Sister Chioma Ahanihu: Lending Your Voice
Sister Chioma Ahanihu shares how the Black Lives Matter movement after George Floyd's death helped her find her voice in the midst of the mess, when she was part of a protest for the first time.
Democracy is collapsing, but let’s imagine how the church could change that
I was in another Zoom meeting with my friend, another Catholic sister who is a professor on a…
Freedom songs
Selma has been on my mind lately. With the passing of John Lewis, my social media feed has…
10 summer reads from our archives for the heat and these hard times
Here are 10 summer reads from the Messy Jesus Business archives that could fuel your fires, ignite your actions, inform your choices. These words could companion you in the summer heat and during these hard times.
Lament and hope go hand in hand
“Say her name!” I yelled, and the crowds roared back: “Breonna Taylor!” After days of protests of the…
Alive in the fire
In the stretch of some days, we switched over from Resurrection joy and fiery feasts to ordinary time.…
The peace we’ve been given
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I…
Choosing not to live in fear
My feet were numb. It was the night of January 27, 2017, and I was standing outside O’Hare…
The crisis in Cameroon: join us in prayer and action
He went out and began to weep bitterly. – Luke 22:62 During the Gospel at Palm Sunday Mass,…
White supremacy and me and you
1. I am driving through the Northwoods of Wisconsin, talking to a friend, a man I know very…