AnaYelsi Velasco-Sanchez: Discipleship, Decolonization, and Discomfort
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AnaYelsi Velasco-Sanchez: Discipleship, Decolonization, and Discomfort

ByCharish Badzinski

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: IN THIS EPISODE: In this episode of Messy Jesus Business, Sister Julia Walsh talks with AnaYelsi Velasco-Sanchez about how she found her way to Christianity and justice work. They talk…

Deacon Pablo Perez: Finding Faith Behind Bars
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Deacon Pablo Perez: Finding Faith Behind Bars

ByCharish Badzinski

Season 4, Episode 9 of Messy Jesus Business podcast, hosted by Sister Julia Walsh. “I go, and I think I’m bringing Church to them; Church is already there.” – Deacon Pablo Perez LISTEN HERE: IN THIS EPISODE: Sister Julia Walsh talks with Deacon Pablo Perez about how he became a deacon and chaplain at Chicago’s…

Beverly Lanzetta: The Freedom of Surrender to the Divine
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Beverly Lanzetta: The Freedom of Surrender to the Divine

ByCharish Badzinski

Season 4, Episode 8 of Messy Jesus Business podcast, hosted by Sister Julia Walsh. “Once we surrender into that place of the Divine…we’re moving in the waters of the holy.”-Beverly Lanzetta LISTEN HERE: IN THIS EPISODE: Sister Julia Walsh talks with theologian, author and teacher Beverly Lanzetta how she lives out her call to surrender…

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…

What’s So Ordinary About Ordinary Time?
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What’s So Ordinary About Ordinary Time?

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As summer winds down and school years begin, we still find ourselves in Ordinary Time. Officially, Ordinary Time received its name because these days are ordinal, that is, they are numbered. At Mass on Sundays, you will often hear the priest say that it is the Sunday of such-and-such a week in Ordinary Time. All…

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…

A Global Pandemic, Culture Crisis and Spiritual Solutions
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A Global Pandemic, Culture Crisis and Spiritual Solutions

ByAnnemarie Barrett

My partner and I intentionally live simply. We have carved out, over a number of years, a low-cost way of living that allows for neither of us to work professionally full time.  We also moved out of the city a couple of years ago, radically shifting our priorities and our environment from busy and overwhelming…

Carl McColman: The Symbiosis of Activism and Contemplation
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Carl McColman: The Symbiosis of Activism and Contemplation

ByCharish Badzinski

Sister Julia Walsh talks with writer, speaker and storyteller Carl McColman about discovering his vocation as a spiritual director and spiritual teacher. They discuss how medieval mystics and saints and other spiritual teachers inspire him, and how the mystics teach us to tear down the walls that divide us. And they discuss the challenges of being human and being an activist and the importance of contemplation in navigating both.

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.

Activist Kathy Kelly: We are all Part of One Another
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Activist Kathy Kelly: We are all Part of One Another

ByCharish Badzinski

In this powerful episode of Messy Jesus Business, Sister Julia Walsh talks with author and activist Kathy Kelly about her journey as a peace activist, how militarism doesn’t offer true security and how to ground ourselves in the fight for peace when we feel overwhelmed.