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Contemplating the messiness of Christian life
The Messy Jesus Business Blog is an ecumenical Christian gathering of musings about what it means to live the Gospel today. A variety of contributors offer prayer, poetry, book reviews, creative nonfiction and prose about what it means to live a life of faith in our complex, modern times.
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Fr. Roger Lopez, O.F.M.: Free, Good, and Helpful Grace
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.
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From Distraction to Return
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
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Sister Susan Francois: Policies and Prayer
Episode 74 of Messy Jesus Business podcast, with Sister Julia Walsh. Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Email | RSS | More Things are gooey and God is in the goo. And thank God that God is in the goo.” -Sister Susan Francois IN THIS EPISODE In this episode of Messy Jesus Business podcast, Sister Julia Walsh FSPA, enjoys a conversation
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Sitting in Circle as a Synodal Church
The Sunday Mass experience at my home parish is unusual. Before walking through the front doors to encounter the smiling faces of our greeters, we are met by a loyal handful of protestors who line the sidewalk and carry posters bearing accusations towards the parish of stealing, lying, and sacrilege regarding the closing and attempted
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Easter Contemplation
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.
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Alphabets and Resurrection
Speak Out Against Nuclear War, a speech by Corita Kent from June 25, 1982. “And we carry out that pledge by belonging to the whole world As responsible, participating adults — Committing ourselves to the making of this community, To the making of this new peace, Using all our energy, time, money and creativity.
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The Woman at the Well Speaks Today
“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
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Lenten Contemplation: Breath and Bread
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
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Finding wild Gospel living with SEEK
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
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Molly Burhans: Mapping power and justice
Episode 72 of Messy Jesus Business podcast, with Sister Julia Walsh. Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Email | RSS | More “We have to understand the environment and appreciate it, both aesthetically and scientifically –as well as historically. And so it means taking all of the modalities of exploration and understanding that God has given us and bringing those together.”
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below the surface
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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Molly Burhans: Rejoicing in the God of Surprises
Episode 71 of Messy Jesus Business podcast, with Sister Julia Walsh. Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Email | RSS | More “There’s always a freedom, though, that I feel… even if I was totally wrong about everything, I have full faith that Christ and God still love me and are still there.” -Molly Burhans IN THIS EPISODE This episode of
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