Daily Reflection Archives

Meet the writers of the daily reflections on the readings for mass! Read, reflect and discuss the daily mass readings with your fellow Catholics.

Putting the “Practice” in Practicing Catholic

Steven Marsh

What does it mean to be firm in your faith? I found myself asking this as I contemplated today’s Gospel selection from Matthew, where Peter […]

The subtle lesson of gluttony in ‘manna from heaven’

Daniel McFeely

In our first reading today, the story of how the Israelite people were fed by the “manna from heaven” is recounted. Many will focus on […]

Manna in the Desert Was a Prelude to the Eucharist

Laura Kazlas

The two readings for mass today have to do with hungry people. The Israelites in the first reading today were actually crying to Moses that they didn’t […]