{"id":20865,"date":"2023-08-15T13:44:27","date_gmt":"2023-08-15T18:44:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/?page_id=20865"},"modified":"2026-02-27T08:23:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T14:23:49","slug":"blog-feed","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/blog-feed\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog Feed"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id20865_d65a21-b2{margin-top:-115px;}.kb-row-layout-id20865_d65a21-b2 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id20865_d65a21-b2 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id20865_d65a21-b2 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:var( --global-content-width, 1290px 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.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading20865_c3d4a6-10[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading20865_c3d4a6-10\"]{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);text-align:center;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading20865_c3d4a6-10 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading20865_c3d4a6-10[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading20865_c3d4a6-10\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading20865_c3d4a6-10 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading20865_c3d4a6-10[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading20865_c3d4a6-10\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h6 class=\"kt-adv-heading20865_c3d4a6-10 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading20865_c3d4a6-10\"><strong>Contemplating the messiness of Christian life<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading20865_9a4fdd-eb, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading20865_9a4fdd-eb[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading20865_9a4fdd-eb\"]{max-width:896px;margin-right:auto;margin-left:auto;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;text-align:center;font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-md, 1.25rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading20865_9a4fdd-eb mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading20865_9a4fdd-eb[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading20865_9a4fdd-eb\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading20865_9a4fdd-eb img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading20865_9a4fdd-eb[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading20865_9a4fdd-eb\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading20865_9a4fdd-eb wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-8-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading20865_9a4fdd-eb\">The Messy Jesus Business Blog is an ecumenical Christian gathering of musings about what it means to live the Gospel today. A variety of contributors offer prayer, poetry, book reviews, creative nonfiction and prose about what it means to live a life of faith in our complex, modern times.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id20865_048134-81{margin-top:0px;}.kb-row-layout-id20865_048134-81 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id20865_048134-81 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id20865_048134-81 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);max-width:var( --global-content-width, 1290px );padding-left:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-right:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-3xl, 6.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxl, 5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id20865_048134-81 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id20865_048134-81 > .kt-row-column-wrap{padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id20865_048134-81 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id20865_048134-81 alignfull has-theme-palette9-background-color kt-row-has-bg wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top kb-theme-content-width\">\n<style>.kadence-column20865_c77e3a-29 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-bottom:0px;}.kadence-column20865_c77e3a-29 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column20865_c77e3a-29 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column20865_c77e3a-29 > 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.kt-inside-inner-col > .kadence-column20865_c77e3a-29:not(.specificity){margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column20865_c77e3a-29\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"columns-3 wp-block-post-template is-layout-grid wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-0fed8f92 wp-block-post-template-is-layout-grid\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-25783 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-equity-and-justice-equity-and-justice category-non-violence tag-activism tag-catholic-worker tag-depravity tag-flood tag-genesis tag-noah\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><style>.kb-image20865_78e535-a4 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image20865_78e535-a4 size-full kb-image-is-ratio-size\"><div class=\"kb-is-ratio-image kb-image-ratio-land43\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/amy-walking-in-water-conikal-KqyRkjXn1IM-unsplash-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-25430 \" srcset=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/amy-walking-in-water-conikal-KqyRkjXn1IM-unsplash-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/amy-walking-in-water-conikal-KqyRkjXn1IM-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/amy-walking-in-water-conikal-KqyRkjXn1IM-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/amy-walking-in-water-conikal-KqyRkjXn1IM-unsplash-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/amy-walking-in-water-conikal-KqyRkjXn1IM-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/amy-walking-in-water-conikal-KqyRkjXn1IM-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/amy-walking-in-water-conikal-KqyRkjXn1IM-unsplash-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2026\/05\/21\/wade-in-the-water-on-floods-and-finding-my-footing\/\" target=\"_self\" >Wade in the Water: On Floods and Finding My Footing<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\" class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-05-21T08:00:00-05:00\">May 21, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Lately, I\u2019ve been thinking about the flood. That one from the book of Genesis where humanity reached such an epic state of depravity\u2013 The Lord saw the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually (Gen. 6:5, ESV). &#8211; God decides&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2026\/05\/21\/wade-in-the-water-on-floods-and-finding-my-footing\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-25781 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-care-for-the-earth category-environment tag-creation tag-environment tag-fracking tag-mining tag-nature\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><style>.kb-image20865_78e535-a4 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image20865_78e535-a4 size-full kb-image-is-ratio-size\"><div class=\"kb-is-ratio-image kb-image-ratio-land43\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/rebecca-flammable-spring.