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.
The frailty of my faith (or, How losing my daughter in the park gave me a glimpse of my own hypocrisy)
I only took my eyes off of her for a few seconds … It’s so cliché, but so damn true. This summer was an unusually…
Hearts on fire for the good of all
Soon after I decided to ask to make my perpetual vows and was approved to do so, I became a bit obsessed with fire. It’s…
Getting ready for the party of my life
For the past three months, I have been happily preparing for the party of my life. This party will include a beautiful Mass, a locally-sourced…
Weaning the weight of wistful nostalgia
I am in the process of weaning my almost two-year-old daughter. Although I have enjoyed a wonderful nursing relationship with her since she was born,…
Baltimore Life, Abundant and Boiling
Note from Sister Julia: I have asked my good friend and occasional Messy Jesus Business contributor, Amy Nee-Walker, to share her perspective on the recent events…
Someone else’s Jackie: a soliloquy to my newborn daughter
As I came walking down the hall to return to you just now, returning triumphant with the coffee I set out to retrieve, I saw…
Our God who Suffers
A few weeks ago, one of my cousins committed suicide. It was a shock to all of us who knew and loved him. His death…
Radical hospitality and responsible parenthood
While driving home from church last Sunday, I watched a man frantically chase a public bus for an entire city block, only to miss it…