{"id":24812,"date":"2025-12-11T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/?p=24812"},"modified":"2026-03-18T10:40:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T15:40:52","slug":"kaitlin-curtice-story-and-cyclical-spirituality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2025\/12\/11\/kaitlin-curtice-story-and-cyclical-spirituality\/","title":{"rendered":"Kaitlin Curtice: story and cyclical spirituality"},"content":{"rendered":"<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.blubrry.com\/?podcast_id=150648907&amp;media_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.blubrry.com%2Fmessyjesusbusiness%2Fcontent.blubrry.com%2Fmessyjesusbusiness%2FMJB_Episode_99_Katlin_Curtice.mp3#mode-Light&border-000000&progress-000000\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"100%\" height=\"165\" frameborder=\"0\" id=\"blubrryplayer-1\" class=\"blubrryplayer\" title=\"Blubrry Podcast Player\"><\/iframe><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/messyjesusbusiness\/content.blubrry.com\/messyjesusbusiness\/MJB_Episode_99_Katlin_Curtice.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/?powerpress_pinw=24812-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/messyjesusbusiness\/content.blubrry.com\/messyjesusbusiness\/MJB_Episode_99_Katlin_Curtice.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"MJB_Episode_99_Katlin_Curtice.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/subscribebyemail.com\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/category\/podcast\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe by Email\" rel=\"nofollow\">Email<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/category\/podcast\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>Episode 99 of Messy Jesus Business podcast, with Sister Julia Walsh<\/strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this episode of Messy Jesus Business podcast, Sister Julia Walsh, FSPA talks with Kaitlin Curtice. They explore Indigenous spirituality, the power of stories, the cyclical nature of being, expansiveness and liminality, the difference between certainty and faith, joy in art, Mother Earth, community, taking time to heal, presence and contemplation, and much more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Podcast:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/MJB_Episode_99_Katlin_Curtice.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Play in new window<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/http:\/\/http:\/\/MJB_Episode_99_Katlin_Curtice.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Subscribe:&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/subscribebyemail.com\/messyjesusbusiness.com\/feed\/podcast\/\">Email<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/feed\/podcast\/\">RSS<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/catholic-podcast\/subscribe-to-podcast\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>A <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1X89sGfKUFh6vaOe6pcDSRh-d9S8iFBj8\/edit?usp=sharing&amp;ouid=112061134932254474497&amp;rtpof=true&amp;sd=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">transcript<\/a> of the sho<\/strong><\/em><strong><em>w is available.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;Liminality is just the gray areas of life, the spaces where we don&#8217;t quite know yet. We don&#8217;t quite have things figured out or it&#8217;s complex. And I think that if we&#8217;re honest, that&#8217;s where so many of us live spiritually, is in those deep questions.&#8221;<\/p>\n<cite>-Kaitlin Curtice<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"968\" height=\"1452\" src=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/kaitlin-curtice-portrait.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24817\" style=\"width:556px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/kaitlin-curtice-portrait.png 968w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/kaitlin-curtice-portrait-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/kaitlin-curtice-portrait-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/kaitlin-curtice-portrait-100x150.png 100w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/kaitlin-curtice-portrait-768x1152.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 968px) 100vw, 968px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kaitlin Curtice<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ABOUT THE GUEST<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kaitlin Curtice is an award-winning author, poet-storyteller, and public speaker. As an enrolled citizen of the Potawatomi nation, Kaitlin writes on the intersections of spirituality and identity and how that shifts throughout our lives. She also speaks on these topics to diverse audiences who are interested in truth-telling and healing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As an inter-spiritual advocate, Kaitlin participates in conversations on topics such as colonialism in faith communities, and she has spoken at many conferences on the importance of inter-faith relationships. Kaitlin leads workshops and retreats, as well as lectures and keynote presentations, ranging from panels at the Aspen Climate Conference to speaking at the Chautauqua Institution and at universities, private retreat centers, and churches across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2020 Kaitlin\u2019s award-winning book <em><a href=\"Native: Identity, Belonging and Rediscovering God\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Native: Identity, Belonging and Rediscovering God<\/a><\/em> won Georgia Author of the Year in the religion category. Native explores the relationship between American Christianity and Indigenous peoples, drawing on Kaitlin\u2019s experiences as a Potawatomi woman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2023, Kaitlin released two books, first, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/living-resistance-an-indigenous-vision-for-seeking-wholeness-every-day-kaitlin-b-curtice\/18527730?ean=9781587435713&amp;next=t\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Living Resistance: An Indigenous Vision for Seeking Wholeness Every Day<\/a><\/em>, which examines the journey of resisting the status quo of hate by caring for ourselves, one another, and Mother Earth, and second, her first children\u2019s book called <em><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/winter-s-gifts-kaitlin-b-curtice\/b129bbb276c83597?ean=9780593577813&amp;next=t\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Winter\u2019s Gifts: An Indigenous Celebration of Nature<\/a><\/em>, which is the premier book in a series of four books on the four seasons coming out with Convergent, RandomHouse Books. Her second book in the series called <em><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/summer-s-magic-kaitlin-b-curtice\/44fad3c489b457cd?ean=9780593577837&amp;next=t\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Summer\u2019s Magic<\/a><\/em> was released in 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Besides her books, Kaitlin has written online for Sojourners, Religion News Service, On Being, SELF Magazine, Oprah Daily, and more. Her work has been featured on CBS and in USA Today. She also writes essays and poetry for The Liminality Journal and spends her time supporting other authors as they navigate the world of publishing. Kaitlin lives near Philadelphia with her partner, two dogs, and two kids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Find out more about Kaitlin at Instagram.com\/kaitlincurtice, and <a href=\"https:\/\/kaitlincurtice.substack.com\/p\/9998-of-you-are-choosing-liminality\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Liminality Journal<\/a> on Substack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MESSY JESUS BUSINESS<\/strong>&nbsp;is hosted by Sister Julia Walsh.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Produced and edited by Colin Wambsgans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Email us at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:messyjesusbusiness@gmail.com\">messyjesusbusiness@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>BE SOCIAL:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MessyJesusBusiness\"><br>https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MessyJesusBusiness<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Facebook:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MessyJesusBusiness\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MessyJesusBusiness<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/messyjesusbiz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">@messyjesusbiz<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Instagram:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/messyjesusbusiness\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/messyjesusbusiness<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>S<strong>UPPORT US:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/messyjesusbusiness\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/messyjesusbusiness<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Episode 99 of Messy Jesus Business podcast, with Sister Julia Walsh. 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