Kids can smell a phony, pious publication a mile away, but the tone of St. Mary’s Messenger is direct and unpretentious with a vibrant spirituality that connects with real kids.
If you ever dreamed of a Catholic magazine which would capture your children’s interest immediately yet hold it as they delved deeper, look no further than St. Mary’s Messenger.
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This attractive magazine, for 7-12-year-olds, entertains as it deepens faith at the same time.
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Everything from the colour scheme, the layout and quality of images to the fascinating interactive fun pages tell me that professional staff, who also understand children, put this publication together.
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The editors and writers must be parents and/or teachers because they know what appeals to real kids. Kids can smell a phony, pious publication a mile away, but the tone of St. Mary’s Messenger is direct and unpretentious with a vibrant spirituality that connects with real kids.
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Kris Weipert, the senior editor of a new Catholic children’s magazine, St. Mary’s Messenger contacted me because the blog community has been their support system. They even donated a year subscription as a giveaway if I reviewed their magazine. Maybe you will be the lucky winner of a free subscription.
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It was a joy, not a chore to look through it. I will review this magazine more in-depth in a few months once I have a hard copy in my hands but I could not wait to introduce this magazine because it would make an ideal Christmas gift for your kids, grandkids or kids you know.
Kris explains how the magazine came together:
“A few years ago, we said a novena to St. Thérèse of Lisieux, and the answer was the idea for St. Mary’s Messenger, a Catholic version of Highlights, for ages 7–12.
We developed a sample issue, and gave it to parents, teachers, children, priests, editors, writers, and others, to determine whether there was the need and interest for this new magazine. The answer? An overwhelming yes.
Today, you can subscribe to St. Mary’s Messenger as a full-size, 32-page color magazine, published 4 times a year.
Please pray and ask for the intercession of our Blessed Mother (for whom our magazine is named) and the saints. We’ve consecrated St. Mary’s Messenger to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, and the magazine will always be her magazine and for her children, dedicated to the glory of Jesus, Mary and Joseph.”
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A few sample pages
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Melanie Jean Juneau serves as the Editor in Chief of Catholic Stand. She is a mother of nine children who has edited her kid's university term papers for over a decade. She blogs at joy of nine9 and mother of nine9. Her writing is humorous and heart warming; thoughtful and thought-provoking. Part of her call and her witness is to write the truth about children, family, marriage and the sacredness of life. Melanie is the administrator of ACWB, a columnist at CatholicLane, CatholicStand, Catholic365 , CAPC, author of Echoes of the Divine and Oopsy Daisy, and coauthor of Love Rebel: Reclaiming Motherhood.
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thank-you
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This really is a nice magazine! And the funny thing is that I’m published in the magazine you have pictured here! 🙂 I wrote the article “St. Peter’s Fishing Game”. The editors are a great group of people! Thanks for sharing this! God Bless.
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wonderful- they have excellent taste in writers
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Yes, this does look like a great mag! I like the part where they say, “Kids can smell a phony, pious magazine a mile away.” Ha, ha, that tickled me. It’s so true!
Unfortunately, my grandbabies are all either under five or over 17 right now. So, nobody fits the demographics yet. I’ll be back, though.
Thanks again.
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hey, these are my words- 🙂 “Kids can smell a phony, pious magazine a mile away”.You just gave me a great idea- I should use that phrase as a byline up top
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Do you happen to know a Catholic magazine for a 4 year old?
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Not off hand but one site offers Catholic kids crafts http://www.dosmallthingswithlove.com/ and Equipping Catholic Families has a lot of free resources and a link library which I have not really gone through because my kids are adults now. http://www.equippingcatholicfamilies.com/
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