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Brooks Cato
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Episcopal priest / dog owner / stone stacker / curio collector / book reader / music listener / snow appreciator / rainbow mafia
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My sermon from yesterday in which I begrudgingly argue for recognizing the dignity of even the awfulest human beings

#sermon #Episcopal #Epstein #files #humanity
The Humanity of Monsters
Sermon for Christ the King Sunday: Luke 23:33-43
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November 24, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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My Sermon from November 16, 2025 in which I make the wild claim that hunger shouldn't be a tool of oppression...and yet

#sermon #episcopal #SNAP #workrequirement #feedthehungry
Hunger Shouldn't Be A Negotiating Tool
2 Thessalonians 3:6-13
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November 18, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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My sermon from yesterday in which I can't believe we're debating this stuff again.

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#sermon #episcopal #slavery #gaymarriage #feminism #seriously2025
Feminism, Gay Marriage, and Slavery
Luke 20:27-38
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November 10, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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My Sermon for All Saints' Sunday - November 2, 2025 - in which I make the outlandish claim that people should be treated like people

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#sermon #episcopal #imagodei #snap #enough #ICE
Dehumanization is a Sin
Sermon for All Saints’ Sunday: Luke 19:1-10
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November 3, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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My sermon from today in which pride and humility get all jumbled up but what really matters is taking care of those who need it the most

#sermon #episcopal #humility #pride #speakup
Thank God I'm Not Like...
Sermon for the Twentieth Sunday After Pentecost: Luke 18:9-14
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October 26, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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My Sermon from yesterday in which I'm pretty sure people doing bad things know they're doing bad things

#sermon #episcopal #justice #hope
If Jesus Came Back, What Would He Find?
“You will know them by their fruits.” Jesus said that, and over the past few years, it’s taken on layers of meaning I never expected.
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October 20, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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My sermon from October 12, 2025 in which we love a good scamp

#sermon #episcopal #robinhood
Christian Criminals
Last week, we looked at one of the hardest passages in scripture.
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October 12, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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My sermon from Oct. 5, 2025 in which Palestine (and we) get a glimmer of hope!

#sermon #episcopal #sumudflotilla #flotilla #Gaza #palestine
The Sumud Flotilla and a Church Full of Mustard Seeds
Before we do anything else, we need to talk about that psalm.
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October 7, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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My Sermon from Sept. 28, 2025 - there's hope!

#sermon #episcopal #babylon #jeremiah #feedmysheep #hope
Babylon's at the Gates
Jeremiah’s one of my favorite prophets ‘cause he hates being a prophet.
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September 29, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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My sermon from Sept 21, 2025 in which I break down why Christian Nationalism ain't no good

#sermon #episcopal #charliekirk #Christianity #ChristianNationalism
Christian Nationalism Is Bad for Christianity and for the Nation
Last week, when I preached about Charlie Kirk, I mentioned his shooter’s ties to a group started by Nick Fuentes, a far-right Christian Nationalist.
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September 22, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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My sermon from Sept 14, 2025 in which I leave an influencer to speak for himself

#sermon #episcopal #charliekirk #gaslight #truth
To Gaslight a Nation
Charlie Kirk, Media Literacy, and The Whitewashing of Hateful Rhetoric
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September 15, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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My sermon from September 7, 2025 in which Christians need to fight back in defense of actual Christianity

#sermon #episcopal #nohate #loveyourneighbor #whatischristianinty
Christianity Doesn't Justify Hate
Where I grew up, there was family, which was a loose idea, and then there was kin.
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September 8, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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My sermon from August 31, 2025 in which diversity wins out over exclusion "yesterday, today, and tomorrow."

#sermon #episcopal #transrights #immigration #alligatoralcatraz
The Diverse, Expansive, & Inclusive Body of Christ
In a rare turn of events, I’ve got some good news.
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September 2, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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My sermon from August 25 in which deontology meets Kantian ethics

#sermon #episcopal #ice #immigration #justice #unjustlaw
Is this Legal? Is this Just?
I was gonna preach y’all a softball today, but when I found out the Annual Migrant Workers’ Picnic’s been cancelled for fear of ICE, I decided on our picnic day, we’re gonna lean in.
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August 25, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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My sermon from August 17, 2025 in which enemies sure do make this stuff hard

#sermon #episcopal #loveyourneighbor #loveyourenemy
Preserving Decorum or Human Life?
I wanna give y’all a very quick Biblical history lesson.
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August 18, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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My sermon from August 10, 2025 in which billionaires are still in trouble but other causes are still worth fighting for, too

#sermon #episcopal #gaza #transrights #immigration #blacklivesmatter
The Culture Wars Are Still Worth Fighting
Maybe it’s all the heat getting to my head, but I think our world’s a lot like that stone wall of mine.
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August 11, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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My sermon from August 3, 2025, in which I get grouchy about Rich Uncle Pennybags

#sermon #episcopal #ninetyninepercent #onepercent #pointonepercent #wealthdisparity
The Rich Should Pay Their Share
There’s an old political cartoon with three men sitting around a table.
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August 3, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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My sermon from July 27, 2025 in which Nazis have a grand ol' time...and are we any different?

#sermon #episcopal #justice
Are you having any fun?
While we were out galivanting with visiting family, an odd question popped into my head: “What did Nazis do for fun?” I told you it was an odd question, but even under that repressive regime, they had...
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July 28, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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My sermon from yesterday, in which ICE agents should be loved (which also means held to account)

#sermon #episcopal #ICE #loveyourneighbor
Hate Eats At Your Soul
Or Why It's So Important To Love ALL Your Neighbors (Yes, even them)
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July 21, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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My sermon from last Sunday in which the plumb line shows some hard truths

#sermon #episcopal #ice #AlligatorAlcatraz #AlligatorAuschwitz #lgbtqia
Costly Grace in the Face of Tyranny
Plumb Lines, Good Samaritans, & The Cost of Discipleship
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July 15, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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Here's my sermon from yesterday in which ICE makes a mockery of Jesus

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#sermon #episcopal #ICE #alligatoralcatraz #WWJD
Who Would Jesus Deport?
Remember those old What Would Jesus Do bracelets?
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July 7, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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My sermon from June 29, 2025 in which a friend and her family get deported.

#episcopal #sermon #ICE #lamigra #deport #citizen
Friends Deported
Five and a half years ago, I met Paola Ramirez and her family.
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June 30, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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Yesterday's sermon in which the state of the world is, well, the state of the world, but there's still hope!

#iran #bomb #antisemitism #episcopal #sermon
The Bomb, Antisemitism, and Existential Worry
Before I get started, I want you to know that I wrote this before the news about Iran came out.
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June 23, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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My sermon from June 15

#episcopal #sermon #ICE #socialjustice
Have We Crossed Your Line Yet?
Okay, y’all, it’s time for some real talk.
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June 16, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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No Kings speech, in which I think maybe we shouldn’t have a king 🤷‍♂️

#nokings #episcopal #goodwins
No Kings Rally Speech
I can’t believe we’re here again.
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June 14, 2025 at 8:44 PM