Give Us a Good One started because Mike Garrido and Orville Neeley love a good story. You might know them from their music careers (OBN IIIs, Bad Sports, Strange Boys, Leather Girls, TV's Daniel, the list goes on), but on Give Us a Good one they've become master orators. Guests range from world famous musicians to independent filmmakers to regular people with crazy lives. The common thread is they all have great stories to tell. They come on the show and give the guys a good one. Funny, sad, ...
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Radical Discipleship: Essays. Poetry. Prayers. Podcasts. Reflections on following Jesus.
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Mary Kay McDermott: The Spirit and Song and Dance
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41:30Episode 93 of Messy Jesus Business podcast, with Sister Julia Walsh.Thanks for listening to Messy Jesus Business! We're taking our summer break after this episode. Look for new interviews in your podcast feed starting in late September 2025.In this episode of Messy Jesus Business podcast, Sister Julia Walsh, FSPA talks with Mary Kay McDermott about…
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Sr. Dr. Chero Chuma: Discomfort and Radical Hospitality
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40:06Episode 92 of Messy Jesus Business podcast, with Sister Julia Walsh.In this episode of Messy Jesus Business podcast, Sister Julia Walsh, FSPA talks with Sr. Dr. Chero Chuma about privilege, racism, surrender, discomfort, mental health and homelessness, human dignity, radical hospitality, burnout, therapy, and messiness.Podcast: Play in new window |…
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Michael Poffenberger: Contemplation and Transformation
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45:32Episode 91 of Messy Jesus Business podcast, with Sister Julia Walsh.In this episode of Messy Jesus Business podcast, Sister Julia Walsh, FSPA talks with Michael Poffenberger about activism, contemplation, interiority, right relationships and the true self, vulnerability and control, transformation, wholeness, and much more.Podcast: Play in new wind…
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Elena Segura: Immigration Reform and the Radicalness of Christianity
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35:06Episode 90 of Messy Jesus Business podcast, with Sister Julia Walsh.(We had some issues with Elena's microphone during recording, our apologies! -Colin)In this episode of Messy Jesus Business podcast, Sister Julia Walsh, FSPA talks with Elena Segura about Evangelicalism, conversion, social justice, the radicalness of Mass, immigration reform, silen…
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A Special Episode of Messy Jesus Business podcast, with Sister Julia Walsh.Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Email | RSS | MoreAfter chatting with Lisa Hendey at RE Congress, Sister Julia had impromptu short interviews with some Congress attendees who passed by the FSPA booth. We heard a few of these voices last week, and this mini s…
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Episode 89 of Messy Jesus Business podcast, with Sister Julia Walsh.This special episode of Messy Jesus Business podcast was recorded live at RE Congress 2025. In this episode, Sister Julia Walsh, FSPA talks with Lisa M. Hendey about CatholicMom.com, blogging and podcasting, unconditional love, the importance of questions, the Chime Travelers, belo…
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Rev. Ricky Manalo, CSP: Worship and What it Means to be Human
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45:28Episode 88 of Messy Jesus Business podcast, with Sister Julia Walsh.In this episode of Messy Jesus Business podcast, Sister Julia Walsh, FSPA talks with Rev. Ricky Manalo, CSP, about faith and culture, vocation, liturgical music, what worship is, AI, what it means to be human, and polarization and unity.Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscri…
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Dr. Ann Garrido: Conversation and Conflict
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46:38Episode 87 of Messy Jesus Business podcast, with Sister Julia Walsh.In this episode of Messy Jesus Business podcast, Sister Julia Walsh, FSPA talks with Dr. Ann Garrido about having difficult conversations, discerning truth, and trust.Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Email | RSS | MoreA transcript of the show can be found here.I thi…
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Fr. James Martin, SJ Returns: Pilgrimage and Parable
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44:30Episode 86 of Messy Jesus Business podcast, with Sister Julia Walsh.In the return of Messy Jesus Business podcast, Sister Julia Walsh, FSPA talks with Fr. James Martin, SJ about his vocation, the raising of Lazarus, pilgrimages and Jesus' parables, and Fr. Martin's experience at the Synod.Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Email | RSS…
