Brendan McManus SJ
Fermanagh-born Brendan McManus SJ works in the area of spirituality and spiritual accompaniment. He is the author of Redemption Road: Grieving on the Camino, a highly-praised personal reflection on healing and recovery. It deals with Brendan's experience on the Camino pilgrimage as part of his effort to come to terms with his brother's suicide.
‘Dangerous as hell’
March 11, 2026
Brendan McManus SJ :: Now is the time for people of goodwill to step forward; we need to protest these appalling, unjustified acts of violence and war.
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Discovering your vocation
January 27, 2026
Brendan McManus SJ : ; Vocation is not a miraculous sign in the sky. It’s more like a sailor adjusting the sails to the wind's direction.
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Humbly taking the next step
January 14, 2026
Brendan McManus SJ :: It takes courage to follow a humble process of slow recovery, admitting that we are human and walk with God
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Praying under pressure: breakdown on the road
December 16, 2025
Brendan McManus SJ :: It’s not the end of the world! Relativise the issue, it seems catastrophic at the time but with some distance it looks different.
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No pain, no glory
December 4, 2025
Brendan McManus SJ ::The commercialisation of the Camino poses serious challenges for the spiritually inclined.
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Praying with anger
October 30, 2025
Brendan McManus SJ :: ‘The third degree’ In Ignatian language, the excruciating pain of putting up with unavoidable injustice.
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Ridding oneself of repetitive thoughts
August 6, 2025
Brendan McManus :: Why repetitive thoughts in prayer need to be wrestled to the ground.
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Walking a journey with God
July 14, 2025
Brendan McManus SJ :: 'Most people walk to remind themselves who they are' - insights from the Camino Pilgrim Office.
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The great deception
July 4, 2025
Brendan McManus SJ : : There is something strange happening in the main square of Santiago de Compostela.
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Accepting limits: Obeying the body
June 4, 2025
Brendan McManus SJ :: Accepting limits – obeying the body in recuperation from surgery.
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