Brendan McManus SJ

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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Limping in the footsteps of Ignatius Loyola

August 1, 2025

Brendan McManus SJ :: The feast day of St Ignatius got me thinking about lessons learnt from his and my love of walking.

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Walking a journey with God

July 14, 2025

Brendan McManus SJ :: 'Most people walk to remind themselves who they are' - insights from the Camino Pilgrim Office.

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Accepting limits: Obeying the body

June 4, 2025

Brendan McManus SJ :: Accepting limits – obeying the body in recuperation from surgery.

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Capturing the magic of the Camino

June 4, 2025

Brendan McManus SJ just took delivery of the Spanish version of his book 'Brothers in Arms', co-authored with taxi driver Jimmy Fullam.

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