Family
Family life is holy ground — and it is also exhausting, complicated, and full of surprises. These posts explore what it looks like to live out faith in the middle of it all: in the car with kids asleep in the back seat, in the rhythms of Advent and Christmas, in the grief of loss and the practice of presence, in the invisible labor of love that rarely gets named. Whether you’re a parent, a partner, a sibling, a caregiver, or just someone trying to figure out what it means to belong to one another — there is something here for you.
Community and Loneliness in a New City
When I moved to New York in 2017, I was naive about urban geography. Coming from rural New England, I thought that city life would…
Arts and Activism | Christian Family Life | Family | Podcast | Prayer and Spirituality | Simple Living
Jennifer Grant: Childlike Wonder and the Mystery of Faith
Season 5, Episode 1 of Messy Jesus Business podcast, hosted by Sister Julia Walsh. “I want to dignify and honor the real emotions that kids…
Community Building | Equity and Justice | Family | Human Rights | Peacemaking | Podcast | Prayer and Spirituality
Paul Engler: The Mess Calls for Community
Season 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…
Caring a Hair for the Birds of the Air
Since I began homeschooling my children last year, I’ve felt compelled to raise them as amateur naturalists. We take walks together as a family. I…
Laura Kelly Fanucci: Finding Fruits of the Spirit
“This idea of finding grace within the mess, I think that is the call of the Christian life.” -Laura Kelly Fanucci Season 4, Episode 2…
Father Dan Horan: The Beautiful Mess of Personhood
In this episode of Messy Jesus Business podcast, Sister Julia Walsh talks with Father Dan Horan about how he came to discover his vocation as…
The struggle with loving
Her wide arms reach and summon. I feel the lure even from a mile away. I met her, the giant Grandmother oak centered on an…
Arts and Activism | Christian Family Life | Community Building | Equity and Justice | Family | Human Rights | Justice | Podcast | Racism | Service on the Margins
Bridget Alexander: Solutions Steeped in Community
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…
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