds for the 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time, year A.