Category Archives: Kathryn Mulderink

Feb 20 2022

The Collapse Of The Open Heart

Click here for daily readings Jesus sometimes used hyperbole to get his listeners’ ears open; he talked about plucking out eyes or chopping off hands, which he certainly did not mean literally (he only meant that o...

Feb 12 2022

A Heart That Beats With Love For Us

Click here for daily readings Have you ever been so hungry that you were in danger of collapsing? Jesus is not usually prone to hyperbole, so his comment here seems factual: if he sends the crowd that has been foll...

Jan 25 2022

On The Conversion (And Transformation) Of Saul/Paul

Click here for daily readings Saul becomes Paul. Are they the same person? Yes and no. We know that Christ has come to make us a new creation. He makes the whole world new, and each of us new. He proclaims in today&rsquo...

Jan 18 2022

Faith, Freedom, and Pharisees

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 one...

Jan 12 2022

Mission And Communion

Click here for daily readings “The whole town was gathered at the door.” What would this look like if it happened at your house? “After sunset, they brought to him all who were ill or possessed by demon...

Dec 21 2021

Ark of the New Covenant

Click here for daily readings St. Luke weaves together Old Testament typology with New Testament truth throughout his Gospel; this is breathtakingly evident today as we see Mary held up as the Ark of the New Covenant. Th...

Dec 07 2021

Sheep on Shoulders

Click here for daily readings In today’s parable, Jesus holds up a gentle image of the love of God for each one of us. A love so great that it leaves the 99 who seem to be holding their own in order to go in search...

Nov 21 2021

Our Lord Jesus Christ, King Of The Universe

Click here for daily readings If you give too much attention to the news, to social media, or to the murmurings of the masses, you will find endless reasons to be confused, afraid, even despondent. But if you contemplate...

Nov 07 2021

Giving What We Are

Click here for daily readings I love the widow’s mite, even as it challenges me every time to give of my substance and not my surplus. It is no act of great trust to give only what is left over AFTER I take care of...

Oct 21 2021

Fire And Division

Click here for daily readings Peace and harmony, love and unity and every good thing. Isn’t that what we all hope for, what we pray for, what we sing hymns about? Isn’t that what Jesus came to bring to ...

Oct 12 2021

How Hard It Is To Enter The Kingdom!

Click here for daily readings **Post for 10-10-2021** Is it easy to get to Heaven? Does everyone get in, in the end? What does it cost? These are important questions for framing our worldview, our outlook on life, the wa...

Oct 01 2021

Therese The Strong Cactus

Click here for daily readings The starkness of today’s readings is in sharp contrast to the saint we celebrate today. Against the readings of Babylonian captivity and the Psalmist’s lament over the defiling o...

Sep 21 2021

Get Up

Click here for daily readings Getting up can be difficult – getting up in the morning, getting up from the couch, getting up to help someone. I like sitting down myself. Getting up is a big change; a change of post...

Sep 14 2021

Exaltation Of The Holy Cross

Click here for daily readings True story: the mother of the Roman Emperor Constantine, St. Helena, went to Jerusalem in search of the actual places in Jesus’ life. In the process, she had the Temple of Aphrodite to...

Sep 07 2021

This Or That?

Click here for daily readings When most of us are trying to make a decision, we focus on which option will bring us the most satisfaction. Will this make my life easier, help me feel better about myself, fit into my sche...

Aug 27 2021

Radiant Grace

Click here for daily readings Today’s Gospel is a bit difficult to apply because we are so far removed from the cultural references – virgins? bridegroom? wedding feast? oil lamps? If the “wedding feast...

Aug 07 2021

Great and Beautiful Things for God

Click here for daily readings What is faith? How big is faith? How big is it supposed to be? How big is a mustard seed? Is tiny faith enough to do big things? Why would we ever want to move a mountain? These are the ques...

Aug 07 2021

Great and Beautiful Things for God

Click here for daily readings What is faith? How big is faith? How big is it supposed to be? How big is a mustard seed? Is tiny faith enough to do big things? Why would we ever want to move a mountain? These are the ques...

Jul 27 2021

Wheat, Weeds, and We

Click here for daily readings Today we hear Jesus’ explanation of the parable that was read at Mass on Saturday (Matt 24-30). The Son of Man sows the good seed that is the “children of the Kingdom” (tha...

Jul 07 2021

Chosen and Sent

Click here for daily readings I was on the edge of my Kindergarten seat, hoping to be called by the teacher to run the weekly errand of taking the attendance sheet to the Principal’s Office (which was practically n...