A Catholic Monthly Magazine

Who is Mary in the Life of a Social Justice Advocate? (0)

When you enter into my home, you are confronted with various Marian icons. 

Mary, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Mother of the Oppressed, and Mother of the Streets.… More

The Beginnings of the Catholic Church in Tonga (0)

Based on the writings of Fr Joseph Deihl SM, adapted by Fr Kevin Head SM

Part 4

Fake News!

Towards the end of 1851 and in early 1852, rumours circulated in Tonga about the downfall of the monarchy in France.… More

May Crossword (0)

The winner of the Marist Messenger prize for the March Crossword was Marie Prescott of Tawa, Wellington

Solution for April

Across: 2 Deuteronomy, 7 Lei,
8 Sofa, 11 Tappet, 14 Escargot,
16 Axe, 17 Tiara, 18 Esther,
20 Tomtit, 22 Lambda,
25 Zephyr, 28 Snipe, 30 Lad,
32 Ionising,  34 Redeem,
35 Gets, 36 IHS,
37 Forgiveness. … More

Death of a Marist (0)

Bishop Robin Leamy SM

Born: 27 July 1934

Ordained: 21 July 1958

Died: 1 January 2022

Bishop Robin Leamy SM died aged 87 on the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God.… More

The Cry of the Earth (0)

Twenty-six years ago, we lived in Motueka and one of our favourite weekend outings was to take the 12-minute drive down to the Kumaras, a wilderness reserve on the Motueka foreshore.… More

Mary, first and perfect disciple (0)

For several years I was the parish priest of La Santisima Trinidad, the principal parish of the town of Sullana, in Northern Peru.… More

Francis Speaks… (0)

Going to the school of Mary is going to a school of faith and life. She, a teacher because she is a disciple, teaches the ‘A’ to ‘Z’ of human and Christian life.… More

Beatification of Pauline M Jaricot (0)

Pauline Jaricot will be beatified in Lyon on 22 May 2022. She is best known as the founder of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith.… More

Can You Bear It? (0)

“An abstract noun,” the teacher said, “is something you can think of, but you can't touch it. Can you give me an example of one?”… More

Marist Spirituality: An Introduction (0)

Spirituality: 

The Gospel Applied to a Time and Place

QUESTIONS TO PONDER

1. Where are you with God?
What seed of ‘new life’ has God perhaps planted in your thoughts and hopes?… More

‘The Word was made Flesh and Dwelt Amongst Us’ (0)

Part 1 of 4

I was at a place recently where the Angelus was prayed daily. It took me back to my childhood education with the nuns and the habitual, holy nature of prayer which they instilled in me.… More

Words and God’s Word (0)

Part 4 of 10

“You did a good job”.

 “Well done!” “You were great!”

When you think about it, such phrases are first cousins of ‘thank you’. … More

Opening the Book of Your Life (Comments Off)

At a lovely dinner with a family a few nights ago, a fresh-faced 15-year-old tells the story of the special Christmas present she had requested from her extended family last year.… More

St Bede the Venerable – 25 May (0)

On 26 May in the year 735 AD, Fr Bede died at Jarrow in England. His death was described in a letter by one his students, Cuthbert.… More

River Blindness (0)

Debilitating Neglected Tropical Disease causes avoidable blindness in sub-Saharan Africa

Imagine thousands of painful parasites crawling under your skin, making their way into your eyes, gnawing away at your optic nerve, slowly stealing your sight and eventually making you go blind. … More