Prayer
Prayer is the heartbeat of the messy, faithful life. Whether you come to it with confidence or doubt, with eloquence or silence, with a rosary in your hands or nowhere near a church — these posts are an invitation to show up anyway. From ancient practices to honest lament, from the Examen to poetry to prayers stitched together from the wreckage of an ordinary day, Messy Jesus Business writers explore what it means to speak, listen, and sit with God in the midst of a complicated world.

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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…
Dr. C. Vanessa White: Discipline Leads to Freedom?
Episode 3, Season 5 of Messy Jesus Business podcast, hosted by Sister Julia Walsh. “The spiritual life is a journey in discipline.” – Dr. C…
The untidy mix of old and new
The other day, I went for a walk along a road in Indiana between cornfields and luxurious homes, and I saw horseshoe prints and Amish…
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Adrienne Alexander: Lobbying for the Laborers
Season 5, Episode 2 of Messy Jesus Business podcast, hosted by Sister Julia Walsh. “Little by little, you can make a difference in people’s lives.”…
Faith and grace
Like many other people, I’ve been working hard to sever my life from Facebook due to frustrations about the abuse of power that company is…
A year of messiness and mercy
For many of us 2021 has been a time of grief, turmoil, sorrow and discomfort. We have felt the storms of society and the catastrophes…