Category Archives: Kathryn Mulderink

Nov 15 2018

The Hidden Kingdom

Click here for daily readings The question asked by the Pharisees is one that is running like static electricity throughout the Hebrew world: When will the Kingdom of God come? For thousands of years, they have been waiting for ...

Nov 04 2018

First Comes Love

Click here for daily readings The words in today’s First Reading from Deuteronomy are pivotal in the Mosaic Law and are now known as the Shema, part of the monotheistic profession of faith recited by Jews twice a day and t...

Nov 01 2018

Power, Pleasure, Prestige, Position, Possessions

Click here for daily readings The Sermon on the Mount. The Beatitudes. We have heard them so often, seen them on posters, Facebook art, Instagram, even our daily planners… maybe we forget how revolutionary these words of ...

Oct 30 2018

A Seed And A Sprinkle

Click here for daily readings What IS the Kingdom of God like? To what can we compare it? If you’ve spent any time thinking about the “ends of things,” the “final things,” the end point of existence...

Oct 26 2018

Gratitude And Wisdom

Click here for daily readings We have a clue to the probability that in today’s Gospel Jesus is addressing those who are against him rather than the crowd of goodwill followers by his use of the word “hypocrites,&rdq...

Oct 19 2018

Worth More Than Many Sparrows

Click here for daily readings “Beware… (but) do not be afraid. You are worth more than many sparrows.” In this Gospel, Jesus goes from warning to reassuring. He first warns his close disciples to beware of the...

Oct 17 2018

Obeying Out Of Love

Click here for daily readings This Gospel challenges us, as Jesus challenges the Scribes and Pharisees. It can also be easily misinterpreted to mean that the Law is not important. But a true interpretation recognizes that all th...

Oct 09 2018

The Better Part

Click here for daily readings Today’s brief Gospel presents a scene that most of us can relate to on some level. We know that Mary and Martha are sisters (and Lazarus is their brother) and that this family is one of those ...

Sep 27 2018

Renewing Our Commitment

Click here for daily readings I have wondered if Herod was haunted by his past, much like the murderer in the Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe; the murderer seems to hear his victim (which eventually gives him away), and Herod...

Sep 24 2018

Let Your Light Shine A Little Brighter

Click here for daily readings Today’s Gospel is preceded in the liturgy by the Alleluia antiphon, which is a verse from the Gospel of Matthew: “Let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds an...

Sep 18 2018

The Power Of The Great Prophet

Click here for daily readings Today’s Gospel presents an interesting scene: Jesus is traveling with his disciples and “a large crowd.” As they near the city of Nain, they encounter another “large crowd&rd...

Sep 09 2018

Personal Faith

Click here for daily readings Jesus is preaching and healing in Gentile cities, areas that are contemptible to the Jews. He has already offered the Gospel to Israel, and now he is bringing his glorious Good News to those “...

Sep 06 2018

Trust In Him

Click here for daily readings Today’s Gospel from Luke has so much activity that it can be hard to see beyond the surface: the lake, the boats, the crowd, the nets, the catch, and finally, the fishermen leaving their fishi...

Aug 25 2018

How I Look

Click here for daily readings Thanks to the fallenness that is ours due to the Original Fall, our human nature wants to continually put our own selves first, consider our own desires first, make sure we are taken care of first (...

Aug 12 2018

What Is Living Bread?

Click here for daily readings John 6 is dense with meaning, and the Church breaks out the reading of it over several Sundays. It begins with Jesus feeding more than 5,000 with a few loaves and fishes and then quietly ...

Aug 07 2018

Do We Get The Message?

Click here for daily readings Today’s short Gospel seems simple, but it is packed full; we should take it one step at a time so nothing is missed. First, we note that it is the disciples of John the Baptist who are asking ...

Aug 01 2018

Kingdom Of Pearls

Click here for daily readings Today’s brief Gospel always seemed a bit remote to me: buried treasure and precious pearls are far from my experience and not very interesting. But I had missed the subtle point here. Jesus&rs...

Jul 26 2018

Parables Of Truth

Click here for daily readings Have you ever had a conversation with someone who was unable to see what seemed so obvious to you? This can be a frustrating experience. One way to open their eyes is to offer them a chance to accep...

Jul 16 2018

Jesus IS Lord

Click here for daily readings You might be scratching your head or recoiling in dismay when you read or hear the Readings for today. Isaiah’s word from the Lord is jarring: “Trample my courts no more! Bring no more w...

Jul 09 2018

Risen From The Dead!

Click here for daily readings We know that we must believe in order to be saved. Sometimes, we must admit that our belief is little more than lip-service. But we owe God all of us, as the Sh’ma states: “the Lord is o...