Franciscan Life
Franciscan life is a love story — with God, with the poor, with the earth, with the stranger. Rooted in the spirit of Francis and Clare of Assisi, these posts explore what it means to embrace simplicity, kinship, and courageous countercultural choices in a world that constantly pushes the other direction. From returning land to Indigenous communities to the spirituality of dumpster diving to what the feast of St. Francis has to teach us today, this is a space for anyone drawn to the Franciscan way — whether you’ve taken vows or are just beginning to feel its pull.
Becoming soup: on surrender to transformation
When I was new to religious life, I sat through so many workshops about transition that the beautiful life cycle of a butterfly became cliché…
Sr. Xiomara Méndez Hernández, OP, BCC: Preaching and Listening
Episode 76 of Messy Jesus Business podcast, with Sister Julia Walsh. Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Email | RSS | More Even with your presence, you preach” -Sr. Xiomara Méndez…
Sifting through the Fragments
With my knife I slash open the plastic bag, and the smell of the mulch hits me: damp cedar, fungal spores, moss, creosote. Something flashes,…
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, ……
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?…
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…
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…
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…