Category Archives: Kathryn Mulderink

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...

Jun 26 2018

Trust in the Lord

Click here for daily readings Imagine you are an ancient king, responsible for a vast area and the lives of many people. Neighboring kings have joined forces and are destroying nearby kingdoms, and now send the message that you ...

Jun 16 2018

Jesus is the New Way

Click here for daily readings Jesus is intent on making clear that what he brings to the world is the fulfillment of the Old Law. The Old Law was good, and it drew hearts that were open into the truth, but there was more to come...

Jun 09 2018

Mary, Mother of Jesus

Click here for daily readings Today the Church celebrates the obligatory Memorial of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, so the sequential readings are set aside so that we can hear in the Gospel something about the Heart of Mary. The...

May 30 2018

God Delights in Me

Click here for daily readings Sometimes, the “key” to the Mass readings is found in the Antiphons. Today’s Entrance Antiphon invites us to see and receive our chosenness: “The Lord became my protector. H...

May 26 2018

Like Children Before God

Click here for daily readings What kind of man is this, who speaks with authority yet is so approachable that the young mothers and children come near to be touched and blessed by him? This is no stern and critical Rabbi, judgin...