Brendan McManus SJ
Looking back to see forward
February 9, 2021
BRENDAN McMANUS :: Using the insights of St Ignatius so as to develop a habit of reflection in oneself and in one's students
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Pilgrim package for Lent
February 3, 2021
New books by Messenger Publications help readers to deepen their devotion and find inner wisdom
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2020 through 13 blogposts
December 22, 2020
BRENDAN McMANUS SJ :: A guide to the blogpost coverage of this extraordinary year of lockdowns, restrictions, isolation, and insulation
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Filter your thoughts against reality
December 15, 2020
BRENDAN McMANUS SJ :: Hints for living a balanced life, learning to distinguish between the different voices in our head.
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Autumn workshops on Ignatian spirituality
November 10, 2020
Fr Brendan McManus SJ led a group of Gardiner Street parishioners through a practical session on praying the Ignatian Examen on 7 November
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Why lockdown is like an Ignatian retreat
November 10, 2020
BRENDAN McMANUS SJ :: A time of lockdown is often experienced as an involuntary ‘retreat'. Insights from spiritual retreats can be helpful.
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Ten Ignatian tips for surviving autumn lockdown
October 27, 2020
BRENDAN McMANUS SJ :: Notes for a Zoom workshop on 'Praying your way to peace and positivity' in the latest lockdown phase
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Build solid foundations: some suggestions
October 13, 2020
BRENDAN McMANUS SJ :: These Covid days are an opportunity to deepen our foundations and prepare us for weathering storms to come. Here are ten Ignatian suggestions.
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Get into the right gear!
September 30, 2020
BRENDAN McMANUS :: When the going gets tough you need to make the internal adjustment to ‘change down a gear’.
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If I were Stevie Nicks’s Spiritual Guide
August 20, 2020
Brendan McManus SJ :: What spiritual wisdom of St Ignatius would have helped Stevie Nicks navigate her journey through the treacherous waters of fame, wealth, and addiction?
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