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The Marist Messenger is a spiritual monthly magazine published by the Society of Mary, New Zealand. It was first published in 1929.

The Marist Messenger is currently edited by Fr Brian O’Connell SM. You’re invited to apply for a free sample of the latest issue by emailing Joanne Oliver, the Messenger’s office secretary, with your name and address.

Subscription and contact details are available from the Marist Messenger.

Most recent Marist Messenger Articles

  • Sunday 5 February
    <p><p><a href="http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz/2012/02/05/sunday-5-february/">Sunday 5 February</a></p><p><p class="marist-messenger-daily-reflections-scripture-text"><span class="regular">Job 7: l-4, 6-7; Psalm 147A; 1 Cor 9:16-19,22-23; Mark 1: 29-39</span></p> <p class="marist-messenger-daily-reflections-reflection-subheading"><span class="regular">I have become all things to all people.</span></p> <p class="marist-messenger-daily-reflections-reflections-body"><span class="regular">St Paul refused financial support from the Christian community in Corinth while he was living with them. He would not be accused of living off the fat of the land. He would not do anything that would bring discredit on his preaching of the Gospel, </span>…</p></p></p><p><a href="http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz">Marist Messenger - A Catholic Monthly Magazine</a></p>
  • Saturday 4 February
    <p><p><a href="http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz/2012/02/04/saturday-4-february/">Saturday 4 February</a></p><p><p class="marist-messenger-daily-reflections-scripture-text"><span class="regular">1 Kings: 3-14;Psalm 119B; Mark 6: 30-34.</span></p> <p class="marist-messenger-daily-reflections-reflection-subheading"><span class="regular">The rhythm of the Christian life. </span></p> <p class="marist-messenger-daily-reflections-reflections-body"><span class="regular">When the disciples came back from their mission they were worn out from the demands that crowds had made on them. Jesus asked that they come with him to a lonely place on the other side of the lake and enjoy peace and rest for a while. I’m not good at taking </span>…</p></p></p><p><a href="http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz">Marist Messenger - A Catholic Monthly Magazine</a></p>
  • Friday 3 February
    <p><p><a href="http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz/2012/02/03/friday-3-february/">Friday 3 February</a></p><p><p class="marist-messenger-daily-reflections-scripture-text"><span class="regular">Ecclesiasticus 47:2-11; Psalm 18; Mark 6:14-29</span></p> <p class="marist-messenger-daily-reflections-reflection-subheading"><span class="regular">A right conscience</span></p> <p class="marist-messenger-daily-reflections-reflections-body"><span class="regular">It took courage to rebuke an Oriental King as John the Baptist did, condemning Herod Antipas, ruler of Galilee, for marrying Herodias, his brother’s wife. John preferred death to falsehood. He lived for the truth and was beheaded for it. Herodias murdered John that she might sin in peace. She forgot that, not needing to meet </span>…</p></p></p><p><a href="http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz">Marist Messenger - A Catholic Monthly Magazine</a></p>
  • Thursday 2 February
    <p><p><a href="http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz/2012/02/02/thursday-2-february/">Thursday 2 February</a></p><p><p class="marist-messenger-daily-reflections-feast-day"><span class="regular">Presentation of the Lord.</span></p> <p class="marist-messenger-daily-reflections-scripture-text"><span class="regular">1 Malachi 3: 1-4; Psalm 24; Hebrews 2, 14-18; Luke 2: 22-40</span></p> <p class="marist-messenger-daily-reflections-reflections-body"><span class="regular">Christian parents acknowledge their children first as God’s gifts. The Holy Family here follow the Mosaic Law. Jesus is circumcised, formally made a member of God’s chosen people through whom world salvation would be achieved. Jesus immerses himself completely in our humanity, transforming it. Mary is presented as one </span>…</p></p></p><p><a href="http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz">Marist Messenger - A Catholic Monthly Magazine</a></p>
  • Families – To Children in Africa