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Special Podcast: Darkness and Light in Advent
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8:09A Contemplation Episode of Messy Jesus Business podcast, with Sister Julia Walsh.Join Sister Julia in a special edition of Messy Jesus Business podcast as she reflects on what the darkness can teach us in Advent. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadWith this episode, we're beginning our winter break. We'll see you again in late January! From all …
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Episode 85 of Messy Jesus Business podcast, with Sister Julia Walsh.Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Email | RSS | More"Sometimes [conversion] just felt so hard to do. I had so many questions and I had so many doubts and it was conveyed to me by more than one person that It shouldn't be this hard, but I look back and I'm actually re…
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Sister Norma Pimentel, MJ: Courage at the Border
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49:13Episode 84 of Messy Jesus Business podcast, with Sister Julia Walsh.Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Email | RSS | More" Once they enter our [Humanitarian Respite Center for immigrants along the border], the very first thing that I asked is, "Como estas?" How are you? And it's for the very first time that someone that has been throu…
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Lydia Wylie-Kellermann: Embodiment and Environment
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38:37Episode 83 of Messy Jesus Business podcast, with Sister Julia Walsh.Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Email | RSS | More"I think so many of us are holding anxiety and grief and despair in our bodies all the time. And we're not letting it out....We don't have spaces for rituals around grief."-Lydia Wylie-KellermannIN THIS EPISODEIn th…
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Episode 82 of Messy Jesus Business podcast, with Sister Julia Walsh.Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Email | RSS | More"I think when we're playing we're participating in the playfulness of God."-Mark LonghurstIN THIS EPISODEIn the latest episode of Messy Jesus Business podcast, Sister Julia Walsh FSPA chats with Mark Longhurst, auth…
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Episode 81 of Messy Jesus Business podcast, with Sister Julia Walsh.Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Email | RSS | More"A culture of encounter is something we have to be very intent on practicing, and so I'm excited about an economics that creates many of those opportunities for encounter."-Elizabeth GarlowIN THIS EPISODEIn the late…
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Kelly Moltzen: Communion and Interconnection
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39:47Episode 80 of Messy Jesus Business podcast, with Sister Julia Walsh.Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Email | RSS | More"I think it goes back to humility, you know, just being willing to genuinely listen to the other side."-Kelly MoltzenIN THIS EPISODEIn the latest episode of Messy Jesus Business podcast, Sister Julia Walsh FSPA chat…
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Rev. Benjamin J. Dueholm: Creation and Community
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45:29Episode 79 of Messy Jesus Business podcast, with Sister Julia Walsh.Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Email | RSS | More"Discipleship...ought to begin with the idea of being in that relationship of sort of Christ-like care and ministry for other people regardless of what they deserve."-Rev. Benjamin J. DueholmIN THIS EPISODEIn the la…
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Episode 78 of Messy Jesus Business podcast, with Sister Julia Walsh.Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Email | RSS | MoreForgiveness is a process, not a product."-Kaya OakesIN THIS EPISODEIn this episode of Messy Jesus Business podcast, Sister Julia Walsh FSPA chats with Kaya Oakes. Their conversation goes into the issues and ideas ab…
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Episode 77 of Messy Jesus Business podcast, with Sister Julia Walsh.Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Email | RSS | MoreYou actually have to decide to believe... recognizing that just because you decided doesn't mean it comes easily, but you have to work at it."-Br. Cyrus Habib, SJIN THIS EPISODEIn this episode of Messy Jesus Busines…
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Sr. Xiomara Méndez Hernández, OP, BCC: Preaching and Listening
