Sister Julia Walsh
@juliafspa.bsky.social
Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration / Vocation Minister /
Messy Jesus Business blog & podcast host / author of FOR LOVE OF THE BROKEN BODY / curious human.
Newsletter:
https://jwalshfspamessyupdates.substack.com
Messy Jesus Business blog & podcast host / author of FOR LOVE OF THE BROKEN BODY / curious human.
Newsletter:
https://jwalshfspamessyupdates.substack.com
I wrote a bit about the Marywood Landback effort by my Franciscan community....
Fixing a tiny crack in a mountain range of pain
open.substack.com/pub/jwalshfs...
Fixing a tiny crack in a mountain range of pain
open.substack.com/pub/jwalshfs...
Fixing a tiny crack in a mountain range of pain
No steps to heal genocide are enough, but we still do what's right (Some thoughts on the Marywood Land Back)
open.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:29 PM
I wrote a bit about the Marywood Landback effort by my Franciscan community....
Fixing a tiny crack in a mountain range of pain
open.substack.com/pub/jwalshfs...
Fixing a tiny crack in a mountain range of pain
open.substack.com/pub/jwalshfs...
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During a faith-led protest outside the ICE facility in Broadview, Illinois, on November 14, Rev. Michael Woolf was violently arrested by police. Video footage showed officers pulling Woolf from a crowd of chanting demonstrators, slamming him to the ground... https://loom.ly/M7uvJsY #protest
November 20, 2025 at 4:04 PM
During a faith-led protest outside the ICE facility in Broadview, Illinois, on November 14, Rev. Michael Woolf was violently arrested by police. Video footage showed officers pulling Woolf from a crowd of chanting demonstrators, slamming him to the ground... https://loom.ly/M7uvJsY #protest
Catholic Group Sues Trump Administration for Access to Immigration Facility
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Reposted by Sister Julia Walsh
Read the initial statement by FSPA at www.fspa.org/news/a-histo...
November 14, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Read the initial statement by FSPA at www.fspa.org/news/a-histo...
Reposted by Sister Julia Walsh
PBS Wisconsin shared a story regarding the land transfer between the FSPA and the Native Tribe, Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians.
pbswisconsin.org/news-item/wh...
pbswisconsin.org/news-item/wh...
Why Catholic sisters sold land back to the Lac du Flambeau
This report is in collaboration with our partners at ICT, formerly Indian Country Today. Signed, sealed and delivered — the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration are the first known Catholic ...
pbswisconsin.org
November 14, 2025 at 7:38 PM
PBS Wisconsin shared a story regarding the land transfer between the FSPA and the Native Tribe, Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians.
pbswisconsin.org/news-item/wh...
pbswisconsin.org/news-item/wh...
Now is time to order my second book!
2 reasons:
1.) It's on sale over at Loyola Press! (Only $6!)
2.) The first daily entry is written for November 29th: the 1st Sunday of Advent!!! 🙂
store.loyolapress.com/2026-a-book-...
2 reasons:
1.) It's on sale over at Loyola Press! (Only $6!)
2.) The first daily entry is written for November 29th: the 1st Sunday of Advent!!! 🙂
store.loyolapress.com/2026-a-book-...
2026: A Book of Grace-Filled Days
store.loyolapress.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Now is time to order my second book!
2 reasons:
1.) It's on sale over at Loyola Press! (Only $6!)
2.) The first daily entry is written for November 29th: the 1st Sunday of Advent!!! 🙂
store.loyolapress.com/2026-a-book-...
2 reasons:
1.) It's on sale over at Loyola Press! (Only $6!)
2.) The first daily entry is written for November 29th: the 1st Sunday of Advent!!! 🙂
store.loyolapress.com/2026-a-book-...
Reposted by Sister Julia Walsh
Side note: We here at @rns.org cover a wide spectrum of religious voices and groups that few other outlets cover with any regularity — including the religious left.
If you like what we’re doing, give us a follow, throw us a donation, share our stuff, etc.
If you like what we’re doing, give us a follow, throw us a donation, share our stuff, etc.
NEW: In his first interview since his arrest for protesting outside the Chicago-area ICE facility, @revdrmichaelwoolf.bsky.social tells me he has "bruises all over my body."
Even so, he said, “the cruelty that goes on that facility … must be 100 times worse." religionnews.com/2025/11/15/a...
Even so, he said, “the cruelty that goes on that facility … must be 100 times worse." religionnews.com/2025/11/15/a...
November 16, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Side note: We here at @rns.org cover a wide spectrum of religious voices and groups that few other outlets cover with any regularity — including the religious left.
If you like what we’re doing, give us a follow, throw us a donation, share our stuff, etc.
If you like what we’re doing, give us a follow, throw us a donation, share our stuff, etc.
