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.
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…
Cyrus Habib, SJ: Prophets and Inspirations
Episode 77 of Messy Jesus Business podcast, with Sister Julia Walsh. Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Email | RSS | More You actually have to decide to believe… recognizing that…
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…
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…