Not By Bread Alone: Daily Reflections for Lent has deeply meaningful, day-by-day reflections on the Mass readings. In just minutes per day, the insightful meditations of Not by Bread Alone can deepen your experience of this solemn of prayer and penance and prepare you to participate more fully in the joy of the great Easter mystery.
Prayerfully journey through Lent with Mary DeTurris Poust's fresh and meaningful reflections on the daily Mass readings. In just minutes per day, the insightful meditations of Not by Bread Alone can deepen your experience of this solemn season of prayer and penance.
Mary DeTurris Poust is a writer, retreat leader, and the author of numerous books on Catholic spirituality, including Waiting in Joyful Hope: Daily Reflections for Advent and Christmas, Not by Bread Alone: Daily Reflections for Lent, and Rejoice and Be Glad: Daily Reflections for Easter to Pentecost. She writes about the spiritual journey on her blog, Not Strictly Spiritual, and in her monthly column, Life Lines. She is also director of communications for the Diocese of Albany, and a contributor to Give Us This Day. She lives in upstate New York with her husband, Dennis, and their three children.
Not By Bread Alone: Daily Reflections for Lent 2026
