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.

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How a Dolly Parton song changed my spiritual life

August 31, 2026

Brendan McManus :: A surprising encounter with Dolly Parton, Whitney Houston and God’s love changed everything during a difficult retreat.

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Navigating the storms of life

August 27, 2026

Brendan McManus SJ :: The Spirit is the ‘breath of God’, the wind that fills our sails and energises our whole lives

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Small steps with God’s help

May 8, 2026

Brendan McManus SJ :: Exploring procrastination through the lens of Ignatian spirituality and personal experience. It's not laziness.

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‘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.