Brendan McManus SJ
‘Sacred heart devotion is apostolic’
June 8, 2016
Brendan McManus SJ drew on themes from the Spiritual Exercises of St Ignatius to explain devotion to the Sacred Heart in contemporary terms, during the Gardiner St Novena.
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Remembering Joe Palmisano SJ
January 13, 2016
US Jesuit Joe Palmisano (centre), who spent many years studying in Ireland, passed away on Christmas night after a lengthy battle with cancer. Brendan McManus (right) remembers him.
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Jesuits assist at Youth 2000 retreat
January 13, 2016
Nine Jesuits attended the Youth 2000 Christmas retreat with 700 young adults in Newbridge, Co.Kildare. They hope to attend further Youth 2000 retreats and events in the year ahead.
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Conference explores ‘finding soil for the seed’
September 30, 2015
Alan McGuckian SJ gave the keynote address at the second annual Faith and Life Convention in Belfast.
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Getting to know each other on pilgrimage
July 30, 2015
Brendan McManus SJ reflects on the meaning and significance of a pilgrimage which he and other Jesuits from North Western Europe are undertaking along the ancient pilgrimage route from Knock...
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Pilgrims on a journey
July 28, 2015
Six Jesuits are taking part in a walking pilgrimage in County Mayo, along the ancient pilgrimage route from Knock Shrine to Croagh Patrick. It is part of an interprovincial project...
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Restoring the lost art of listening
July 1, 2015
Brendan McManus SJ has moved to Belfast in recent years as part of the Jesuit's Northern ministry. His own ministry in Spiritual Direction is growing steadily there.
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Pray, learn, practise
May 22, 2015
Brendan McManus SJ was part of an ecumenical team giving an innovative course in Spritual DIrection to students at Regis College, Toronto. It involved theory, practise and a retreat.
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Exploring Jesuit life
May 6, 2015
The Four Provinces Novitiate based in Birmingham held a weekend for prospective novices in March 2015. There were five young men from different backgrounds and cultures all interested in exploring...
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Deep sharing in Moyross
February 11, 2015
Brendan McManus SJ spoke to a group of over fifty people in Moyross, Limerick, on the subject of suicide bereavement, on 7 February. His talk was based on his own...
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‘A privilege to be part of it’
April 15, 2026 - The celebratory event to mark the historic Silver Jubilee of postgraduate studies in Applied Spirituality was a special day for all involved.
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April 14, 2026 - Gratitude: The solution to worry, Kierkegaard claimed, was to make a leap of faith and put our trust in God’s enduring love.
April Messenger: Hope, renewal and growth
April 13, 2026 - In these uncertain times, the April Messenger offers rest and reflection, with themes of hope, renewal, gratitude and transformation in everyday life.
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Restoring women to a recovered diaconate
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