Bri-anne Swan (she/her)
@revswanny.bsky.social
Clergy w/ #UCCan. Drinker of coffee (medicinally) ☕️. Liker of people, but prefer them one at a time. Talker about the death penalty. And God. And cats. 🐈 Mostly harmless. https://linktr.ee/rev_swanny 🏳️🌈✝️
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I Provided Spiritual Care During a Texas Execution
Officially, I was a volunteer of the state — but I was intensely opposed to what Texas was preparing to do.
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Moral injury is a wound that defies easy healing.
In this piece for @sojo.net, I wrestle with my role in Ramiro Gonzales' execution and the deep conflict of standing against state violence while being present within it.
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#AbolishTheDeathPenalty #uccan
In this piece for @sojo.net, I wrestle with my role in Ramiro Gonzales' execution and the deep conflict of standing against state violence while being present within it.
sojo.net/sojoshare/Nz...
#AbolishTheDeathPenalty #uccan
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🌲 Advent begins Nov. 30 — and so does Wilderness Times. Wander with Rev. Bri-anne Swan as she makes sense of the world through a faith-shaped lens.🌲
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November 26, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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“The word ‘trillionaire’ describes something that should not exist. A wealth so dense it warps morality around it.”
My latest for @broadviewmedia.bsky.social
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My latest for @broadviewmedia.bsky.social
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What if Elon Musk becomes a trillionaire? | Broadview Magazine
Wealth on that scale is never earned — it's extracted, writes Rev. Bri-anne Swan
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November 20, 2025 at 2:17 PM
“The word ‘trillionaire’ describes something that should not exist. A wealth so dense it warps morality around it.”
My latest for @broadviewmedia.bsky.social
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My latest for @broadviewmedia.bsky.social
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🎙️ Just published a new episode of Sermons from the East End: When God is Silent. Have a listen:
When God is Silent
From Luke’s gospel to a cellar wall in wartime. This Remembrance Day...
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November 11, 2025 at 4:19 AM
🎙️ Just published a new episode of Sermons from the East End: When God is Silent. Have a listen:
I liked it better when I didn’t care so much about baseball.
November 2, 2025 at 4:20 AM
I liked it better when I didn’t care so much about baseball.
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A reminder on Halloween: The carceral system is a real-life monster, and it's full of tricks – no treats.
Here are 5 facts about mass incarceration that are actually frightening 🧵
Here are 5 facts about mass incarceration that are actually frightening 🧵
October 31, 2025 at 5:15 PM
A reminder on Halloween: The carceral system is a real-life monster, and it's full of tricks – no treats.
Here are 5 facts about mass incarceration that are actually frightening 🧵
Here are 5 facts about mass incarceration that are actually frightening 🧵
My husband is a go to bed at 9pm kind of guy. The World Series is going to kill him.
October 28, 2025 at 4:08 AM
My husband is a go to bed at 9pm kind of guy. The World Series is going to kill him.
The fact that more people aren’t freaking out that the US military is being subsidized by a personal friend of the POTUS is bananas. It’s just proof that *everything* is bananas and our gasted flabbers have been spread too thin.
October 27, 2025 at 11:37 PM
The fact that more people aren’t freaking out that the US military is being subsidized by a personal friend of the POTUS is bananas. It’s just proof that *everything* is bananas and our gasted flabbers have been spread too thin.
🎙️ Just published a new episode of Sermons from the East End: Dreams that Break the Drought. Have a listen:
Dreams that Break the Drought
In this poetic reflection, Rev. Bri-anne dreams of rain that falls on...
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October 27, 2025 at 4:22 AM
🎙️ Just published a new episode of Sermons from the East End: Dreams that Break the Drought. Have a listen:
If you're in Toronto on Nov 3, join East End United Regional Ministry for a Community Conversation about Food Security.
Doug Ford doesn't hate poor folks. He's indifferent. That's even worse. His current moves to eradicate protections in the Landlord Tenant Act make that clear.
It's all related.
Doug Ford doesn't hate poor folks. He's indifferent. That's even worse. His current moves to eradicate protections in the Landlord Tenant Act make that clear.
