Brendan McManus SJ
‘Music for the soul’ from the archives
August 10, 2023
Brendan McManus SJ speaks about how music is the 'royal road to the heart' that helps us get through some of the hardest moments in our lives.
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‘Brothers in Arms’ – Ignatian Camino book
July 3, 2023
Messenger's latest title is part travelogue, part Camino-prep, and part hands-on guide to the basics of Ignatian spirituality.
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Twelve things I learned accompanying pilgrims
June 26, 2023
BRENDAN McMANUS SJ :: A reflection on listening to people's stories at the Camino pilgrim reception centre, Santiago de Compostela, Spain, this summer.
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Keeping the Camino alive back home
June 19, 2023
Brendan McManus SJ, volunteer at the pilgrim reception centre in Santiago, offers Ignatian principles to help people find God back at home.
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On The Way again
May 25, 2023
BRENDAN McMANUS SJ :: The 2010 movie 'The Way', with Martin Sheen, about pilgrims on the Camino has been re-released. It's as fresh and poignant as ever.
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Finding God in the Mess – Revised edition
April 18, 2023
Messenger has published the revised edition of the award-winning book 'Finding God in the Mess' by Brendan McManus SJ and Jim Deeds.
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Getting your head right
March 20, 2023
BRENDAN McMANUS SJ :: St Ignatius Loyola came to understand the value of awareness during moments of chaos; he looked at his inner world of thoughts and feelings.
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Kickstart your Lenten resolutions with this hack
March 13, 2023
BRENDAN McMANUS SJ :: Becoming conscious of where we are with our Lenten resolutions and reflecting on what God wants enables us to find consolation.
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Examen: the paradox of reflection
January 9, 2023
BRENDAN McMANUS SJ :: We see our experience differently when we take the time to look back on the complex and often hectic moments of our day.
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Belfast spirituality centre opened
October 24, 2022
Bishop Noel Traynor, Jesuits, colleagues, friends and local people all attended the launch of the Belfast Jesuit Centre for Spirituality.
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Called to the frontiers
May 20, 2026 - "What is God calling us to do today?" A question posed by Jesuit Fr General Arturo Sosa SJ on his recent visit to Poland.
Art as prayer: Evie Hone and the Ignatian vision
May 20, 2026 - The Loyola Institute TCD hosted an illuminating lecture exploring the intersections between modern Irish art, patronage, and Ignatian spirituality.
‘Community, punishment, forgiveness’
May 18, 2026 - The importance of 'not knowing' was a key theme of prison chaplain Pieter De Witte's lecture at the Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice.
Swift return to St. Ignatius Church
May 18, 2026 - There has been much collaboration to ensure the safe return of an endangered bird species to St Ignatius' Church, Galway.
Latest Podcasts
Fascinating facts from our past
May 20, 2026
Restoring women to a recovered diaconate
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The privilege of life-changing work
March 13, 2026
Our Mother Too: Mary Embraces the World
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Latest Videos
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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