Paul Engler: The Mess Calls for Community
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Paul Engler: The Mess Calls for Community

ByCharish Badzinski

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 LISTEN HERE: IN THIS EPISODE: In this episode of Messy Jesus Business podcast, Sister Julia Walsh talks with Paul Engler, author, activist and community organizer. They discuss his call to…

Life in the Spirit: Starting a new community and trying to prevent burn out
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Life in the Spirit: Starting a new community and trying to prevent burn out

BySister Julia Walsh

I’ve been thinking a lot about my devotion to the Holy Spirit. As a vowed Franciscan Sister, I publicly committed to obeying the Spirit’s nudges, whispers, pulls and invitations. This means I am committed to living life according to God’s will, not my own. Like it or not, God’s way is always better than my…

Tessa Bielecki: The Mystery and the Mess
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Tessa Bielecki: The Mystery and the Mess

ByCharish Badzinski

“Let yourself be broken. Let yourself suffer. Cling to Christ through it.” – Tessa Bielecki Season 4, Episode 6 of Messy Jesus Business podcast, hosted by Sister Julia Walsh. LISTEN HERE: IN THIS EPISODE: In this episode of Messy Jesus Business, Sister Julia Walsh talks with Tessa Bielecki about pain and the healing process: how…

Sister Tracey Horan: Love Without Borders
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Sister Tracey Horan: Love Without Borders

ByCharish Badzinski

“There’s nothing that I wouldn’t give to just tear that wall down.” – Sister Tracey Horan Season 4, Episode 3 of Messy Jesus Business podcast, hosted by Sister Julia Walsh. LISTEN HERE: IN THIS EPISODE: In this episode of Messy Jesus Business, Sister Julia Walsh talks with Sister Tracey Horan about her journey from being…

Father Dan Horan: The Beautiful Mess of Personhood
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Father Dan Horan: The Beautiful Mess of Personhood

ByCharish Badzinski

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 a Franciscan, and they consider the importance of encouraging one another as Christians. Father Dan also talks about what he calls Holy Spirit atheism, which he says puts us at risk of acting in ways that are contrary to the will of God.

When Writing Goes Wrong: Why our obsession with creative productivity is soul-killing
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When Writing Goes Wrong: Why our obsession with creative productivity is soul-killing

BySister Julia Walsh

By Kaya Oakes In the early part of June, I participated in an online writing workshop that had been pushed from an in person meeting onto Zoom due to the pandemic. After a year of online teaching, online spiritual direction, online therapy, online entertainment, online church  and online hangouts with friends and family, I should…

Pádraig Ó Tuama: The Language of Lightness, Darkness and Love
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Pádraig Ó Tuama: The Language of Lightness, Darkness and Love

ByCharish Badzinski

In this episode of Messy Jesus Business podcast, Sister Julia Walsh and poet, public speaker, teacher and theologian Pádraig Ó Tuama explore the light, the dark, and the infinite complexities of language. They consider terms like Christian and minister, and discuss the nature of poetry as well as the essential role imagination plays in one’s spiritual life as well as conflict resolution. And they talk about the complexities of doing good and being good.

Bridget Alexander: Solutions Steeped in Community
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Bridget Alexander: Solutions Steeped in Community

ByCharish Badzinski

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 building community, the issue of youth homelessness and the mess of social justice work.