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Surviving Suicide Bereavement

Finding Life after Death

By: Brendan McManus SJ

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Surviving Suicide Bereavement

Finding Life after Death

By: Brendan McManus SJ

Brendan McManus SJ lost his brother Donal to suicide in 2005 and has written and spoken extensively about his grief journey. He published an article, 'Surviving Suicide' in The Furrow journal, and a book, Redemption Road, about walking the Camino in honor of his deceased brother. Here, some ten years later, he offers advice on the complex suicide grief process and what he has found to be helpful for survival, adaptation, and thriving.

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1788121821

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The Way to Manresa

Discoveries along the Ignatian Camino

By: Brendan McManus

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The Way to Manresa

Discoveries along the Ignatian Camino

By: Brendan McManus

This book is about a walk on the Camino Ignacio in Spain, that ended in failure through injury that ironically illustrates key aspects of Ignatian Spirituality. Ignatius himself was a wounded soldier and limped his way across Spain as he managed to turn apparent failure into a great conversion to Christ. Ignatius injury revealed that God had a better plan for him and letting go of control paradoxically allowed God in. This book illustrates that same dynamic: an unexpected injury that throws everything up in the air, the struggle to let go of plans and expectations, trying to discern in difficult situations with incomplete information. It is a roadmap for those seeking to make sense of failure and reinterpret it in Gods eyes that allows for new life and meaning. The fact that this walk takes in key Ignatian sites such as Loyola, Naverette and Manresa, gives even more insight into Ignatius experience as a limping pilgrim. Readers will find here a concrete spirituality of real-life, that helps with decision making, dealing with suffering, facing failure, perseverance, surrendering to life and making the best out of difficult situations. Those dealing with failure, disability or injury will find a message of hope and consolation to deal with hopelessness and depression.

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1788124537

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Contemplating the Camino

An Ignatian Guide

By: Brendan McManus McManus SJ

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Contemplating the Camino

An Ignatian Guide

By: Brendan McManus McManus SJ

In Contemplating the Camino Brendan McManus SJ prepares you spiritually, emotionally and practically for the task of walking the Camino de Santiago. Drawing on his own experience of this walk, and his background in Ignatian spirituality, he develops an approach to the Camino inspired by the teachings of Ignatius Loyola. Focusing on the balance of grief and joy in our lives, and the changes in our own emotions, Contemplating the Camino is a key to the challenges and triumphs of pilgrimage.

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1788121538

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The Way to Manresa

Discoveries along the Ignatian Camino

By: Brendan McManus

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Discoveries along the Ignatian Camino

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Redemption Road

From Grief to Peace through Walking the Camino de Santiago

By: Brendan McManus, SJ

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Redemption Road

From Grief to Peace through Walking the Camino de Santiago

By: Brendan McManus, SJ

Sometimes the best cure for a wounded soul is a really long walk . . . One June morning, Fr. Brendan McManus stepped out for a much-needed walk—to be exact, a 500-mile hike on Spain’s renowned Camino de Santiago. A few years earlier, his brother had committed suicide, and the tragedy left Brendan physically, psychologically, and spiritually wounded. Something radical was required to rekindle his passion for life and renew his faith in God. Redemption Road is the story of a broken man putting one foot in front of the other as he attempts to let go of the anger, guilt, and sorrow that have been weighing him down. But the road to healing is fraught with peril: steep hills and intense heat, wrong turns and blistered feet. Worse still, a nagging leg injury could thwart Brendan’s ultimate goal of reaching the Camino’s end and honoring his brother in a symbolic act at the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela. Constantly tempted to quit his quest, Brendan relies on the principles of Ignatian spirituality to guide him on his journey from desolation to consolation. For anyone going through the process of grieving, Redemption Road offers real hope— not that the path to peace will be easy, but that Christ, who himself suffered and died, will be with us every step of the way and lead us at last to wholeness and healing.

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Loyola Press

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0829444122

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Surviving Suicide Bereavement

Finding Life after Death

By: Brendan McManus SJ

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Finding Life after Death

By: Brendan McManus SJ

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1788121848

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Brothers in Arms

By: Brendan McManus

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Brothers in Arms

By: Brendan McManus

A story of an unlikely friendship on a spiritual search for God. The summer of 2022 saw an unprecedented heatwave in Spain and the author, a Jesuit priest was accompanying a Dublin taxi driver on a walking retreat on the Ignatian Camino to Manresa, near Barcelona. This book tells the story of that testing pilgrimage: trying to find a way through severe heat; the challenges of walking together, finding accommodation and negotiating unexpected hurdles; and the retreat that they did together that looked at faith, prayer and blocks to progress. On one level it is a story of friendship between two very different personalities, and also a story of two souls on a spiritual search for God. As in his other books, Brendan highlights the Ignatian learning points (e.g. how to discern in a heatwave), outlines the spiritual journeys of the people they came across including a contemplative nun, and narrates the many adventures they went through to cope with exceptional circumstances. The pressure of the intense heat forces them to adapt their walking and find balance and discernment in making good decisions on the road. The pilgrimage took in some key Ignatian sites such as Montserrat and Manresa, but readers are given a unique perspective into the experience of St Ignatius Loyola through the eyes of these two pilgrims’ unique journey, as well as illustrating how a customised Ignatian retreat works. This is a pilgrimage story of finding God in the messiness of less than ideal situations, developing a heartwarming friendship, and finding a way through using Ignatian principles of reflection and flexibility.

