Speakers Overview

Rev. Dr. Eunan McDonnell SDB PhD

Rev. Dr. Eunan McDonnell SDB PhD is Spiritual Director to the Divine Mercy Conference Committee and is currently the Salesian Provincial of St. Patrick’s Province (Ireland). He has a particular interest in Salesian Spirituality, having completed his doctorate on St. Francis de Sales, published books and articles on Salesian Spirituality and lectured in theology and spirituality at St. Patrick’s College Maynooth, All Hallows College Dublin and the Diocesan Seminary Adigrat (Ethiopia). He has been director of Salesian novices in Ireland and involved in formation in Ethiopia. He is indebted to the late Fr. Michael Ross (RIP) through whom he discovered, and was introduced to, the Salesians of Don Bosco. His other main interest concerns evangelization of the young and he has been involved as spiritual director to the pure-in-heart, vocational accompaniment of young adults, and more recently has been chaplain to Maynooth Post Primary School. The themes of the call to holiness for all, and the Mercy of God for everyone, are foundational to his own faith and spirituality.

Fr. Brendan Walsh

Fr. Brendan Walsh is leading the healing Service on Saturday night, a member of the Pallotine Order now based in their Thurles Retreat house. Fr. Brendan spent nearly 20 years in the USA and part of his ministry is in Healing of the Family Tree. He is an experienced Retreat Director, Spiritual Director and Conference Speaker.