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.
An Advent Reflection on Pigeons
This Advent, I’m reflecting on pigeons and finding an odd comfort in envisioning the Holy Spirit as a city bird. The violence of poverty in…
Loved to Excess
As I was cleaning dishes at the kitchen sink, I overheard my 5-year-old daughter talking to my 2-year-old son. They were sitting at our little…
Living the Stigmata Today
For years in the depths of depression I had constant thoughts of not wanting to live any longer. This suffering felt tragic and senseless. I…
Pilgrimage Part II: La Mama Appears
This is Part II of a two-part story. Click here to see Part I. The night I missed the pilgrims’ departure to honor the Virgen…
Pilgrimage Part I: In the Dark Early Morning Hours
In mid-August 2017 in Cochabamba, Bolivia, I was nearly finished with Spanish language studies and in no hurry to return home. There was so much…
The opportunity of chaos
we gaze into the horizon we hope for what might bewe check the radarwe worry about stormsthe sky: a giant stagefor the drama of dreams,…
The Lord Walking with Us Together
Eucharist and Synodality. These two words are not easily defined, but are shaping my life and the way of our church these days. Specifically the…
Living Images of the Sacred Heart
I stand at the back of a darkened room as another group of visiting students watch a video interview of my dear friend Anita, a…