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.
Looking back to see forward
February 9, 2021
BRENDAN McMANUS :: Using the insights of St Ignatius so as to develop a habit of reflection in oneself and in one's students
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2020 through 13 blogposts
December 22, 2020
BRENDAN McMANUS SJ :: A guide to the blogpost coverage of this extraordinary year of lockdowns, restrictions, isolation, and insulation
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Filter your thoughts against reality
December 15, 2020
BRENDAN McMANUS SJ :: Hints for living a balanced life, learning to distinguish between the different voices in our head.
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Why lockdown is like an Ignatian retreat
November 10, 2020
BRENDAN McMANUS SJ :: A time of lockdown is often experienced as an involuntary ‘retreat'. Insights from spiritual retreats can be helpful.
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Ten Ignatian tips for surviving autumn lockdown
October 27, 2020
BRENDAN McMANUS SJ :: Notes for a Zoom workshop on 'Praying your way to peace and positivity' in the latest lockdown phase
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Build solid foundations: some suggestions
October 13, 2020
BRENDAN McMANUS SJ :: These Covid days are an opportunity to deepen our foundations and prepare us for weathering storms to come. Here are ten Ignatian suggestions.
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Get into the right gear!
September 30, 2020
BRENDAN McMANUS :: When the going gets tough you need to make the internal adjustment to ‘change down a gear’.
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If I were Stevie Nicks’s Spiritual Guide
August 20, 2020
Brendan McManus SJ :: What spiritual wisdom of St Ignatius would have helped Stevie Nicks navigate her journey through the treacherous waters of fame, wealth, and addiction?
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Songs to survive lockdown
June 21, 2020
BRENDAN McMANUS :: Music's unique ability to reach our hearts and souls is all the more needed in these days of anxiety and pressure. So, a lockdown playlist...
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Divine inspiration from Fleetwood Mac
June 16, 2020
BRENDAN McMANUS :: With the help of an Ignatian technique, memories of listening to Fleetwood Mac give rise to reflections on God's presence.
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