Brendan McManus SJ
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...
Read moreBrendan McManus SJ on Tertianship
December 5, 2014
Irish Jesuits · Brendan McManus SJ on Tertianship In this interview Brendan McManus SJ likens the tertianship training year, part of the Jesuit cycle of formation, to taking apart a...
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Sharing the grief
November 28, 2014
Dr John Connolly, founder secretary of the Irish Association of Suicidology, was guest speaker in the famous old Galway bookshop Charlie Byrnes where the owner Charlie Byrne (pictured on the...
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September Messenger: Season of creation
September 23, 2026 - The September issue commemorates Knock Basilica’s 50th anniversary and features Fr Ante Gabrić, Fulton Sheen, St Francis, creation, water, AI, ecology and retreats.
A Saint for our times
September 22, 2026 - An appreciation of the life of St. Francis of Assisi, on the 800th anniversary of his death, is our feature article from September's 'Messenger.
‘Reminders of Africa’
September 22, 2026 - Colm Brophy's latest African-themed paintings are now on show at the Jesuit nursing home Cherryfield in Milltown Park.
Requiem Mass for Fr Seán – 70 years a Jesuit
September 21, 2026 - Seán Ó Cearbhalláin SJ "showed early signs of his future vocation growing up in the Bogside," mourners in his native Derry were told.
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Living water: “Join the force”
September 18, 2026
Healing for the soul
August 18, 2026
‘The Soul Also Keeps the Score’
July 3, 2026
Sharing bread in Bethlehem
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Walking with a seeker
September 23, 2026
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March 19, 2025
‘I am infinitely loved’ – Messenger booklet
August 21, 2023
Messenger autumn catalogue
August 8, 2023
‘Brothers in Arms’ – Ignatian Camino book
July 3, 2023