Episode 104 - Ignatian Pilgrimage Insights

About this episode

The episode explores Ignatian pilgrimage insights and the relevance of Jesuit practices to personal pilgrimage journeys.

On May 20, 1521, Ignatius of Loyola was struck by a cannonball when trying to hold Pamplona against Franco-Navarrese forces. His left leg was wounded, his right shattered. And the city was lost. During the agonizing recovery process that followed, he experienced a profound religious transformation, setting in motion a process that would ultimately lead to the creation of the Society of Jesus, or the Jesuit Order. Father Brendan McManus SJ (www.redemptionroadcamino.com) has brought Jesuit practices and wisdom to his own pilgrimage experience and writings, first in Redemption Road: Grieving on the Camino and most recently in Living the Camino Back Home. In this episode, we explore the applicability and relevance of these practices to all of our pilgrimage journeys. (Available on Apple, Spotify, & Youtube) For more information on The Camino Podcast: www.davewhitson.com www.facebook.com/CaminoPodcast www.patreon.com/davewhitson

People in this episode

Host: Dave Whitson

Guest: Father Brendan McManus SJ

Topics covered

• Ignatian pilgrimage
• Jesuit practices
• religious transformation
• personal journey
• Camino de Santiago

Keywords

• Ignatius of Loyola
• pilgrimage
• Jesuit Order
• Camino
• religious transformation
• Father Brendan McManus
• Redemption Road

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Society of Jesus, Jesuit Order

Books & works: Redemption Road: Grieving on the Camino, Living the Camino Back Home

Places: Pamplona

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