Category Archives: Kathryn Mulderink

Dec 16 2023

Prepare the Way of the Lord / Preparar el Camino del Señor

Click here for daily readings Jesus and his disciples are “coming down from the mountain” after a momentous, never-before-seen, never-to-be-repeated event, the Transfiguration of Jesus, which reveals his Divin...

Dec 12 2023

What a Mother We Have! / ¡Qué Madre tan Increíble Tenemos!

Click here for daily readings The image of Our Lady of Guadalupe is a familiar one: on the rough tilma of a peasant is an image of a mixed-race woman (a mestiza) who is pregnant, standing on the moon (the Aztec symbol for...

Nov 24 2023

The Radical Call of Christ / El Llamado Radical de Cristo

Click here for daily readings “My sheep hear my voice, says the Lord; I know them, and they follow me” (Jn 10:27). The Gospel Antiphon summarizes what is happening in today’s Gospel. Jesus is preaching a...

Nov 21 2023

Whoever Does the Will of My Father / El que Hace la Voluntad de Mi Padre

Click here for daily readings Today we celebrate the Memorial of the Presentation of the Virgin Mary in the Temple as a child. This celebration was first documented in Jerusalem in the 500s (there was a church built in ho...

Nov 10 2023

Shrewdness for Eternity / La Astucia Para la Eternidad

Click here for daily readings My now-adult children recall that sometimes while they were bickering when they were little they would come running to me to arbitrate, both of them confident that I would take their side, vi...

Oct 16 2023

Something Greater / Algo Mejor

Click here for daily readings Jonah and the Ninevites, Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, Jesus and his people… What’s the connection? Jonah’s warning to the Gentile Ninevites brought them to repentance an...

Oct 11 2023

Abba / Abba

Click here for daily readings We might be tempted to take this Gospel lightly, as it is so familiar. “Yep,” we might think, “I already know this. The Lord’s Prayer comes from the Gospel.” It ...

Oct 07 2023

Chosen and Called / Elegido y Llamado

Click here for daily readings The 72 disciples have done some astounding things – they have subdued demons and been given the power to tread on serpents without being harmed. So, of course, they are rejoicing. But J...

Sep 20 2023

Free To Be Wrong / Libres para Equivocarnos

Click here for daily readings All of creation, all of history, all prophecy, all prayer was leading to and longing for the coming of the Christ. And yet, those who should have recognized the signs and rejoiced in his comi...

Sep 14 2023

Serpent vs. Savior / Serpiente Contra Salvador

Click here for daily readings It may seem a little surprising on the Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross to hear the story of the Israelites being bitten by snakes in response to their continued complaining in the desert...

Aug 23 2023

Are You Envious Because I Am Generous? / ¿Tienes Envidia Porque Soy Generoso?

Click here for daily readings Has someone ever taken credit for something you did? Or maybe they complained (to you or to others) about something that you did with the intention of helping them? Kids do this all the time ...

Aug 15 2023

Hearing And Observing / Escuchar y Observar

Click here for daily readings In today’s Gospel, a woman from the crowd gives a shout out to Jesus’ mother; because mothers surely deserve some acknowledgment for the virtue of their children! And Jesus says t...

Aug 07 2023

Give Us This Day What We Need For This Day / Danos Hoy lo que Necesitamos Para Hoy

Click here for daily readings As the Israelites were wandering in the desert without a way to raise their own food (and complaining incessantly about missing the food of Egypt, while they were slaves), God provides miracu...

Jul 28 2023

The Parable of the Sower / La Parábola del Sembrador

Click here for daily readings If you’re a gardener, you’ve probably already harvested some of what you planted in the spring. Maybe some of the flowers are already adorning your home. Maybe you’ve eaten ...

Jul 22 2023

The First Foot / El Primer Pie

Click here for daily readings In Rome, there are many churches. In those churches, there is a lot of history. Part of that history includes some interesting relics. There are so many relics that some of them are tucked aw...

Jul 12 2023

Eleven Faithful Men and One Traitor / Once Hombres Fieles y Un Traidor

Click here for daily readings Jesus sent his twelve apostles. Twelve is more than a number to the Jewish people. It is a sacred number, the number of the sons of Jacob, the number of the tribes of the nation of Israel. Je...

Jun 21 2023

The Father Who Sees In Secret / El Padre que Ve en Secreto

Click here for daily readings Does the truth that God sees all, even what we do in secret, make your heart sing with joy or fill you with a bit of anxiety? We need to check ourselves once in a while, because this can reve...

Jun 11 2023

The Eucharist: Flesh and Blood / La Eucaristía: Cuerpo y Sangre

Click here for daily readings Is your parish celebrating this Solemnity with a Corpus Christi Procession? This traditional way of honoring the Eucharist goes back to the 1300’s, and is a beautiful public proclamatio...

May 24 2023

Truth and Joy / Verdad y Alegría

Click here for daily readings Whenever Jesus lifts his eyes to heaven to address his Father, we are allowed a glimpse into the deep desires of his Heart, burning and motivated by love alone, love for the Father and love ...

May 14 2023

Background Music: Life, Love and Prayer / Música de Fondo: Vida, Amor y Oración

Click here for daily readings “I live and you will live,” Jesus tells his disciples. You and I are both alive right now, so this seems easy to wrap our heads around. This is life, right? I’m living it r...