Jun 10, 2025 · In 1982, he left the priesthood to get married. However, this marriage sadly ended in divorce in 2000 because of his alcoholism, which was a lifelong struggle for him from his …

Jul 26, 2025 · No one demonstrates this pattern better than Brennan Manning, a friend who died two weeks shy of his 79 th birthday, which would have been today. Brennan piped a one-note …

He struggled with alcohol for the rest of his life and he and Roslyn divorced in 2000. [8] Mannings' writings led to a more public ministry, and he was often asked to speak and to lead spiritual …

He saw him from many angles in the late '60s when, on a two-year leave of absence from the Franciscans, the author of Abba's Child joined the Little Brothers of Jesus, an order committed …

For eighteen long years of Brennan’s life and ministry, he realized there was a “great divorce” between his head and heart. His psychotherapist summarized, “All these years there has been a …

May 23, 2005 · Once a Franciscan priest, now a divorced Catholic layman, Brennan Manning is the only superstar on the evangelical speaking circuit who goes to daily Mass and to confession as …

Apr 29, 2009 · Manning is supportive of the homosexual agenda. As we have seen, Manning believes that homosexuals should be accepted and not required to repent of their sin. He …

Jul 26, 2022 · Manning’s memoir, co-written with John Blase, takes an unflinching look at his triumphs and failures, including his marriage that ended his career as a priest, then ended in …

Feb 14, 2024 · Mrs. Brennan got up off the couch, shook her finger in front of Brennan’s face and shouted, “Jesus Christ–what more could he have done for you?!” Brennan said that at that …

Apr 13, 2013 · As a young man, he became a Franciscan priest and scholar. Then he succumbed to alcoholism. After entering into treatment, he left his ordination and got married. 25 years …