Brendan McManus SJ
What’s Another Year? The Wisdom of Looking Back
January 2, 2024
Brendan McManus SJ : : If we want to make changes for the better in the year ahead it is important to look back on the year just past. Now...
Read moreThe day I nearly gave up
December 8, 2023
BRENDAN McMANUS SJ :: A difficult pilgrimage experience teaches that you shouldn't make big decisions when you're feeling low.
Read moreBelfast book launch draws big crowd
November 13, 2023
Veteran journalist and author Alf McCreery was guest speaker at the Belfast launch of 'Brothers in Arms'- a journey along the Ignatian Camino..
Read morePraying with anxiety: Ignatian survival tips
October 10, 2023
BRENDAN McMANUS SJ :: Anxiety is not from God and is not good for people. Tips from Ignatian spirituality for dealing with it.
Read moreIgnatianised on the Camino
October 3, 2023
A taxi driver from Dublin and a Jesuit priest walk the Ignatian Camino together. What could possibly go wrong?
Read moreComfortably numb
August 22, 2023
BRENDAN McMANUS SJ :: Being numb seems like a pleasant state in that it avoids pain but it also avoids life and the unpredictability, and any real happiness.
Read moreSinéad: Being real with God
August 21, 2023
Reflections on the sadly departed Sinéad O'Connor were being shared recently in the Milltown Park Jesuit community when it was recalled that she had studied theology at the Milltown Institute
Read more‘Music for the soul’ from the archives
August 10, 2023
Brendan McManus SJ speaks about how music is the 'royal road to the heart' that helps us get through some of the hardest moments in our lives.
Read more‘Brothers in Arms’ – Ignatian Camino book
July 3, 2023
Messenger's latest title is part travelogue, part Camino-prep, and part hands-on guide to the basics of Ignatian spirituality.
Read moreTwelve things I learned accompanying pilgrims
June 26, 2023
BRENDAN McMANUS SJ :: A reflection on listening to people's stories at the Camino pilgrim reception centre, Santiago de Compostela, Spain, this summer.
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