Category Archives: Kathryn Mulderink

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...

Mar 24 2023

Knowing Our Father / Conocer al Padre

Click here for daily readings “The one who sent me, whom you do not know, is true. I know him, because I am from him, and he sent me.” Jesus is talking about the Father, and the Jews know this; they know that...

Mar 09 2023

Even if Someone Should Rise From the Dead / Incluso si Alguien Se Resucitara de Entre los Muertos

Click here for daily readings Rich and poor, healthy and sick, comfortable and struggling, those who give orders and those who must obey them, the powerful and the powerless… What do all these categories mean in t...

Feb 15 2023

Jesus Took Him By The Hand / Jesús Lo Tomó De La Mano

Click here for daily readings “People brought to him a blind man and begged Jesus to touch him.” We all need friends like this, who will lead us along the way and beg for the help we need! We are all called to...

Feb 02 2023

The Light Enters The Temple / La Luz Entra en el Templo

Click here for daily readings “And suddenly there will come to the temple the Lord whom you seek, and the messenger of the covenant whom you desire. Yes, he is coming…” (Mal 3). This is what the Jewish ...

Jan 17 2023

Self-Determined / Autodeterminación

Click here for daily readings Pharisees. As we read through Mark’s Gospel, we see Jesus making enemies when he is only trying to hold out the truth to them (have you ever felt like this?). The Pharisees are the ones...

Jan 15 2023

Behold, I Have Seen And Testified / Mira, He Visto y Testificado

Click here for daily readings We are barely out from under the sparkle of Jesus’ coming at Christmas, and the Gospel reminds us of WHY Jesus came: to take away the sins of the world. He is the Word made flesh, Who i...

Jan 11 2023

Jesus Prayed / Jesús Oraba

Click here for daily readings When do you pray? When you have a desperate need? At meals? Mainly on Sundays? On days when it’s convenient? Every day unless you’re just too busy? When did Jesus pray? It’s...

Jan 01 2023

Mother of God, and Our Mother / Madre de Dios y Madre Nuestra

Click here for daily readings During the Octave of Christmas, we also celebrate Mary, the Mother of God, because her openness, her YES, her humility and self-giving made Christmas possible. She opens herself fully to the ...

Dec 20 2022

The Gift of God / El Don de Dios

Click here for daily readings The Gospel scene of the Annunciation can be seen as a summary of the entire Gospel. It shows the mystery of God becoming man, but also the mystery of man freely cooperating in the saving act...

Dec 15 2022

What Did You Go Out To See? / ¿Qué Esperaban Ver?

Click here for daily readings Here, right in the middle of our preparations for Christmas, we read this Gospel about the great impassioned Precursor, the Baptist, the one whose life task it was to point to Jesus saying, ...

Dec 07 2022

Under His Yoke / Bajo Su Yugo

Click here for daily readings Those who do not labor and are not burdened are the ones who have others to do their work for them or refuse to do any (they are burdened in another way, but that’s another reflection)...

Nov 30 2022

Andrew the Strong / Andrés el Fuerte

Click here for daily readings Today we celebrate the Feast of St. Andrew, who was a follower of John the Baptist; when John pointed to the Lamb of God, Andrew recognized Jesus as the Messiah, and was quick to introduce h...

Nov 25 2022

How Near Is The Kingdom Of God? / ¿Qué Tan Cerca Está el Reino de Dios?

Click here for daily readings **This reflection was reposted from Diocesan Archives.** As we draw near to the end of Ordinary Time, preparing to enter into Advent, the Gospel readings are… serious. Jesus is giving...

Nov 16 2022

All We Need, And More / Todo lo Que Necesitamos y Hasta Más

Click here for daily readings Does your parish church have stained glass windows? From the outside, the windows look dark and dull, but when you are inside the Church, they are richly and brilliantly illuminated. That is another...