In mid-August 2017 in Cochabamba, Bolivia, I was nearly finished with Spanish language studies and in no hurry to return home. There was so much I loved about this place: the mountains, always in the distance; “Amiga,” rather than “hey you,” as the standard term of address by strangers; the value placed on a meandering…
we gaze into the horizon we hope for what might bewe check the radarwe worry about stormsthe sky: a giant stagefor the drama of dreams, the potential of disaster,despair, and renewal.with each anxious question comes a chance to returnto who we are, to restinto compassion, to reset our directionthe dawn of each arrivalcan be cluttered…
Eucharist and Synodality. These two words are not easily defined, but are shaping my life and the way of our church these days. Specifically the Eucharistic Revival and the Synod on Synodality are two major events in our Catholic Church this year that are helping define our path forward. And honestly, sometimes it feels like…
I stand at the back of a darkened room as another group of visiting students watch a video interview of my dear friend Anita, a Black woman in her fifties and the matriarch of four generations. I have heard her words many times before, but each time they hit me differently. She describes standing by…
Episode 77 of Messy Jesus Business podcast, with Sister Julia Walsh. Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Email | RSS | More You actually have to decide to believe… recognizing that just because you decided doesn’t mean it comes easily, but you have to work at it.” -Br. Cyrus Habib, SJ IN THIS EPISODE In this episode of Messy Jesus Business…
Episode 75 of Messy Jesus Business podcast, with Sister Julia Walsh. Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Email | RSS | More Lord, help me to love just like you, … in that prayer, I’m invoking God’s grace.” -Fr Roger Lopez IN THIS EPISODE In this episode of Messy Jesus Business podcast, Sister Julia Walsh FSPA, enjoys a conversation with Fr….
Have you ever wondered about the compatibility of your own vocation, season, station in life and the invitation to a contemplative way in the world? In October 2018 I was in my early thirties, married for three years, having just welcomed our first baby six months earlier. I traveled to Mepkin Abbey, a Trappist Monastery…
A Special Episode of Messy Jesus Business podcast, with Sister Julia Walsh. Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: | Stitcher | Email | RSS | More IN THIS EPISODE For this special time of year, we present to you this Easter contemplation episode of Messy Jesus Business Podcast. Sister Julia shares some thoughts about the joy of the resurrection and reads from John 20:1-9….
“As a result of Israel’s siege, Gazans’ access to water from all sources, including desalination and external Israeli sources, quickly dropped by 95 percent after October 9. The United Nations estimates that the average Gazan is living on only 3 liters of water per day for all needs—well below the United Nation’s emergency standard of…
A Special Episode of Messy Jesus Business podcast, with Sister Julia Walsh. Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Google Podcasts | Email | RSS | More IN THIS EPISODE During this sacred season of Lent, we invite you to pause and contemplate God’s loving presence in the midst of the mess. As we offer our breath and our bodies to God, as we…
We say it all the time. “The Gospel.” As ashes were put on our forehead for this season of Lent, we may have heard, “Repent and believe in the Gospel.” We read from the Gospels at every mass. As a Franciscan, I am fond of the saying, “Preach the Gospel at all times, use words…
under the ashes under the crease of skin flesh bone brain body air fire water earth metal under the ashes elements of nature nature made by holiness and love under the ashes minds and hearts groan and admit the need to repent as faithful penitents who give, pray, fast in secret, in quiet under the…
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