Brendan McManus SJ
Small steps with God’s help
May 8, 2026
Brendan McManus SJ :: exploring procrastination through the lens of Ignatian spirituality and personal experience
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Conversing daily with God
April 29, 2026
A practical guide to the Ignatian Examen, helping readers reflect on daily life, recognise God’s presence, and grow in discernment.
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Overwhelming kindness, generosity, faith
March 23, 2026
Brendan McManus reflects on his time in the Philippines, where one woman’s extraordinary story of faith left a lasting impression on him.
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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.
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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 pain
November 20, 2025
Brendan McManus SJ :: The psalms in particular capture the immediacy of prayer in pain, they illustrate real prayer as honest dialogue.
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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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