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Julia Walsh, FSPA

Julia Walsh is a Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration who is part of The Fireplace Community in Chicago. She serves as a spiritual director and vocation minister. Her writing can be found in America, Global Sisters Report, St. Anthony Messenger and elsewhere.    
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Wild and Invasive

Julia Walsh, FSPA August 17, 2023

Reflect Consider the ways that plants grow on farms, in gardens, next to sidewalks, or deep in the woods. From giant trees to tiny houseplants,

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Holy Cheerleaders

Julia Walsh, FSPA August 5, 2023

Reflect The Bible instructs us to “encourage one another and build one another up” (1 Thes 5:11). Who are the people that encourage and support

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Tasks Undone

Julia Walsh, FSPA July 26, 2023

Reflect In an ordinary home, there are always more tasks to do: more laundry to fold, items to put away, mail to respond to, and

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Open-ended Questions

Julia Walsh, FSPA July 19, 2023

Reflect In the Gospels, Jesus demonstrates the power of open-ended questions. He asks the first disciples, “What do you want?” (Mk 10:46), and then after

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Water Is Life

Julia Walsh, FSPA July 8, 2023

Reflect According to God’s beautiful designs, living creatures require water, and we are among the many millions of species who depend on the refreshment, nourishment,

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The Sweetness of Sabbath

Julia Walsh, FSPA July 2, 2023

Reflect We each know the feelings of drowsiness, exhaustion, and depletion. We yawn, and our eyes droop. We feel like we will collapse from fatigue.

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