Brendan McManus SJ
Walk, work, pray
August 29, 2014
The Jesuits brought 65 young people from around the world to Ireland (7-16 August), where they enriched their faith, and worked in justice projects, divided into four groups. The event...
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Brendan McManus SJ
January 21, 2014
Brendan McManus’ love of walking and pilgrimage comes from being raised on a farm in Lisnaskea, in Northern Ireland. After studying psychology and I.T. at university, he worked in the...
Read moreColáiste Iognáid students retreat to sea
September 23, 2008
With the help of a number of Colaiste Iognaid teachers, Brendan McManus SJ began the school retreat programme last week. Each class in the school has a day away at...
Read moreSunsets and silhouettes
July 29, 2008
Brendan McManus SJ, former editor of AMDG Express, has received ‘Honourable mention: amateur’ in a photo competition organised by Company, a quarterly magazine of the US Jesuits. His photo (pictured...
Read moreThe Jesuits: God’s ‘secret agents’!
January 19, 2007
Brendan McManus SJ reviews a recent book about the Jesuits in 16th and 17th century Britain, a book which goes a long way towards rebutting the pejorative fictions about Jesuit...
Read moreJubilee celebration for Irish Loreto Sister in Calcutta
October 19, 2006
Sr Cyril, a Loreto sister in Calcutta, is well-known to the many Belvedere students who have worked on projects with her. She spoke challengingly at last week’s Gardiner St. Gospel...
Read moreListening and learning: dealing with the threat of suicide
October 19, 2006
Brendan McManus was at a conference of the Console Suicide Bereavement Group in Dublin on September 22. He was impressed by the concern and good sense of the speakers. The...
Read moreEvie Hone windows relocated to Gardiner Street
September 19, 2006
Brendan McManus reports on the five Evie Hone windows originally in University Hall which will be presented formally in the Ignatian Room, Gardiner Street, on Sunday, 1 October. Five Evie...
Read moreMuslim reaction to Pope has air of “organised indignation”
September 19, 2006
In an interview with Brendan McManus SJ, Fr Fergus O’Donoghue argues that the Pope is right to regret the effects of his words but not to withdraw his point about...
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Remembering a unique Jesuit/Protestant school
August 18, 2026 - Irish Jesuits visited Drogheda this summer to mark a significant event in the town's history involving St Oliver Plunkett and their Order.
The landscape that influenced C.S. Lewis
August 11, 2026 - In his August Messenger article, Kevin Hargaden explores the Irish landscape that moulded C. S. Lewis's soul and his writing.
Jesuit’s ‘brother’ wins prestigious award
August 11, 2026 - Jimmy Fullam, the former Irish Defence Forces member who wrote 'Brothers in Arms' with Brendan McManus SJ, has been nominated for a Blue Light Award.
Honouring children killed in Gaza
August 10, 2026 - A quiet act of witness and solidarity at the Belfast Jesuit Centre as the Shroud of Remembrance comes to the city.
Latest Podcasts
Healing for the soul
August 18, 2026
‘The Soul Also Keeps the Score’
July 3, 2026
‘The grandeur of humanity’
June 15, 2026
Philosophical reflections
June 4, 2026
Latest Videos
Pope Video: For evangelization in the city
August 5, 2026
Pope Video: For respect for human life
July 3, 2026
Pray with the Pope: For the values of sports
June 2, 2026
Pray with the Pope: For priests in crisis
April 13, 2026
Latest Books
‘Dreaming A New Dream’
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