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.
Judith Valente and Brother Paul Quenon: The Beauty of Simply Being?
Season 5, Episode 7 of Messy Jesus Business podcast, hosted by Sister Julia Walsh. “We have more than one calling, depending on the will of…
The Ministry of Presence is a Radical Path
Somehow in my years of formation as a young adult Catholic preparing to “change the world,” I missed the part about the power of presence…
Discernment | Equity and Justice | Human Rights | Podcast | Prayer and Spirituality | Service on the Margins
Sister Jenny Wilson: Mercy, Grace and the Mess
Season 5, episode 6 of Messy Jesus Business podcast, hosted by Sister Julia Walsh. “I found the courage somewhere to take the step, and once…
Death Poetica
Behind barbed wire In the county jail Woman recites poetry; Declares she’ll die. Bodies young, old Form lines. Summoned to penance, Knowing they’ll die. Bodies…
Arts and Activism | Community Building | Equity and Justice | Human Rights | Podcast | Prayer and Spirituality | Racism | Service on the Margins
Sister Helen Prejean: Legalized Vengeance and Waking Up to Justice
Season 5, episode 5, of Messy Jesus Business podcast, hosted by Sister Julia Walsh. Photos by Scott Langley. “We are called to create, where nothing…
The transformative power of the spiritual practice of Eucharistic Adoration
The air is palpably different, more alive, almost tingling to the touch. The round room always feels like entering home and my gaze is fixed…
Gary Jansen: The Super Spiritual and the Supernatural
Episode 4, season 5 of Messy Jesus Business podcast, hosted by Sister Julia Walsh. “Everything is a spiritual experience, and has the opportunity to provide…
To Listen to the Trees: A Review of “The Overstory”
When I was in first grade, I made a stapled-together picture book about the pear tree in our yard called “My Friend the Tree.” I…