Reposted by Sister Julia Walsh
"Wanting to inaugurate a kingdom of justice, fraternity and solidarity, God has a special place in his heart for those who are discriminated against and oppressed, and he asks us, his Church, to make a decisive and radical choice in favor of the weakest (16)." #PopeLeoXIV #DilexiTe #RememberThePoor
November 13, 2025 at 3:44 PM
"Wanting to inaugurate a kingdom of justice, fraternity and solidarity, God has a special place in his heart for those who are discriminated against and oppressed, and he asks us, his Church, to make a decisive and radical choice in favor of the weakest (16)." #PopeLeoXIV #DilexiTe #RememberThePoor
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You probably saw videos of a nighttime raid in Chicago. Agents rappelling from a helicopter, bursting down doors, questioning brown-skinned immigrants.
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...
www.propublica.org
November 13, 2025 at 1:28 PM
You probably saw videos of a nighttime raid in Chicago. Agents rappelling from a helicopter, bursting down doors, questioning brown-skinned immigrants.
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
Listen to this!!
Vincent Noth from Kinship in Milwaukee will blow your mind. Lots of people are emailing me comments abou this one!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...
Vincent Noth from Kinship in Milwaukee will blow your mind. Lots of people are emailing me comments abou this one!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...
Vincent Noth: food and kinship
Podcast Episode · Messy Jesus Business · 11/06/2025 · 44m
podcasts.apple.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Listen to this!!
Vincent Noth from Kinship in Milwaukee will blow your mind. Lots of people are emailing me comments abou this one!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...
Vincent Noth from Kinship in Milwaukee will blow your mind. Lots of people are emailing me comments abou this one!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...
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Congrats, Kristin Gilger: My Son, The Priest:A Mother’s Crisis of Faith is out today!
“[C]onsistently engaging... An exploration of faith, doubt, and family that expertly balances tender recollection with sharp insight.” —Kirkus Reviews
On sale now at Indiepubs! indiepubs.com/products/my-...
“[C]onsistently engaging... An exploration of faith, doubt, and family that expertly balances tender recollection with sharp insight.” —Kirkus Reviews
On sale now at Indiepubs! indiepubs.com/products/my-...
My Son, the Priest
“A beautifully written tale of spiritual growth.”—James Martin, SJ, author of the New York Times bestsellers Jesus: A Pilgrimage and Learning to Pray Not every Catholic mother wants her son to be a pr...
indiepubs.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Congrats, Kristin Gilger: My Son, The Priest:A Mother’s Crisis of Faith is out today!
“[C]onsistently engaging... An exploration of faith, doubt, and family that expertly balances tender recollection with sharp insight.” —Kirkus Reviews
On sale now at Indiepubs! indiepubs.com/products/my-...
“[C]onsistently engaging... An exploration of faith, doubt, and family that expertly balances tender recollection with sharp insight.” —Kirkus Reviews
On sale now at Indiepubs! indiepubs.com/products/my-...
Reposted by Sister Julia Walsh
Rafael Veraza was trying to leave a Sam’s Club parking lot when a federal agent drove alongside a line of cars, spraying chemical irritants occupants of the vehicles through open windows — including his 1-year-old daughter, Ariana.
“My daughter didn’t have to go through this."
“My daughter didn’t have to go through this."
1-year-old, pepper sprayed by federal agent in Cicero: 'My daughter didn't have to go through this'
Video shows federal agents spraying chemical irritants from a moving vehicle at a line of cars waiting to leave a Cicero Sam's Club on Saturday morning. The action appears to violate a judge's restric...
chicago.suntimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Rafael Veraza was trying to leave a Sam’s Club parking lot when a federal agent drove alongside a line of cars, spraying chemical irritants occupants of the vehicles through open windows — including his 1-year-old daughter, Ariana.
“My daughter didn’t have to go through this."
“My daughter didn’t have to go through this."
Reposted by Sister Julia Walsh
Last week at a daycare center in Chicago, employee Diana Santillana was violently abducted and detained by immigration agents in front of young children.
Tara Goodarzi’s three-year-old son witnessed the aftermath of the arrest.
Tara Goodarzi’s three-year-old son witnessed the aftermath of the arrest.
November 11, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Last week at a daycare center in Chicago, employee Diana Santillana was violently abducted and detained by immigration agents in front of young children.
Tara Goodarzi’s three-year-old son witnessed the aftermath of the arrest.
Tara Goodarzi’s three-year-old son witnessed the aftermath of the arrest.
If you're looking for any true stories about modern nuns/Catholic Sisters that could be good for those who are discerning religious life (or their vocation in general), or are recovering from accidents or other injury, may I humbly recommend this?
It's on sale!
www.amazon.com/Love-Broken-...
It's on sale!
www.amazon.com/Love-Broken-...
