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Episode 100: A last look back, and a grand finale
Episode 100 of Messy Jesus Business podcast, with Sister Julia Walsh. In this, our…Kaitlin Curtice: story and cyclical spirituality
Episode 99 of Messy Jesus Business podcast, with Sister Julia Walsh. In this episode…The waiting soul gives: hope-filled resistance to tyranny
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Wade in the Water: On Floods and Finding My Footing
Lately, I’ve been thinking about the flood. That one from the book of Genesis where humanity reached such an epic state of depravity– The Lord saw the…
The invisible, embodied holiness of parenting
I have this image in my head of me, in twenty years, receiving some kind of award – maybe it’s the most dedicated parishioner, catechist of the year, peacemaker extraordinaire. Something acknowledging how my life exemplifies the Holy Spirit at work in the world. I imagine my grown children being invited to speak on my…
Bring on the boredom: the paradox of the path
Years ago, at a family gathering with cousins and aunts and uncles rubbing shoulders and shaking hands, I uttered words for which I was shamed…
This Advent, may we make room
Months ago, while my mind and heart were whirling after moving from rural Wisconsin to Chicago, I attempted to run a simple and quick errand:…
A year of messiness and mercy
For many of us 2021 has been a time of grief, turmoil, sorrow and discomfort. We have felt the storms of society and the catastrophes…
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AnaYelsi Velasco-Sanchez: Discipleship, Decolonization, and Discomfort
Season 4, Episode 10 of Messy Jesus Business, hosted by Sister Julia Walsh. “When I say everyone belongs, everyone belongs.” – AnaYelsi Velasco-Sanchez LISTEN HERE:…
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