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40:51Episode 76 of Messy Jesus Business podcast, with Sister Julia Walsh.Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Email | RSS | MoreEven with your presence, you preach"-Sr. Xiomara Méndez Hernández, OP, BCCIN THIS EPISODEIn this episode of Messy Jesus Business podcast, Sister Julia Walsh FSPA chats with Sister Xiomara Méndez Hernández, OP, BCC. …
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Fr. Roger Lopez, O.F.M.: Free, Good, and Helpful Grace
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44:30Episode 75 of Messy Jesus Business podcast, with Sister Julia Walsh.Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Email | RSS | MoreLord, help me to love just like you, ... in that prayer, I'm invoking God's grace."-Fr Roger LopezIN THIS EPISODEIn this episode of Messy Jesus Business podcast, Sister Julia Walsh FSPA, enjoys a conversation with F…
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Sister Susan Francois: Policies and Prayer
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38:26Episode 74 of Messy Jesus Business podcast, with Sister Julia Walsh.Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Email | RSS | MoreThings are gooey and God is in the goo. And thank God that God is in the goo."-Sister Susan Francois IN THIS EPISODEIn this episode of Messy Jesus Business podcast, Sister Julia Walsh FSPA, enjoys a conversation wit…
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A Special Episode of Messy Jesus Business podcast, with Sister Julia Walsh.Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: | Stitcher | Email | RSS | MorePhoto by Ales Maze on UnsplashIN THIS EPISODEFor this special time of year, we present to you this Easter contemplation episode of Messy Jesus Business Podcast. Sister Julia shares some thoughts …
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Sister Julia Walsh: For Love of the Broken Body
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47:26Episode 73 of Messy Jesus Business podcast, with guest host, Rev. Adam BuckoPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Email | RSS | MoreFor Love of the Broken Body book coverIN THIS EPISODEIn the latest episode of Messy Jesus Business podcast, guest host Rev. Adam Bucko interviews Sister Julia Walsh FSPA about her new spiritual memoir, For L…
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A Special Episode of Messy Jesus Business podcast, with Sister Julia Walsh.Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Google Podcasts | Email | RSS | MorePhoto by Ryan Cheng on UnsplashIN THIS EPISODEDuring this sacred season of Lent, we invite you to pause and contemplate God's loving presence in the midst of the mess. As we offer our breath…
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Episode 72 of Messy Jesus Business podcast, with Sister Julia Walsh.Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Email | RSS | More“We have to understand the environment and appreciate it, both aesthetically and scientifically --as well as historically. And so it means taking all of the modalities of exploration and understanding that God has g…
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Molly Burhans: Rejoicing in the God of Surprises
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44:46Episode 71 of Messy Jesus Business podcast, with Sister Julia Walsh.Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Email | RSS | More“There's always a freedom, though, that I feel... even if I was totally wrong about everything, I have full faith that Christ and God still love me and are still there.” -Molly BurhansIN THIS EPISODEThis episode of …
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Shane Claiborne: Faith as Fuel for World Change (re-release)
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44:04Revisiting Episode 17 from December 3, 2020.Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Email | RSS | MoreAuthor Shane ClaiborneIN THIS EPISODEIn this episode of Messy Jesus Business, originally released as episode 17 from Dec. 3, 2020, Sister Julia Walsh talks with Shane Claiborne, a best-selling author, speaker and activist. They discuss wha…
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Kerry Alys Robinson: Generous and Grateful Servant Leadership
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44:32Episode 70 of Messy Jesus Business podcast, with Sister Julia Walsh.Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Email | RSS | MoreIN THIS EPISODEIn this episode of Messy Jesus Business podcast, Sister Julia Walsh, FSPA, enjoys a conversation with Kerry Alys Robinson, CEO and President of Catholic Charities USA, who shares that witnessing the j…
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Mary J. Novak: The Messy, Necessary Mix of Faith and Politics