    <p><p><a href="http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz/2012/02/01/families-to-children-in-africa/">Families – To Children in Africa</a></p><p><p><strong><a href="http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/pope-benedict-xvi.jpg"></a>Families in Work and Rest</strong></p> <p>“Work and rest are particularly associated with the life of families: they affect the choices families make, influence relations between spouses and among parents and children, and affect the ties of families with society and with the Church”.</p> <p style="text-align: left;">Everyone has access to dignified, stable and well paid employment</p> <p>“Through work man comes to see himself as a participant in God’s …</p></p></p><p><a href="http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz">Marist Messenger - A Catholic Monthly Magazine</a></p>
  • The Catholic Difference
    <p><p><a href="http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz/2012/02/01/the-catholic-difference/">The Catholic Difference</a></p><p>Must the Roman Curia be Italian? <p>Although he’s not very well known in the U.S., save among members of the Sant’Egidio community (of which he’s the founding father), <strong>Andrea Riccardi </strong>is a major figure in the Catholic Church in Italy: an historian of the papacy, a commentator on all things Catholic, and a player in various ecclesiastical dramas.</p> <p>Most recently, according to Vatican reporter Sandro …</p></p></p><p><a href="http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz">Marist Messenger - A Catholic Monthly Magazine</a></p>
  • Reflection: Earthquake Anniversary 22 Feb 2011
    <p><p><a href="http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz/2012/02/01/reflection-earthquake-anniversary-22-february-2011/">Reflection: Earthquake Anniversary 22 Feb 2011</a></p><p><p><a href="http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Ash-Cross.jpg"></a>This year Ash Wednesday marks the first anniversary of the devastating February 22 earthquake in Christchurch – a shocking confrontation with the reality of the Ash Wednesday exhortation: “Remember that you are dust and unto dust you will return.” That fateful day we didn’t need any ritual reminder of our mortality.  It was all around us – in the dust that rose from the crashing …</p></p></p><p><a href="http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz">Marist Messenger - A Catholic Monthly Magazine</a></p>
  • Pioneer aviator and the ‘Spirit of St Francis’
    <p><p><a href="http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz/2012/02/01/pioneer-aviator-and-the-spirit-of-st-francis/">Pioneer aviator and the ‘Spirit of St Francis’</a></p><p><p><strong><em>This story was published in the Evening Post 24th May 2000.The inspiration for this article came to me on Queens Wharf whilst I was eating my sandwiches; I remember ringing Stefan Herrick on my cell phone.  He immediately invited me around to the old Evening Post building.  His creation of Dad’s story is impressive, I remember he told me that he had a passion for </em></strong>…</p></p></p><p><a href="http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz">Marist Messenger - A Catholic Monthly Magazine</a></p>
  • Senior Marist honoured by the Pope
    <p><p><a href="http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz/2012/02/01/senior-marist-honoured-by-the-pope/">Senior Marist honoured by the Pope</a></p><p><p>Fr Bill Leeming , veteran College teacher and parish man, has worked for many years as assistant to the Office of the Nunciature, the papal representative in Wellington. Recently Fr Bill’s health failed somewhat and he had to retire from all ministry.</p> <p>One of his tasks used to be that he would do the groundwork for papal awards for members of the Church in New …</p></p></p><p><a href="http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz">Marist Messenger - A Catholic Monthly Magazine</a></p>
  • Father John Benedict Kelly O.C.S.O. 1930 – 2011
    <p><p><a href="http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz/2012/02/01/father-john-benedict-kelly-o-c-s-o-1930-2011-r-i-p/">Father John Benedict Kelly O.C.S.O. 1930 – 2011</a></p><p><div class="obit"> <p>Fr John died at Hastings NZ, on Thursday 17th November after a long illness. He was born in Allein, Co Tipperary Ireland on May 12, 1930. In 1950 he entered the Cistercian Abbey of Mount Melleray. In 1967 he came to New Zealand’s Southern Star Abbey, Kopua, Central Hawkes Bay because of his ability as a teacher. Fr John served the community in many capacities </p>…</div></p></p><p><a href="http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz">Marist Messenger - A Catholic Monthly Magazine</a></p>