Category Archives: Kathryn Mulderink

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 ...

Aug 21 2022

Strong Enough? / ¿Suficientemente Fuerte?

Click here for daily readings What do you think will happen to you when you die? What do others think will happen? As we are all human, we can be sure that after this life, we all face the same options, no matter what we ...

Aug 09 2022

Am I One Of The Greatest? / ¿Soy Yo Uno de los Mejores?

Click here for daily readings “Who is the greatest?” Who is the richest? Who is the fastest? Who is the thinnest? Who has the most followers? Who is the most beautiful? Who has the most “likes”? Wh...

Jul 20 2022

Hardened Paths, Rocky Patches, Thorns, and Rich Soil / Caminos Endurecidos, Areas Rocosos, Espinas y Tierra Fértil

Click here for daily readings Jesus goes down by the sea. And the large crowd is so eager to be near him and hear his words that he is forced to get into a boat and go a little way out to sea. He could say anything right ...

Jul 09 2022

Fearless / Audaz

Click here for daily readings Would you invite someone to a task by saying how terrible it’s going to be for them? “It’s a dangerous and difficult job, and people are going to hate you for doing it. They...

Jun 25 2022

The Spotless Heart

Click here for daily readings Catholics use a lot of language that is particular to us, for many reasons – it may come from Latin or Greek or theology or the ancient Church, and has been passed on and continually us...

Jun 09 2022

Grabbing or Giving

Click here for daily readings Jesus always calls us to MORE – more joy, more peace, more love. And he tells us how to receive this: he calls us to more love, more trust, more generous self-sacrifice, more letting go...

Jun 01 2022

One-ing and Joy

Click here for daily readings Prayer is an opening – and therefore a kind of revelation – of the heart. So in today’s Gospel, as we hear Jesus pray to the Father, we glimpse the sentiments of his holy He...

May 24 2022

The Gift of the Spirit

Click here for daily readings What has Jesus left his disciples? He has not written a book, or established a political entity, or given the Jews control over the earth, or crushed the Romans (as so many believed and hoped...

May 13 2022

The Way To Our Forever Home

Click here for daily readings Remember your last big trip? Traveling takes a lot of mental and physical energy. There is the journey itself, of course – the map and the means of moving and the money. There is also t...

May 10 2022

The Secure Situation Of Sheep

Click here for daily readings The “powers that be” keep the pressure on Jesus, trying to ensnare him with questions, catch him in an act for which they can condemn him as a fraud or blasphemer, and taunting h...

Apr 15 2022

Behold The Wood Of The Cross

Click here for daily readings Lent has come to an end; it ends when the Mass on Holy Thursday begins and we enter into these three holy days (“Triduum”), which are the summit of the Liturgical Year, unfolding...

Apr 07 2022

Glorifying

Click here for daily readings In response to those who skeptically ask him who he thinks he is, Jesus talks about glory. He tells them that he does not glorify himself, but it is, in fact, his Father who glorifies him. W...

Apr 01 2022

Knowing Our Father

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 15 2022

Being Exalted

Click here for daily readings A new heart and a new spirit. That’s Jesus’ goal for us. He makes all things new, and he wants us to participate in this renewal by casting away all the bad and embracing all the...