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44:06Episode 69 of Messy Jesus Business podcast, with Sister Julia Walsh.Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Email | RSS | MoreIN THIS EPISODEIn this episode of Messy Jesus Business podcast, Sister Julia Walsh, FSPA, talks with Mary J. Novak, executive director of NETWORK Lobby for Catholic Social Justice in Washington, D.C. Mary shares lif…
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Vincent J. Miller: The Grind of Hope In a Crisis
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35:23Episode 68 of Messy Jesus Business podcast, with Sister Julia Walsh.Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Email | RSS | MoreIN THIS EPISODEIn this episode of the Messy Jesus Business podcast, Sister Julia Walsh, FSPA, talks with Vincent J. Miller, the Gudorf Chair of Catholic Theology and Culture at the University of Dayton. Vincent shar…
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Sister Laura Nettles: The Power of Presence and Ongoing Conversion
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38:50Episode 67 of Messy Jesus Business podcast, with Sister Julia Walsh.Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Email | RSS | MoreIN THIS EPISODEIn this episode of Messy Jesus Business podcast, Sister Julia Walsh, FSPA, talks with Sister Laura Nettles, the Executive Director of Mission and Social Justice at Viterbo University. Sister Laura sha…
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Episode 66 of Messy Jesus Business podcast, with Sister Julia Walsh.Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Stitcher | Email | RSS | MoreIN THIS EPISODEIn this episode of Messy Jesus Business podcast, Sister Julia Walsh talks with Father Carl Gales, pastor of Our Lady of Africa Catholic Parish in Chicago, Illinois. They discuss Father Carl…
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Father Greg Boyle: Staying with the God of Love
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39:03Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadEpisode 65 of Messy Jesus Business podcast, with Sister Julia Walsh.Subscribe: Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Email | RSS | MoreIN THIS EPISODE:In this episode of Messy Jesus Business podcast, Sister Julia Walsh talks with Fr. Greg Boyle, director of Homeboy Industries in Los Angeles, CA. They discuss Fr. Greg’s …
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Episode 64 of Messy Jesus Business podcast, with Sister Julia Walsh.Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Stitcher | Email | RSS | More"Sometimes it is at the prophetic edge you can see the Holy Spirit breaking through and allowing a new thing to happen” - Ellie HidalgoIN THIS EPISODEIn this episode of the Messy Jesus Business Podcast, S…
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A Special Episode of Messy Jesus Business podcast, with Sister Julia Walsh.Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Stitcher | Email | RSS | MoreIN THIS EPISODEWe're in between seasons on a break but are offering a special episode featuring five Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration, who are in the same community as Sister Julia. Featur…
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Kristina Ortega: Inclusion and Catholic Education
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43:34Episode 63 of Messy Jesus Business podcast, with Sister Julia Walsh.Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Stitcher | Email | RSS | More“Prayer has to push you to do something outside yourself.” -Kristina Ortega IN THIS EPISODEFor the latest episode of Messy Jesus Business podcast, Sister Julia is in conversation with Catholic educator an…
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A Special Episode of Messy Jesus Business podcast, with Sister Julia Walsh.Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Stitcher | Email | RSS | MoreCalifornia Lilacs near Brown Mountain dam, La Cañada Flintridge, california. photo © Colin wambsgansIN THIS EPISODEFor this special time of year, we present to you this Easter contemplation episode…
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Sister Christa Parra: Accompanying At the Border
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47:13Episode 62 of Messy Jesus Business podcast, with Sister Julia Walsh.Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Stitcher | Email | RSS | MoreAfra Pourdad portrait"Whoever is in front of us we are called to love." -Sister Christa ParraIN THIS EPISODEFor this episode of Messy Jesus Business podcast, Sister Julia Walsh chats with an old friend, S…
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Father Justin Claravall: Being Real Inside the Mess
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48:51Episode 61 of Messy Jesus Business podcast, with Sister Julia Walsh.Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Stitcher | Email | RSS | MoreAfra Pourdad portrait"Every time I've been raw and vulnerable before God, I've been surprised at how Jesus has responded to it." -Father Justin ClaravallIN THIS EPISODEFor this episode of Messy Jesus Busi…