It's all related.
Community Conversation about Food Security
Event in Toronto by East End United Regional Ministry on Monday, November 3 2025
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October 24, 2025 at 3:25 PM
If you're in Toronto on Nov 3, join East End United Regional Ministry for a Community Conversation about Food Security.
Doug Ford doesn't hate poor folks. He's indifferent. That's even worse. His current moves to eradicate protections in the Landlord Tenant Act make that clear.
It's all related.
Doug Ford doesn't hate poor folks. He's indifferent. That's even worse. His current moves to eradicate protections in the Landlord Tenant Act make that clear.
It's all related.
Ok, Canadians. I love that the Jays are in the WS. But, we need to pay attention to pieces of legislation being introduced right now in case the various levels of government think they can take advantage of our distraction.
October 24, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Ok, Canadians. I love that the Jays are in the WS. But, we need to pay attention to pieces of legislation being introduced right now in case the various levels of government think they can take advantage of our distraction.
Who will have to make the sacrifices? Could some billionaires make some of those sacrifices?
Carney says Canada should prepare for ‘sacrifices’ as he outlines plan for budget | CBC News
Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canadians should be ready for some “challenges” and “sacrifices” in a speech outlining some of his government’s priorities for the upcoming budget.
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October 23, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Who will have to make the sacrifices? Could some billionaires make some of those sacrifices?
Despite October being Clergy Appreciation Month, this is not, in fact, a special taco deal for pastors.
Nor is it a special deal for tacos made out of pastors.
el sigh
Nor is it a special deal for tacos made out of pastors.
el sigh
October 17, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Despite October being Clergy Appreciation Month, this is not, in fact, a special taco deal for pastors.
Nor is it a special deal for tacos made out of pastors.
el sigh
Nor is it a special deal for tacos made out of pastors.
el sigh
Watched the Sixth Sense with my kids tonight. At the end they both, in unison, cried out, "Wait, he's DEAD!?!?!"
Son #2: "I'm shook."
Yeah, you and everyone else in the 90s, dude.
Son #2: "I'm shook."
Yeah, you and everyone else in the 90s, dude.
October 14, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Watched the Sixth Sense with my kids tonight. At the end they both, in unison, cried out, "Wait, he's DEAD!?!?!"
Son #2: "I'm shook."
Yeah, you and everyone else in the 90s, dude.
Son #2: "I'm shook."
Yeah, you and everyone else in the 90s, dude.
Every time my kids (13 & 11) ignore me, I start counting to 5 in my Mom Voice™. They always move by 3.
Thing is…I’ve never made it to 5.
None of us know what happens at 5.
It’s Schrödinger’s consequence.
I need to invent something fast before they call my bluff.
Thing is…I’ve never made it to 5.
None of us know what happens at 5.
It’s Schrödinger’s consequence.
I need to invent something fast before they call my bluff.
October 13, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Every time my kids (13 & 11) ignore me, I start counting to 5 in my Mom Voice™. They always move by 3.
Thing is…I’ve never made it to 5.
None of us know what happens at 5.
It’s Schrödinger’s consequence.
I need to invent something fast before they call my bluff.
Thing is…I’ve never made it to 5.
None of us know what happens at 5.
It’s Schrödinger’s consequence.
I need to invent something fast before they call my bluff.
Happy World Day Against the Death Penalty.
Spoiler: It's not a day they observe in Texas.
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Spoiler: It's not a day they observe in Texas.
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Tool of Fear: Executions on the rise as death penalty used to show the heavy hand of the state
On the occasion of the 23rd World Day Against the Death Penalty on 10 October 2025, Amnesty International joins the World Coalition Against the Death
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October 10, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Happy World Day Against the Death Penalty.
Spoiler: It's not a day they observe in Texas.
amnesty.ca/human-rights...
Spoiler: It's not a day they observe in Texas.
amnesty.ca/human-rights...
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Blaming Sanctuary Ministries for the housing and drug crises is like blaming the first-aid tent for the war, writes Bri-anne Swan.