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"799\" height=\"533\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-25418 \" srcset=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/rebecca-flammable-spring.jpg 799w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/rebecca-flammable-spring-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/rebecca-flammable-spring-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/rebecca-flammable-spring-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" \/><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2026\/05\/14\/through-blighted-pastures-by-poisoned-waters\/\" target=\"_self\" >Through blighted pastures, by poisoned waters<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\" class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-05-14T08:00:00-05:00\">May 14, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The roaring outside my window is loud as a freight train, but it\u2019s a train that keeps on going, hour after hour, never making its departure. The sound of it sometimes wakes me in the night. It\u2019s not a train, really. It\u2019s the drill from the fracking site down the road, where my dad used&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2026\/05\/14\/through-blighted-pastures-by-poisoned-waters\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-25391 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-franciscan-life category-service-on-the-margins tag-mercy tag-pope-francis tag-sister-julia-greeley tag-works-of-mercy\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><style>.kb-image20865_78e535-a4 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image20865_78e535-a4 size-full kb-image-is-ratio-size\"><div class=\"kb-is-ratio-image kb-image-ratio-land43\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/greg-food-pantry-rotated-1-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-25779 \" srcset=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/greg-food-pantry-rotated-1-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/greg-food-pantry-rotated-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/greg-food-pantry-rotated-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/greg-food-pantry-rotated-1-150x113.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/greg-food-pantry-rotated-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/greg-food-pantry-rotated-1-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/greg-food-pantry-rotated-1-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2026\/05\/07\/works-of-mercy\/\" target=\"_self\" >Works of Mercy<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\" class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-05-07T08:00:00-05:00\">May 7, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">It was one of those days in late April in North Carolina where the cool breeze of the morning slowly gives way to a sunny, sweaty afternoon. Our little group of friends toted a blue cooler full of ice cold waters through the streets of downtown Durham. The 30 bottles ran out quickly, as we&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2026\/05\/07\/works-of-mercy\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-25656 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-arts-and-activism category-prayer category-prayer-and-spirituality tag-art tag-cassidy-klein tag-creativity tag-sr-corita-kent\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><style>.kb-image20865_78e535-a4 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image20865_78e535-a4 size-full kb-image-is-ratio-size\"><div class=\"kb-is-ratio-image kb-image-ratio-land43\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cassidy-wall-of-art-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-25687 \" srcset=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cassidy-wall-of-art-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cassidy-wall-of-art-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cassidy-wall-of-art-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cassidy-wall-of-art-150x113.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cassidy-wall-of-art-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cassidy-wall-of-art-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cassidy-wall-of-art-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2026\/04\/30\/rules-for-a-messy-and-holy-creative-practice\/\" target=\"_self\" >Rules for a messy and holy creative practice\u00a0<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\" class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-30T08:00:00-05:00\">April 30, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">I\u2019ve been feeling depressed about many things. I\u2019ve been depressed about AI\u2014about people using AI to write books and articles; AI stealing art and gobbling up water from poor communities; AI ruining mental health. Not to mention endless wars and genocides, climate despair, rising wealth inequality, and more. In all of this, I\u2019ve found myself&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2026\/04\/30\/rules-for-a-messy-and-holy-creative-practice\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-25655 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-discernment category-franciscan-life tag-catholic tag-discernment tag-franciscans tag-fspa tag-quakers tag-rcia tag-spirit\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><style>.kb-image20865_78e535-a4 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image20865_78e535-a4 size-full kb-image-is-ratio-size\"><div class=\"kb-is-ratio-image kb-image-ratio-land43\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/sarah-discernment-geralt-hand-457335_1280.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-25683 \" srcset=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/sarah-discernment-geralt-hand-457335_1280.