Template.comment_list.helpers({ child_comments: function(){ var post = this; var comments = Comments.find({postId: post._id, parentCommentId: null}, {sort: {score: -1, postedAt: -1}}); return comments; }, threadModules: function () { return threadModules; } }); Template.comment_list.rendered = function(){ // once all comments have been rendered, activate comment queuing for future real-time comments window.queueComments = true; };