Brother Martin Bennett, O.F.M. Cap., is a Capuchin priest friar from St. Patrick's Province, Ireland. He is currently pastor of St. Michan's Church in the Market's
Area of the North Inner City of Dublin, Ireland, a parish whose history can be traced back almost 1,000 years to the time of the Viking invasions.
He also serves as director of communications for the Irish Province and on the vocations team.
Brother Martin continues to collaborate with the Archdiocese of Dublin on a number of projects and initiatives including World Youth Day, Foundational Leadership Programme for Young Adults and the Synodal Pathway. He is a member of the Deanery Steering
Group responsible for pastoral support and development of 11 parishes.
Before joining the Capuchin Friars in 2008, he was a training & development specialist for a large financial services company in Ireland. He is a qualified and accredited life and business coach.
Brother Martin has also trained in hospital chaplaincy, positive psychology and therapeutic mindfulness. In recent years, he has been a theological reflection group facilitator and acted as on-site mentor for students from the Master of Pastoral Theology
(St Patrick's Pontifical University, Maynooth) and the Master's in Chaplaincy (Dublin City University) programs, and has helped St. Michan's achieve the status of a Teaching Parish of the Pontifical University, Maynooth.
He has contributed to a number of articles for the Tablet and The Irish Catholic newspapers on the area of vocation, young people and vocational discernment as well as the chapter "Vocational Discernment" in the book "Exploring Christus Vivit" (Gallagher
ed., Veritas, Dublin, 2021).
He is 45 years old loves to get out into the hills and mountains around Dublin.