Irish Jesuits

Vincentian Priest and Spiritual Director, Father Michael McCullagh speaks with Pat Coyle Director of Jesuit Communications in Knock about his recent book 'With Due Respect: Taking a Second Look at God, at Self, at Others' which was launched earlier this year. Michael explains that the word "respect" comes from the Latin "respectus" from the verb respicere "look back at" or in Michael's words" looking at things through a different lens". Michael's inspiration for the book were people such as Brian Keenan, Etty Hillesum and Maya Angelou, all of whom took a second look at life through the lens of faith and hope despite enduring captivity and hardship. Michael reflects on his many years of experience as a Spiritual Director and tells Pat how we can all be a "Mystic in Action".