Category Archives: Kathryn Mulderink

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...

Nov 15 2022

Holiness / La Santidad

Click here for daily readings Sometimes, Jesus changed his plans. But it seems the only reason he ever changed his plans was out of love. In today’s Gospel, Jesus intends to pass through Jericho, but his loving desi...

Oct 22 2022

Fruitless Fruit Trees / Árboles Frutales Sin Frutos

Click here for daily readings Some people in Jesus’ time believed that there was a direct correlation between a person’s sins and their sufferings – sick people must surely have sinned and were receiving...

Oct 15 2022

Denied / Negado

Click here for daily readings Being denied before the angels of God, being unforgiven – these are serious matters. Jesus tells his disciples that those who deny him before others will be denied before the angels of ...

Sep 23 2022

But Who Do You Say That I Am? / Y Ustedes, ¿Quién Dicen Que Soy Yo?

Click here for daily readings Jesus was “praying in solitude” but the “disciples were with him.” This draws an interesting picture and an insight into Jesus’ Heart. He is alone but not alone....

Sep 15 2022

Mary Stood – Memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows / María se Paró – Memoria de Nuestra Señora de los Dolores

Click here for daily readings “Standing by the cross of Jesus (was) his mother…” Mary stood. She remained and did not flee. She did not turn away from the most heartbreaking moment of her life (and she ...