For Love of the Broken Body: A Spiritual Memoir
For Love of the Broken Body: A Spiritual Memoir [Walsh, Julia] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. For Love of the Broken Body: A Spiritual Memoir
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November 4, 2025 at 3:35 PM
If you're looking for any true stories about modern nuns/Catholic Sisters that could be good for those who are discerning religious life (or their vocation in general), or are recovering from accidents or other injury, may I humbly recommend this?
It's on sale!
www.amazon.com/Love-Broken-...
It's on sale!
www.amazon.com/Love-Broken-...
Here's a beautiful newsclip about the Marywood transfer ceremony showing how FSPA @fspa.bsky.social returned the property to the Ojibwe people
www.wjfw.com/marywood-spi...
www.wjfw.com/marywood-spi...
Marywood Spirituality center transfers land to Lac Du Flambeau tribe; marking new era in trust between communities
Click here to view this video from wjfw.com.
www.wjfw.com
November 2, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Reposted by Sister Julia Walsh
Here's a beautiful newsclip about the Marywood transfer ceremony showing how FSPA @fspa.bsky.social returned the property to the Ojibwe people
www.wjfw.com/marywood-spi...
www.wjfw.com/marywood-spi...
Marywood Spirituality center transfers land to Lac Du Flambeau tribe; marking new era in trust between communities
Click here to view this video from wjfw.com.
www.wjfw.com
November 2, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Here's a beautiful newsclip about the Marywood transfer ceremony showing how FSPA @fspa.bsky.social returned the property to the Ojibwe people
www.wjfw.com/marywood-spi...
www.wjfw.com/marywood-spi...
Here's a beautiful newsclip about the Marywood transfer ceremony showing how FSPA @fspa.bsky.social returned the property to the Ojibwe people
www.wjfw.com/marywood-spi...
www.wjfw.com/marywood-spi...
Marywood Spirituality center transfers land to Lac Du Flambeau tribe; marking new era in trust between communities
Click here to view this video from wjfw.com.
www.wjfw.com
November 2, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Here's a beautiful newsclip about the Marywood transfer ceremony showing how FSPA @fspa.bsky.social returned the property to the Ojibwe people
www.wjfw.com/marywood-spi...
www.wjfw.com/marywood-spi...
Today I am honored to be a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration @fspa.bsky.social and know that the Marywood Spirituality Center property has returned to its rightful owners, the Lac Du Flambeau band of Ojibwe!
www.fspa.org/news/a-histo...
#LandBack #Catholic #Indigenous
www.fspa.org/news/a-histo...
#LandBack #Catholic #Indigenous
A historic act of restoration: FSPA returns Arbor Vitae property to Lac du Flambeau Tribe
In the spirit of relationship and healing, the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration are transferring the Marywood Franciscan Spirituality Center property to the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake...
www.fspa.org
October 31, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Today I am honored to be a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration @fspa.bsky.social and know that the Marywood Spirituality Center property has returned to its rightful owners, the Lac Du Flambeau band of Ojibwe!
www.fspa.org/news/a-histo...
#LandBack #Catholic #Indigenous
www.fspa.org/news/a-histo...
#LandBack #Catholic #Indigenous
Hey looky the book I wrote for you all to pray with each day (starting in about a month) is ON SALE
store.loyolapress.com/2026-a-book-...
store.loyolapress.com/2026-a-book-...
2026: A Book of Grace-Filled Days
A concise and structured way to listen to God's voice every day of the year.
store.loyolapress.com
October 29, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Hey looky the book I wrote for you all to pray with each day (starting in about a month) is ON SALE
store.loyolapress.com/2026-a-book-...
store.loyolapress.com/2026-a-book-...
It is a horror that our nation would re-reward medals for the atrocity of genocide at wounded knee.
Grateful that the #Catholic response aligns with Jesus' message. Let's reject the choice every celebration of violence and desecreation of the sacred.
www.rapidcitydiocese.org/wounded-knee...
Grateful that the #Catholic response aligns with Jesus' message. Let's reject the choice every celebration of violence and desecreation of the sacred.
www.rapidcitydiocese.org/wounded-knee...
A Faithful Response to the Wounded Knee Decision - Diocese of Rapid City
www.rapidcitydiocese.org
October 29, 2025 at 7:25 PM
It is a horror that our nation would re-reward medals for the atrocity of genocide at wounded knee.
Grateful that the #Catholic response aligns with Jesus' message. Let's reject the choice every celebration of violence and desecreation of the sacred.
www.rapidcitydiocese.org/wounded-knee...
Grateful that the #Catholic response aligns with Jesus' message. Let's reject the choice every celebration of violence and desecreation of the sacred.
www.rapidcitydiocese.org/wounded-knee...
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Now that Trump is taking SNAP benefits away, is it time for the General Strike? generalstrikeus.com
October 28, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Now that Trump is taking SNAP benefits away, is it time for the General Strike? generalstrikeus.com