ContemplaKid: Recent Episodes
Joseph Larson
Where kids can come to know Jesus personally through the gospel and their imagination, just like the saints did. Each week a catholic meditation for kids on the Sunday Gospel.
Psalm 62 Memory Church. My desire is that you would play this for your kids as they fall asleep at night, so that in a little while they would have a psalm memorized and also know the melody to sing it.
I am very sick this weekend, but I wanted to share a link to a documentary I really enjoyed. I think the lives of the saints are most powerful when they show their doubts, frustrations, and struggles. That is what they do in this documentary.
https://wildgoose.tv/programs/st-francis-of-assisi-sign-of-contradiction-46401f?categoryId=24291
Can we know how much we love someone, by how much we are willing to sacrifice for them?
The Spirit comes upon the Israelites at the feast of the Tabernacles, And Jesus proclaims that the Spirit is upon Him, and what his mission is.
Jan 9th: The Father says to you, "This is my Beloved Child". ContemplaKid is a Catholic meditation for kids on the Sunday readings.
Epiphany Sunday: The Baby's prayer. CotemplaKid is a Catholic meditation on the Sunday Gospel for kids.
Apologies! I did the meditation on the Saturday readings rather than Sunday.
An Advent Prayer St Joseph, you came into the cave in Bethlehem, and you cleaned it of dung and decay and lit a lamp. You did your best to make it a comfortable place for the Virgin to bring forth the Son of God. Do the same in my heart oh Joseph. I don't even fully know what is dung and decay, but show me what needs to be removed, and help make my soul be a more comfortable place for Jesus to come into. My little mother, you are the gate of heaven. It was only through you that Father found a worthy place for His Son to enter into the world. Come to my unworthy heart and prepare to hold Jesus there so that I might be close to Him and you. Holy Spirit, you ache to bring forth Life, and I ache for you to bring forth Life within me. I am not worthy, my Inn is crowded. Come and transform my soul into the silent, peaceful cave of Bethlehem, and when it is ready, overshadow that cave and bring forth the Life of Jesus into my heart.
An Advent Prayer St Joseph, you came into the cave in Bethlehem, and you cleaned it of dung and decay and lit a lamp. You did your best to make it a comfortable place for the Virgin to bring forth the Son of God. Do the same in my heart oh Joseph. I don't even fully know what is dung and decay, but show me what needs to be removed, and help make my soul be a more comfortable place for Jesus to come into. My little mother, you are the gate of heaven. It was only through you that Father found a worthy place for His Son to enter into the world. Come to my unworthy heart and prepare to hold Jesus there so that I might be close to Him and you. Holy Spirit, you ache to bring forth Life, and I ache for you to bring forth Life within me. I am not worthy, my Inn is crowded. Come and transform my soul into the silent, peaceful cave of Bethlehem, and when it is ready, overshadow that cave and bring forth the Life of Jesus into my heart.
What an honor it would be to be living when He comes again. ContemplaKid is a meditation for kids on the Sunday Gospel.
Why is Jesus not upset at the Sons of Thunder? ContemplaKid is a Catholic meditation on the Sunday Gospel.
Oct 10th: Come follow me. ContemplaKid is a Catholic meditation for kids on the Sunday gospel meant to help children come to know and love Jesus.
Oct 2nd: How did your family start? ContemplaKid is a Catholic meditation for kids on the Sunday gospel.
Kids, what does Jesus think of you when you sin? ContemplaKid is a Catholic meditation for kids on the Sunday Gospel.
September 19th: How good it is to be loved. ContemplaKid is a Catholic meditation on the Sunday Gospel for kids.
Sept 12th, The goodness of the cross. ContemplaKid a Catholic meditation for kids on the Sunday gospel.
Sept 5th, Jesus is tired of the crowds and wants to be alone, with you. ContemplaKid a Catholic meditation for kids on the Sunday gospel.
Aug 28th: Jesus wants to show us the ways we arent holy so that he can heal us. ContemplaKid: A catholic meditation for kids on the Sunday Gospel.
Aug 21st: Do you know how much God delights in your love? ContemplaKid: A catholic meditation for kids on the Sunday gospel.
Aug 15th: "Elizabeth, filled with the Holy Spirit, cried out in a loud voice" ContemplaKid: A catholic meditation for kids on the Sunday Gospel.
Aug 8th: The Father draws us. ContemplaKid Sunday, A reflection on the Sunday Gospel that kids might listen to Saturday night, or perhaps on the way to Mass.
