Brendan McManus SJ
Life-changing moments from St Ignatius
June 30, 2022
'Discover God Daily' is a new book on Ignatian spirituality that helps readers to navigate the unexpected twists and turns of life.
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James Joyce and the Jesuit connections
June 22, 2022
St Kevin's Oratory in the Pro-Cathedral was packed on Bloomsday when the centenary of Joyce's 'Ulysses' was marked with a series of Jesuit-themed readings.
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Ignatian Immersion Course in Spain
May 23, 2022
Brendan McManus SJ, who is participating in an international immersion course, offers 12 surprising things about Ignatius Loyola.
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Ignatian pilgrimage for lay collaborators
April 26, 2022
The Spanish pilgrimage for lay colleagues of the Irish Jesuit Province included visits to key Ignatian sites and insights into St Ignatius.
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Ignatian Spirituality in 15 points
April 25, 2022
Brendan McManus SJ and Christine Halloran ran a six-week induction course for Jesuit colleagues.
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‘What should we do now?’ – New Belfast Jesuit Centre
April 11, 2022
Brian Grogan SJ, prolific writer on Ignatian Spirituality, was the key speaker at the launch of the Belfast Jesuit Centre on 24 March 2022
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Jesuit leads Moravian ministers retreat
March 15, 2022
Brendan McManus SJ led a retreat for Moravian ministers, in Sarum College, Salisbury, from 28 February-3 March.
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A cannonball moment: From worldly fame to vocation
February 21, 2022
Brendan McManus SJ describes his work in IT before entering the Jesuits and how he learned to listen to the still, small voice of God.
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Watching ‘Belfast’ in Belfast
February 9, 2022
BRENDAN McMANUS :: Kenneth Branagh's film 'Belfast' has much to recommend it, but it does not illuminate much with regard to the Troubles.
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Bear Grylls and faith
January 26, 2022
BRENDAN McMANUS :: Bear Grylls's bestselling book expresses an admirable faith, but it prompts deeper questions about God in our lives.
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Climate workshop in Milltown
March 22, 2023 - The Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice ran a climate workshop in Milltown to explain the science behind climate change and to encourage people to address it in their lives.
The ‘beautiful’ shepherd
March 22, 2023 - Aidan Mathews' Lenten retreat focuses on the parable of the Good Shepherd, with an interesting commentary on the appropriateness of the translation of the word 'good'
Pope Francis: The ‘zig-zag Pope’
March 22, 2023 - Gerry Whelan SJ, Director of the Department of Fundamental Theology in the Gregorian University in Rome assesses the last ten years of Pope Francis' papacy.
‘Reimagining Religion’
March 22, 2023 - Jim Maher SJ's book @Reimagining Religion' addresses a fundamental spiritual malaise that expresses itself through injustice, wars, xenophobia, narcissism, exclusion, and other dehumanising behaviours.
Latest Podcasts
Pope Francis: The ‘zig-zag Pope’
March 22, 2023
‘A heart larger than the world’
March 20, 2023
Final thoughts
February 27, 2023
Words matter
February 7, 2023
Latest Videos
Pope Video: For victims of abuse
March 6, 2023
Pope Video: For parishes
February 7, 2023
Pope Video: For educators
January 11, 2023
Pope Video: For volunteer organisations
December 5, 2022
Latest Books
Rediscovering Saint Patrick
March 6, 2023
Living with Ignatius
February 28, 2023
‘Stations of the Cross’ book for Lent
February 21, 2023
Dancing with loneliness
February 14, 2023
