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.
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…
The Woman at the Well Speaks Today
“As a result of Israel’s siege, Gazans’ access to water from all sources, including desalination and external Israeli sources, quickly dropped by 95 percent after…
Lenten Contemplation: Breath and Bread
A Special Episode of Messy Jesus Business podcast, with Sister Julia Walsh. Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Google Podcasts | Email | RSS | More IN THIS EPISODE During this sacred season…
Finding wild Gospel living with SEEK
We say it all the time. “The Gospel.” As ashes were put on our forehead for this season of Lent, we may have heard, “Repent…
below the surface
under the ashes under the crease of skin flesh bone brain body air fire water earth metal under the ashes elements of nature nature made…
Stories help us re-member
As a preschooler, I attended story hour at the local public library. In a colorful basement, I gathered with other children and sat snug on…
Tough mind, tender heart
“Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves; be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.” (Matthew 10:16) These…
Waiting and changing when you really don’t know what’s coming
The day after Advent began, I sat in a circle of men in a brightly lit, windowless room inside the county jail. We were taking…