Aug 1st: Jesus the Bread of Life who will never leave us. ContemplaKid Sunday, A reflection on the Sunday Gospel that kids might listen to Saturday night, or perhaps on the way to Mass.
July 11th: Jesus loves working through us, and if we don't hear his call that work will never be done.
June 20th:The best preacher of all time = The Holy Spirit. ContemplaKid Sunday, A reflection on the Sunday Gospel that kids might listen to Saturday night, or perhaps on the way to Mass.
June 13th: A sweet smelling tree of virtue, starts as a seedling. ContemplaKid Sunday, A reflection on the Sunday Gospel that kids might listen to Saturday night, or perhaps on the way to Mass.
Corpus Christi: Jesus has long desired to share this meal with YOU. Ecce Panis Quiet Chant https://youtu.be/tNkItuaarAs Ecce Panis, less inducive to meditation, but very moving. https://youtu.be/pRjUU0-vzU8
Pentacost: Let anyone who thirsts come to me and drink. ContemplaKid Sunday, A reflection on the Sunday Gospel that kids might listen to Saturday night, or perhaps on the way to Mass.
Sunday May 16th: As a garden causes what is sown in it to sprout up. ContemplaKid Sunday, A reflection on the Sunday Gospel that kids might listen to Saturday night, or perhaps on the way to Mass.
April 25th: What is love? ... baby don't hurt me. ContemplaKid Sunday, A reflection on the Sunday Gospel that kids might listen to Saturday night, or perhaps on the way to Mass.
April 25th: This is why the Father loves me. ContemplaKid Sunday, A reflection on the Sunday Gospel that kids might listen to Saturday night, or perhaps on the way to Mass.
April 18th: Jesus, open our eyes and set our hearts on fire, that our mouths will sing praises to the Father. ContemplaKid Sunday, A reflection on the Sunday Gospel that kids might listen to Saturday night, or perhaps on the way to Mass.
April 10th: Jesus is not afraid of germs. Chant Link (for meditation) https://youtu.be/4-pi2GnCvoU
Happy Easter! From slavery we have been delivered. ContemplaKid Sunday, A reflection on the Sunday Gospel that kids might listen to Saturday night, or perhaps on the way to Mass.
Mar 28th: Jesus Thirsts for your love. ContemplaKid Sunday, A reflection on the Sunday Gospel that kids might listen to Saturday night, or perhaps on the way to Mass.
March 21st: God made nature to show forth his truths. We are a grain of wheat, and it is springtime. ContemplaKid Sunday, A reflection on the Sunday Gospel that kids might listen to Saturday night, or perhaps on the way to Mass.
March 14th: For God so loved the world that he sacrificed His Lamb for us. This is a hard one, we want to hide our kids from suffering and being scared, but remember that Our Lady showed the Fatima children a vision of hell. The cross is much less scary. ContemplaKid Sunday, A reflection on the Sunday Gospel that kids might listen to Saturday night, or perhaps on the way to Mass.
March 7th: “Sir, give me this water, so that I may not be thirsty or have to keep coming here to draw water.” ContemplaKid Sunday, A reflection on the Sunday Gospel that kids might listen to Saturday night, or perhaps on the way to Mass.
Sunday Feb 28th. Things that happen on mountains. ContemplaKid Sunday, A reflection on the Sunday Gospel that kids might listen to Saturday night, or perhaps on the way to Mass.
Sunday Feb 21st: We are taking a trip to the desert to see Jesus, beware the wild beasts. ContemplaKid Sunday, A reflection on the Sunday Gospel that kids might listen to Saturday night, or perhaps on the way to Mass.
Sunday Jan 14th: Happy Valentines Day! I suggest for lent you pray immediately upon getting up. Try to pray for as many minutes as you are years old. Step 1: Light a candle at your prayer place and kneel down and ask your guardian angel to help you pray. Step 2: Give thanks and adoration to our Father who is in heaven for the day He has given you. Say the Our Father or Psalm 94 (excerpt below). Step 3: Go to a place where you imagine Jesus is praying, maybe it is by the rock on the hill overlooking the sea, and talk to Him about your day. Tell Him of you love for Him.
Come, ring out our joy to the Lord; hail the rock who saves us. Let us come before him, giving thanks, with songs let us hail the Lord.
A mighty God is the Lord, a great king above all gods. In his hands are the depths of the earth; the heights of the mountains are his. To him belongs the sea, for he made it and the dry land shaped by his hands.
Come in; let us bow and bend low; let us kneel before the God who made us for he is our God and we the people who belong to his pasture, the flock that is led by his hand.