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/sarah-discernment-geralt-hand-457335_1280-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/sarah-discernment-geralt-hand-457335_1280-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/sarah-discernment-geralt-hand-457335_1280-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/sarah-discernment-geralt-hand-457335_1280-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2026\/04\/23\/walking-the-path-of-discernment-from-chaos-to-clarity\/\" target=\"_self\" >Walking the path of discernment: from chaos to clarity<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\" class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-23T08:00:00-05:00\">April 23, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">My friend calls it the \u201cD\u201d word.&nbsp; I talk about discernment frequently, as an inherent part of my life. My friend, who is not that familiar with it, would say, \u201cOh, you are talking about that \u2018d\u2019 word again.\u201d I discern frequently, both with small daily occurrences and large life-changing choices. What makes this thing&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2026\/04\/23\/walking-the-path-of-discernment-from-chaos-to-clarity\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-25281 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-community category-equity-and-justice-equity-and-justice category-justice tag-authoritarianism tag-community tag-dark-times tag-darkness tag-easter-people tag-hope tag-ice tag-resurrection\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><style>.kb-image20865_78e535-a4 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image20865_78e535-a4 size-full kb-image-is-ratio-size\"><div class=\"kb-is-ratio-image kb-image-ratio-land43\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/emily-vigil-candle-zac-cain-Ah0gblUUwIg-unsplash-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1706\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-25679 \" srcset=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/emily-vigil-candle-zac-cain-Ah0gblUUwIg-unsplash-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/emily-vigil-candle-zac-cain-Ah0gblUUwIg-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/emily-vigil-candle-zac-cain-Ah0gblUUwIg-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/emily-vigil-candle-zac-cain-Ah0gblUUwIg-unsplash-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/emily-vigil-candle-zac-cain-Ah0gblUUwIg-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/emily-vigil-candle-zac-cain-Ah0gblUUwIg-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/emily-vigil-candle-zac-cain-Ah0gblUUwIg-unsplash-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2026\/04\/16\/living-as-easter-people-in-the-darkness\/\" target=\"_self\" >Living as Easter People in the Darkness<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\" class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-16T08:00:00-05:00\">April 16, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">At the Easter vigil, we sit in darkness. It\u2019s the first time I\u2019ve brought my family to this service. The dark church is a new experience for my three children. My 7-year-old is fixated on the small flickering candle in my hand, whispering questions about the dripping wax and helping me to blow it out&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2026\/04\/16\/living-as-easter-people-in-the-darkness\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-25654 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-justice category-service-on-the-margins tag-confirmation tag-haiti tag-jesus tag-pope-francis tag-service tag-solidarity\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><style>.kb-image20865_78e535-a4 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image20865_78e535-a4 size-full kb-image-is-ratio-size\"><div class=\"kb-is-ratio-image kb-image-ratio-land43\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/angela-large-group-photo-in-Haiti.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1229\" height=\"676\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-25263 \" srcset=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/angela-large-group-photo-in-Haiti.png 1229w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/angela-large-group-photo-in-Haiti-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/angela-large-group-photo-in-Haiti-1024x563.png 1024w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/angela-large-group-photo-in-Haiti-150x83.png 150w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/angela-large-group-photo-in-Haiti-768x422.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1229px) 100vw, 1229px\" \/><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2026\/04\/09\/the-journey-from-service-to-solidarity-is-a-rocky-road\/\" target=\"_self\" >The journey from service to solidarity is a rocky road<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\" class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-09T08:00:00-05:00\">April 9, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">In my religious education, service began with keeping score.&nbsp; Confirmation was scheduled for Spring of eighth grade, but my classmates and I understood that reception of the sacrament was reserved for those who completed the requisite checklist. The list item that loomed largest was obtaining sign-off on 30 service hours.&nbsp; Eighth graders could be found&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2026\/04\/09\/the-journey-from-service-to-solidarity-is-a-rocky-road\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-25236 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-prayer category-prayer-and-spirituality tag-candles tag-easter tag-good-friday tag-holy-saturday tag-holy-week tag-poetry-2 tag-prayer tag-quiet tag-triduum\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><style>.kb-image20865_78e535-a4 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image20865_78e535-a4 size-full kb-image-is-ratio-size\"><div class=\"kb-is-ratio-image kb-image-ratio-land43\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/josh-applegate-lTrxAm3Zng8-unsplash-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-25675 \" srcset=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/josh-applegate-lTrxAm3Zng8-unsplash-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/josh-applegate-lTrxAm3Zng8-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/josh-applegate-lTrxAm3Zng8-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/josh-applegate-lTrxAm3Zng8-unsplash-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/josh-applegate-lTrxAm3Zng8-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/josh-applegate-lTrxAm3Zng8-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/josh-applegate-lTrxAm3Zng8-unsplash-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2026\/04\/02\/tenebrae\/\" target=\"_self\" >Tenebrae<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\" class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-02T20:38:35-05:00\">April 2, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The mute lamb \/ Bleeds-gives-gives \/ For each breathing body<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2026\/04\/02\/tenebrae\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-25653 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-community category-franciscan-life tag-community tag-community-building tag-epidemic-of-loneliness tag-faith-and-community tag-gospel-liviing tag-love\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><style>.kb-image20865_78e535-a4 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image20865_78e535-a4 size-full kb-image-is-ratio-size\"><div class=\"kb-is-ratio-image kb-image-ratio-land43\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ChatGPT-Image-Feb-13-2026-01_28_56-PM-copy-1.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-25217 \" srcset=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ChatGPT-Image-Feb-13-2026-01_28_56-PM-copy-1.webp 1536w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ChatGPT-Image-Feb-13-2026-01_28_56-PM-copy-1-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ChatGPT-Image-Feb-13-2026-01_28_56-PM-copy-1-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ChatGPT-Image-Feb-13-2026-01_28_56-PM-copy-1-150x100.webp 150w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ChatGPT-Image-Feb-13-2026-01_28_56-PM-copy-1-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2026\/03\/26\/the-necessary-mess-of-community-building\/\" target=\"_self\" >The Necessary Mess of Community Building\u00a0<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\" class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-03-26T08:00:00-05:00\">March 26, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">It was gorgeous, warm Spring weather here last Saturday and my restless body was ready to soak in the sun, to explore the woods and search for opening buds. Yet, I sat inside a stuffy dining room at a community meeting most of the day to prepare for our upcoming assembly (a significant meeting for&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2026\/03\/26\/the-necessary-mess-of-community-building\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-25188 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-equity-and-justice-equity-and-justice category-justice category-simple-living tag-alternative-economics tag-catholic-worker tag-dorothy-day tag-laudato-si tag-personalist tag-peter-maurin\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><style>.kb-image20865_78e535-a4 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image20865_78e535-a4 size-full kb-image-is-ratio-size\"><div class=\"kb-is-ratio-image kb-image-ratio-land43\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/greg-tools-wisely-woven-B-JJxUzeX3M-unsplash-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-25671 \" srcset=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/greg-tools-wisely-woven-B-JJxUzeX3M-unsplash-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/greg-tools-wisely-woven-B-JJxUzeX3M-unsplash-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/greg-tools-wisely-woven-B-JJxUzeX3M-unsplash-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/greg-tools-wisely-woven-B-JJxUzeX3M-unsplash-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/greg-tools-wisely-woven-B-JJxUzeX3M-unsplash-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/greg-tools-wisely-woven-B-JJxUzeX3M-unsplash-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/greg-tools-wisely-woven-B-JJxUzeX3M-unsplash-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2026\/03\/19\/alternative-economics-take-some-leave-some\/\" target=\"_self\" >Alternative Economics: Take Some, Leave Some<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\" class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-03-19T09:00:00-05:00\">March 19, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">\u201cPeople always treatin\u2019 me like a trash can.\u201d This was a common chorus of a friend of mine, Crete, before his death a couple years ago. His life told the story of a kingdom of God that upended the dominant logic of the American dream \u2013 dressed in all its individualism and fragmentation, the stingy&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2026\/03\/19\/alternative-economics-take-some-leave-some\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-25167 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-prayer category-prayer-and-spirituality tag-faith tag-fasting tag-lent tag-tradition\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><style>.kb-image20865_78e535-a4 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image20865_78e535-a4 size-full kb-image-is-ratio-size\"><div class=\"kb-is-ratio-image kb-image-ratio-land43\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/julia-person-in-hallway-joao-fGbCsZhYvsE-unsplash-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-25178 \" srcset=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/julia-person-in-hallway-joao-fGbCsZhYvsE-unsplash-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/julia-person-in-hallway-joao-fGbCsZhYvsE-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/julia-person-in-hallway-joao-fGbCsZhYvsE-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/julia-person-in-hallway-joao-fGbCsZhYvsE-unsplash-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/julia-person-in-hallway-joao-fGbCsZhYvsE-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/julia-person-in-hallway-joao-fGbCsZhYvsE-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/julia-person-in-hallway-joao-fGbCsZhYvsE-unsplash-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2026\/03\/12\/feeling-my-way-into-fasting\/\" target=\"_self\" >Feeling my way into fasting<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\" class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-03-12T08:00:00-05:00\">March 12, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Fasting is a pillar of Lent whose challenge I&#8217;ve long avoided.&nbsp; It is mid-January and I\u2019m crossing through a busy, crowded airport. With my duffle bag hanging on my shoulder, I sweep my white cane side to side and walk with a wheelchair attendant who pulls my suitcase. 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