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Paul Engler: The Mess Calls for Community
Byfranciscansisters October 14, 2021May 28, 2026

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Spotify | Email | RSSSeason 4, Episode 7 of Messy Jesus Business podcast, hosted by Sister Julia Walsh. “We have to acknowledge that social change is collective action.”-Paul Engler LISTEN HERE: IN THIS EPISODE: In this episode of Messy Jesus Business podcast, Sister Julia Walsh talks with Paul…

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What’s So Ordinary About Ordinary Time?
Bymosley.david87 August 25, 2021May 28, 2026

As summer winds down and school years begin, we still find ourselves in Ordinary Time. Officially, Ordinary Time received its name because these days are ordinal, that is, they are numbered. At Mass on Sundays, you will often hear the priest say that it is the Sunday of such-and-such a week in Ordinary Time. All…

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Sister Tracey Horan: Love Without Borders
Byfranciscansisters August 19, 2021May 28, 2026

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Spotify | Email | RSS “There’s nothing that I wouldn’t give to just tear that wall down.” – Sister Tracey Horan Season 4, Episode 3 of Messy Jesus Business podcast, hosted by Sister Julia Walsh. LISTEN HERE: IN THIS EPISODE: In this episode of Messy Jesus Business, Sister…

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A Global Pandemic, Culture Crisis and Spiritual Solutions
ByAnnemarie Barrett July 14, 2021May 28, 2026

My partner and I intentionally live simply. We have carved out, over a number of years, a low-cost way of living that allows for neither of us to work professionally full time. We also moved out of the city a couple of years ago, radically shifting our priorities and our environment from busy and overwhelming…

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Carl McColman: The Symbiosis of Activism and Contemplation
Byfranciscansisters June 10, 2021May 28, 2026

Sister Julia Walsh talks with writer, speaker and storyteller Carl McColman about discovering his vocation as a spiritual director and spiritual teacher. They discuss how medieval mystics and saints and other spiritual teachers inspire him, and how the mystics teach us to tear down the walls that divide us. And they discuss the challenges of being human and being an activist and the importance of contemplation in navigating both.

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Bridget Alexander: Solutions Steeped in Community
Byfranciscansisters May 13, 2021May 28, 2026

In this episode of Messy Jesus Business podcast, Sister Julia Walsh talks with Waking the Village co-foundress Bridget Alexander about building a non-profit centered on building community, the issue of youth homelessness and the mess of social justice work.

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Activist Kathy Kelly: We are all Part of One Another
Byfranciscansisters April 29, 2021May 28, 2026

In this powerful episode of Messy Jesus Business, Sister Julia Walsh talks with author and activist Kathy Kelly about her journey as a peace activist, how militarism doesn’t offer true security and how to ground ourselves in the fight for peace when we feel overwhelmed.

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Prayer of Mixed Emotions after the Conviction of Derek Chauvin
BySister Julia Walsh April 21, 2021May 28, 2026

Lord of Mixed Emotions, thank you for knowing. Thank you for knowing where we hurt, what we fear, what we dread, and what makes us sing. It’s a strange day, Lord, the day after many of your children sighed deep sighs of relief, and cried out to you with gratitude — thank you for being…

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Sister Emily TeKolste: Called to the Work of Justice
Byfranciscansisters April 15, 2021May 28, 2026

In this episode of Messy Jesus Business podcast, Sister Julia Walsh talks with Sister Emily TeKolste about justice: what it is, and why systemic change is so complicated. They talk about the work of justice, which we are all called to do, how our liberation is bound together, and how we can go about achieving justice.

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Olga M. Segura: Black Lives Matter and the Catholic Church
Byfranciscansisters March 18, 2021May 28, 2026

Sister Julia Walsh talks with author Olga M. Segura about her journey into writing about the Black Lives Matter movement and how the experiences of 2020 gave her courage.

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Women lead amidst the mess
Bythoransp14 January 28, 2021May 28, 2026

I recently sat across my desk from one of the prophets of the #SaveAsylum movement. The leaders of this organization are an eclectic group of migrants, activists, church and community members from Arizona and Sonora, Mexico, who united in the past year to restore access to asylum at the US-Mexico border. The prophet in front…

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God is with us in all this hardship
BySister Julia Walsh January 12, 2021May 28, 2026

when chaos storms Capitolsor your fragile heart and mindthe God of order restoresthe law of love remainswhen fatigue bends your body or your ambition, motivationthe God of rest renewsrestoration is comingwhen heartache breaks you downand you are crushed, cryingthe God of comfort holdsfeeling grief is holywhen fear is the fire that burns youand you are…

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