Toronto condo's lawsuit against street ministry is deeply cruel | Broadview Magazine
Blaming Sanctuary Ministries for the housing and drug crises is like blaming the first-aid tent for the war
broadview.org
October 8, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Blaming Sanctuary Ministries for the housing and drug crises is like blaming the first-aid tent for the war, writes Bri-anne Swan.
"It’s the most obvious math in the world. When you have a home, you are far less likely to be beaten, robbed, raped or killed than the person trying to sleep on the sidewalk beneath your window."
My latest piece for @broadviewmedia.bsky.social
My latest piece for @broadviewmedia.bsky.social
Toronto condo's lawsuit against street ministry is deeply cruel | Broadview Magazine
Blaming Sanctuary Ministries for the housing and drug crises is like blaming the first-aid tent for the war, writes Bri-anne Swan.
broadview.org
October 9, 2025 at 3:13 AM
"It’s the most obvious math in the world. When you have a home, you are far less likely to be beaten, robbed, raped or killed than the person trying to sleep on the sidewalk beneath your window."
My latest piece for @broadviewmedia.bsky.social
My latest piece for @broadviewmedia.bsky.social
🎙️ Just published a new episode of Sermons from the East End: Score one for the water. Score one for love.. Have a listen:
Score one for the water. Score one for love.
Rev. Bri-anne weaves together a love story, a community’s fight to...
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October 3, 2025 at 3:26 AM
🎙️ Just published a new episode of Sermons from the East End: Score one for the water. Score one for love.. Have a listen:
The Oracle I wrote a few years ago as an assignment for my "Isaiah and the Prophets" course with the Lutheran Theological Seminary (one of my favs).
The reflection...for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation...
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The reflection...for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation...
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An Oracle Concerning Canada
Why our tidy national myth falls apart under the prophets' gaze
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September 30, 2025 at 8:59 PM
The Oracle I wrote a few years ago as an assignment for my "Isaiah and the Prophets" course with the Lutheran Theological Seminary (one of my favs).
The reflection...for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation...
www.bri-anneswan.com/an-oracle-co...
The reflection...for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation...
www.bri-anneswan.com/an-oracle-co...
🎙️ Just published a new episode of Sermons from the East End: Before the Parking Lot. Have a listen:
Before the Parking Lot
Rev. Bri-anne Swan invites us back to the first liturgy of Genesis...
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September 16, 2025 at 2:33 PM
🎙️ Just published a new episode of Sermons from the East End: Before the Parking Lot. Have a listen:
🎙️ Just published a new episode of Sermons from the East End: Cloud Illusions. Have a listen:
Cloud Illusions
On this Cosmic Sunday, we turn our gaze to clouds, golden hour light,...
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September 12, 2025 at 2:59 AM
🎙️ Just published a new episode of Sermons from the East End: Cloud Illusions. Have a listen:
🎙️ Just published a new episode of Sermons from the East End: Martha, Martha. Have a listen:
Martha, Martha
Before Jesus even speaks, there is a woman quietly falling apart in the...
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August 1, 2025 at 4:21 AM
🎙️ Just published a new episode of Sermons from the East End: Martha, Martha. Have a listen:
🎙️ Just published a new episode of Sermons from the East End: All We Are is Dust in the Wind. Have a listen:
All We Are is Dust in the Wind
What does it mean to share good news in a world overwhelmed by bad news?...
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July 7, 2025 at 2:49 AM
🎙️ Just published a new episode of Sermons from the East End: All We Are is Dust in the Wind. Have a listen:
It's been a sad, hard week.
I am glad Ramiro's legacy, in its fullness, lives on.
I am glad Ramiro's legacy, in its fullness, lives on.
This Time Last Year, I Was Singing My Friend to Death
I was his spiritual advisor. This is what it means to accompany someone inside an execution chamber.
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July 1, 2025 at 10:39 PM
It's been a sad, hard week.
I am glad Ramiro's legacy, in its fullness, lives on.
I am glad Ramiro's legacy, in its fullness, lives on.