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 by Fr Kevin Head 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
Born in Christchurch, 29 September 1930 Professed 2 February 1952 Ordained 15 July 1956 Died 24 December 2018, St Joseph’s Home, Herne Bay, Auckland There is a wonderful promise that Jesus gives us in the Gospel: “whoever sees the Son and believes in him shall have eternal life, and I shall raise him up […]
Reality can be beaten with enough imagination. Mark Twain, American author, 1835-1910 The mind sees only what the mind is prepared to comprehend. Robertson Davie, Canadian author, 1913-1995 The month of October, 2018, has had its personal challenges as a series of incidents occurred which made me question reality. My right knee, which had been […]
The St Peter Chanel Shrine, Cuet, France
Text and photos by the editor unless otherwise indicated When Peter Chanel was born on 12 July 1803, the church in Cuet had been deconsecrated, having been ransacked during the Revolution. So Peter was baptised in the village of Cras four days after his birth. The parish of Cuet was re-established only in 1847, so […]
Mind-in-the-heart Prayer By Fr Craig Larkin SM, 1943 - 2015 Hesychastic Prayer in the Eastern Church (1) The Church of the East The Church of the East is the part of the Christian Church which developed in the eastern side of the Roman Empire from the 4th century onwards. Both the Church of the East […]
Veil Over the Light, by Joy Cowley
Fitzbeck Publishing, 2018 As Joy herself says, she is elderly, her sight is fading fast so this could be her last book. If so, it is a gift of exquisite value. In 168 pages we find a collection of wisdom, humour, joy and profound personal revelation. Michael Fitzsimons, the publisher, has selected many of the […]