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Lenten Contemplation: Transformed in the Desert
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9:59A Special Episode of Messy Jesus Business podcast, with Sister Julia Walsh.Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Stitcher | Email | RSS | MoreOasis of Mara, Twentynine palms, california. photo © Colin wambsgansIN THIS EPISODEThough Holy Week will be here soon, the Lenten journey continues. We invite you to take some time in prayerful con…
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Episode 60 of Messy Jesus Business podcast, with Sister Julia Walsh.Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Stitcher | Email | RSS | More"Jesus teaches us that differences aren’t deficits. Because a person is in poverty or struggling… that doesn't make them any less human.” - Ralph McCloudIN THIS EPISODEIn this episode of Messy Jesus Busin…
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Phyllis Zagano: Faith, Strength, and a Changing Church
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38:10Episode 59 of Messy Jesus Business podcast, with Sister Julia Walsh.Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Stitcher | Email | RSS | More"One needs to be looking for Christ in the world, not for the mistakes the world makes about Christ.” - Phyllis ZaganoIN THIS EPISODEIn this episode of Messy Jesus Business podcast, Sister Julia Walsh tal…
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Episode 58 of Messy Jesus Business podcast, with Sister Julia Walsh.Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Stitcher | Email | RSS | More"We’re shaped … and affected by what we love, what we care about, what we pay attention to, what we admire.” - Robert EllsbergIN THIS EPISODE"Our faith is rooted not in maxims, but in a narrative," shares…
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Episode 57 of Messy Jesus Business podcast, with Sister Julia Walsh.Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Stitcher | Email | RSS | More"Readers complete a text. And so storytelling is a collaborative activity.” - Liam CallananIN THIS EPISODE“The act of listening is a very powerful one,” begins Liam Callanan in conversation with Sister Ju…
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Sister Teresa Maya: Building a Common Home
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41:08Episode 56 of Messy Jesus Business podcast, with Sister Julia Walsh.Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Stitcher | Email | RSS | More"Community extends beyond just a group I belong to... we need to extend that belonging to fellow human beings, no matter who they are." –Teré MayaIN THIS EPISODEIn this episode of Messy Jesus Business, Si…
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Dorothy Fortenberry: Climate and Creation
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44:26Episode 55 of Messy Jesus Business podcast, with Sister Julia Walsh.Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Stitcher | Email | RSS | More"We all will be affected by climate change... can we learn how to understand each other as shared participants in this project of being on earth together?" –Dorothy FortenberryIN THIS EPISODEIn this episo…
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Episode 54 of Messy Jesus Business podcast, with Sister Julia Walsh.Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Stitcher | Email | RSS | More"Imagine if we ripped the roof off to make accommodation for the vulnerable... to make them able to get close." –David DaultIN THIS EPISODEIn this episode of Messy Jesus Business, Sister Julia Walsh gets …
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Carmen Acevedo Butcher: Healed by Translation
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54:34Episode 53 of Messy Jesus Business podcast, with Sister Julia Walsh.Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Stitcher | Email | RSS | MoreIN THIS EPISODE:In this episode of Messy Jesus Business podcast, Sister Julia Walsh talks with author, scholar, and translator of spiritual texts Carmen Acevedo Butcher about the messiness of spirituality…
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Sister Eileen McKenzie: The Complexity of the Call to the Way of Christ
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39:08Episode 52 of Messy Jesus Business podcast, with Sister Julia Walsh.Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Stitcher | Email | RSS | More"Christ is The Way and whatever is in the way is The Way." - Sister Eileen McKenziecrosses on the camino de santiago. April 2017. photo by julia walsh FSPAIN THIS EPISODE:In this episode of Messy Jesus Bu…
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