Brendan McManus SJ

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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The sacredness of secular music

June 18, 2020

Brendan McManus SJ explains his love of music, and the intrinsic connection he feels it has with the spiritual life.

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Divine inspiration from Fleetwood Mac

June 16, 2020

BRENDAN McMANUS :: With the help of an Ignatian technique, memories of listening to Fleetwood Mac give rise to reflections on God's presence.

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Care for oneself, care for others

June 10, 2020

Brendan McManus SJ led an international webinar for educators who work in Jesuit schools on the theme of caring for oneself and one's students during the Covid-19 crisis

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A spirituality of failure

May 13, 2020

In his new book on walking the Ignatian Camino, Brendan McManus describes what he learned along the pilgrim way

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Resurrection in dark times

May 5, 2020

BRENDAN McMANUS SJ :: The death-resurrection experience of Jesus, is a continual process that marks our lives and shapes our Covid-19 world.

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Praying with grief in a Covid-19 world

April 27, 2020

BRENDAN McMANUS SJ and JIM DEEDS :: Reflections and prayers to help the bereaved to come to terms with grief, made harder than ever by the coronavirus lockdown

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