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Holding Boundaries When Your Family Won’t Change
In this episode, Fr. Shannon reflects on the grief and complexity of navigating a strained relationship with family after coming out. After a recent …
2 months, 1 week ago
Conversion Therapy Dropout with Timothy Shraeder Rodriguez
Timothy Schraeder Rodriguez (@timothy.s.rodriguez) joins Brian on pod this week to discuss his debut memoir, “Conversion Therapy Dropout,” and his j…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Reclaiming Ritual
In this episode, Fr. Shannon reflects on how we can reconnect with spiritual practices after being hurt by faith communities or religious experiences…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Laughing Through Religious Trauma with Kevin James Thornton
We’re so excited to welcome comedian, author, and internet storyteller Kevin James Thornton (@kevinjamesthornton) to the Podcast this week to talk ab…
2 months, 4 weeks ago
Can We Trust Our Experiences With The Divine?
On this week’s episode, Fr. Shannon responds to listener questions that touch on some of the core themes of his (and Brian’s!) work and ministry. He …
3 months ago
Prophetic Queer Plays with Jason Tseng
Brian is joined by long-time friend, Jason Tseng (they/them), @queeriously on the pod this week for a joyful and inspiring conversation about queer s…
3 months, 1 week ago
The Radical Simplicity of Micah 6:1-8
This week we queer one of our favorite passages, Micah 6:1–8, and explore one of the Bible’s clearest calls to justice: “do justice, embrace faithful…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Can You Fall Out of God’s Favor?
In this episode, Father Shannon shares a deeply personal and recent story about being denied Communion by a Catholic priest despite identifying as Ca…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
All Are Gathered In: Isaiah 56:1, 6-8 & Romans 11:1-2a, 29-32
We queer two chapters in this week’s episode and explore God’s expansive vision of belonging and justice that is the throughline between them. Both p…
4 months ago
Everyone Wants a Village… but Nobody Wants to be the Villager
In this episode, we explore the idea that everyone needs a village or that everyone wants to build community. The thing is, when it comes to actually…
4 months, 1 week ago