Category Archives: Kathryn Mulderink

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...

May 09 2023

Just as the Father has Commanded Me / Tal Como el Padre Me ha Mandado

Click here for daily readings “The most important thing is your peace before God.” These wise words from a holy priest were hard to comprehend, spoken to me (peacefully!) in the midst of great turmoil within ...

Apr 26 2023

The Will of the One Who Sent Me / La Voluntad del que Me Envió

Click here for daily readings What do you want? Hopefully, whatever Jesus wants. What does Jesus want? Whatever the Father wills. Jesus tells us that he has come down from heaven not to do his own will, but the will of t...

Apr 16 2023

The Eighth Day Is Freedom / El Octavo Día es de la Libertad

Click here for daily readings Every year, I am in awe that we prepare for Easter with 40 days of penitence, and then celebrate Christ’s Resurrection for 50 days! Every day of the Octave of Easter is one long Easter...

Apr 11 2023

Whom Are You Looking For? / ¿A Quién Buscas?

Click here for daily readings The first words of Jesus in the Gospel of John (directed to John himself and to Andrew) are, “What are you looking for?” Here, at the end of the Gospel, he is still asking the sa...

Mar 29 2023

Slaves And Sons / Esclavos e Hijos

Click here for daily readings How can slaves be set free if they do not know they are captive? If they are comfortable in their captivity, why would they take the risks necessary to get to freedom? If you are the one sen...

Mar 26 2023

Jesus Wept / Jesús Se Puso a Llorar

Click here for daily readings We might think Jesus had nothing to cry about. After all, he knows that the life we experience after earthly death is the point at which our eyes are opened and our hearts are completely fil...