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104

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1788126157

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Deeper into the Mess

Praying through Tough Times

By: Brendan McManus,Jim Deeds

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Deeper into the Mess

Praying through Tough Times

By: Brendan McManus,Jim Deeds

This is the eagerly awaited follow up to the best selling, Finding God in the Mess. In this new collection the authors address tough issues such as fear, anxiety, suicide and anger. They have received much feedback from workshops based on the first book, and these are some of the topics on which people have asked for help. As well as offering a meditation or a way of praying, the authors suggest scripture and a simple ritual. Once again the book is based on Jim and Brendan's own unique combination of practical prayer and Ignatian spirituality. Like the previous volume, this book is illustrated with their beautiful photographs.

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1788120728

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Redemption Road

From Grief to Peace through Walking the Camino de Santiago

By: Brendan McManus, SJ

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From Grief to Peace through Walking the Camino de Santiago

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Channelling the Inner Fire

Ignatian Spirituality in 15 Points

By: Brendan McManus

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Channelling the Inner Fire

Ignatian Spirituality in 15 Points

By: Brendan McManus

Many people are good people and genuine “searchers”, but often lack the practical methods and ‘tools’ to know how to deepen their faith. Often the idea about ‘faith’ that they have inherited is not helpful, and they need something real and experiential that helps with the complexity of contemporary living. This book redefines spirituality as about “channelling the inner fire”; there is some God given desire within us that seeks expression. Our goal is to become fully alive and human, just like Jesus was, by tuning into our inner world of feelings and desires. We are called to live like Christ, tuning into God’s plan for us and how we could serve the world. This book synthesizes the Ignatian system into 15 easy to understand concrete aspects. God is at work in each of our lives right now. Our job is to uncover the subtle messages that God is communicating to us, to be in dynamic relationship with God, and engaged with the world. It is a lot more about “letting go” and abandoning ourselves to the reality of what is, rather than trying to make things happen through our efforts. This is a personal journey that everyone has to make for themselves, though having companions and support is crucial to making it possible. This book spells out the practical steps and techniques developed by St Ignatius Loyola that allow us to find God in our experience and change our lives to be active agents for change.

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Surviving Suicide Bereavement

Finding Life After Death

By: Brendan McManus Sj

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Finding Life After Death

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Contemplating the Camino

An Ignatian Guide

By: Brendan McManus,Brendan McManus McManus Sj

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An Ignatian Guide

By: Brendan McManus,Brendan McManus McManus Sj

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1788120787

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Discover God Daily

Seven Life-Changing Moments from the Journey of St Ignatius

By: Jim Deeds,Brendan McManus

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Seven Life-Changing Moments from the Journey of St Ignatius

By: Jim Deeds,Brendan McManus

One of the traps in the spiritual life is assuming that things will happen miraculously in one dramatic, unrepeatable moment. The authors illustrate the “slow work of God” (Teilhard de Chardin), an unfolding of God’s plan for our lives over time, as a much more helpful and humanising way to look at faith. Using details from the life of St Ignatius Loyola. The 7 stages of Ignatius’ life that reflect this slow process of growth in the Spirit are: Lack of awareness and superficial religion (being ‘asleep’: his life as a courtier & soldier); Waking up (his dreams shattered at Pamplona, the painful convalescing at Loyola); Extremes (initial over-enthusiasm of being a pilgrim on the road to Manresa); Eyes Opened (deepening in faith at Montserrat, Manresa & the Cave); Gaining wisdom (beginning again, studying in Barcelona); Gathering a group (spiritual conversations about what to do, deliberations in Venice & Rome) and Embracing leadership (going against his pilgrim instincts to head up the Society in Rome) The Ignatian spirituality points from each are drawn out and explained in imagined conversations with God, reflections, scripture pieces and real-life applications. The authors have established a very popular style of conveying the essentials of Ignatian spirituality and readers will find the book both accessible and enjoyable.

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178812541X

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Brothers in Arms

By: Brendan McManus

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1788126165

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Deeper into the Mess

Praying through Tough Times

By: Brendan McManus,Jim Deeds

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Praying through Tough Times

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Contemplating the Camino

An Ignatian Guide

By: Brendan McManus McManus SJ

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An Ignatian Guide

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Surviving Suicide Bereavement

Surviving Suicide Bereavement

The Way to Manresa

The Way to Manresa

Contemplating the Camino

Contemplating the Camino

The Way to Manresa

The Way to Manresa

Redemption Road

Redemption Road

Surviving Suicide Bereavement

Surviving Suicide Bereavement

Brothers in Arms

Brothers in Arms

Deeper into the Mess

Deeper into the Mess

Redemption Road

Redemption Road

Channelling the Inner Fire

Channelling the Inner Fire

Surviving Suicide Bereavement

Surviving Suicide Bereavement

Contemplating the Camino

Contemplating the Camino

Discover God Daily

Discover God Daily

Brothers in Arms

Brothers in Arms

Deeper into the Mess

Deeper into the Mess

Contemplating the Camino

Contemplating the Camino

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