Sunday Feb 7th: An idea for lent, and how to do it. ContemplaKid Sunday, A reflection on the Sunday Gospel that kids might listen to Saturday night, or perhaps on the way to Mass.
Sunday Jan 31st: Angels and Demons. "What have I to fear, what I have I to dread, leaning on the everlasting arms." ContemplaKid Sunday, A reflection on the Sunday Gospel that kids might listen to Saturday night, or perhaps on the way to Mass.
Sunday Jan 24th: When the Lord calls you, will you be ready to abandon your boat? ContemplaKid Sunday, A reflection on the Sunday Gospel that kids might listen to Saturday night, or perhaps on the way to Mass.
Sunday Jan 17th: What would you say to Jesus if he asked what you were looking for?
ContemplaKid Sunday, A reflection on the Sunday Gospel that kids might listen to Saturday night, or perhaps on the way to Mass.
Sunday Jan 10th: When God looked down on you and said: "This is my beloved child".
ContemplaKid Sunday, A reflection on the Sunday Gospel that kids might listen to Saturday night, or perhaps on the way to Mass.
Jan 3rd: If the wise men drop everything and travel weeks to spend a day with Jesus, what should we do. ContemplaKid Sunday, A reflection on the Sunday Gospel that kids might listen to Saturday night, or perhaps on the way to Mass.
Dec 27th: Whats the greatest Christmas present ever? ContemplaKid Sunday, A reflection on the Sunday Gospel that kids might listen to Saturday night, or perhaps on the way to Mass.
Dec 20th: God becomes a man, this is crazy! ContemplaKid Sunday, A reflection on the Sunday Gospel that kids might listen to Saturday night, or perhaps on the way to Mass.
Apologies I had a glitch and this didnt get published on time... Sunday Dec 13th: The story of John the baptist. ContemplaKid Sunday, A reflection on the Sunday Gospel that kids might listen to Saturday night, or perhaps on the way to Mass.
Dec 5th: If you want to find the Lord, go to the Desert. ContemplaKid Sunday, A reflection on the Sunday Gospel that kids might listen to Saturday night, or perhaps on the way to Mass.
Nov 29th: As we prepare for Christ's coming we meditate on the parting of a river where we will spend the next couple weeks. ContemplaKid Sunday, A reflection on the Sunday Gospel that kids might listen to Saturday night, or perhaps on the way to Mass.
Nov 22nd: Our King knows our reward, and longs for us to be made worthy. (Advent idea, have your kids pick a corporal work of mercy, and do it) ContemplaKid Sunday, A reflection on the Sunday Gospel that kids might listen to Saturday night, or perhaps on the way to Mass.
Nov 15th: If life is a game, how does Jesus score us? ContemplaKid Sunday, A reflection on the Sunday Gospel that kids might listen to Saturday night, or perhaps on the way to Mass.
Nov 8th: The bridegroom comes! Will he find us ready for the wedding feast of heaven? ContemplaKid Sunday, A reflection on the Sunday Gospel that kids might listen to Saturday night, or perhaps on the way to Mass.
Oct. 25th, Jesus wants to live in your house, but only if you visit Him. ContemplaKid Sunday, A reflection on the Sunday Gospel that kids might listen to Saturday night, or perhaps on the way to Mass.
October 18th, the leaders of the Jews try to lay a trap for the Lord of the Universe. ContemplaKid Sunday, A reflection on the Sunday Gospel that kids might listen to Saturday night, or perhaps on the way to Mass.
Sunday October 11th, The kings servant comes and invites you to a wedding banquet, but who is getting married? ContemplaKid Sunday, A reflection on the Sunday Gospel that kids might listen to Saturday night, or perhaps on the way to Mass.
Oct. 4th: The Lord gives us a vineyard, and we must bear fruits of thanksgiving. ContemplaKid Sunday, A reflection on the Sunday Gospel that kids might listen to Saturday night, or perhaps on the way to Mass.
Sept 27th: Jesus teaches the Priests and Elders in the Temple. ContemplaKid Sunday, A reflection on the Sunday Gospel that kids might listen to Saturday night, or perhaps on the way to Mass.
Sept 13th: Jesus has an answer to: "That's not fair!", and sits with you under a tree. ContemplaKid Sunday, A reflection on the Sunday Gospel that kids might listen to Saturday night, or perhaps on the way to Mass.
Sept 13th: God is so generous with us, but His Generosity comes with the call to be generous with others. ContemplaKid Sunday, A reflection on the Sunday Gospel that kids might listen to Saturday night, or perhaps on the way to Mass.