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