Again I find myself coming back to the theme of returning home and whether returning to a place is actually going backwards or rather a forward movement from another direction. Eureka Springs was not my childhood hometown, that was Springfield…
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This morning everything was so clear in my mind. There was a gentle cooling breeze and the day was fresh and so was I. Not long after that, the heat hit and it’s been all downhill since. It’s amazing how…
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Can you ever go home? Conventional wisdom seems to say no, you can never go home. Such wisdom would suggest that once you leave, things change and try as you might it’s awful hard to find your way back to…
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Introduction Given at the Transgender Day of Remembrance 2014 St. Martin’s Episcopal Church Fayetteville Arkansas By Bishop Brian Ernest Brown, OSH I Wonder Did You Know You Were Making History By Stephanie Mott In honor of those who have walked…
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This is a litany I composed for the opening prayer at a workshop on Gender Identities and Our Faith Communities sponsored by PFLAG and held at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Fayetteville, AR November 8, 2016. What a dynamic, courageous,…
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I should have done this years ago! Having Ex Cathedra Studio is pure bliss! The last studio gallery I had in Branson was like a little prison. You had to check in, sign in, and perform like an organ-grinder’s circus…
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On this Feast of the Ascension, I would like to announce the opening of Ex Cathedra Studio in downtown Fayetteville Arkansas. Upon moving to Fayetteville this last summer, I began looking for a space in which to be and to…
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In celebration of the Feast of the Ascension… Ascension “With speech, the human brain cannot aurally perceive two pieces of information at the same time. Having a person talking about corruption in politics, while another is talking about eternal love…
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In my observance of Memorial Day I can only, in good conscience, offer prayers for peace and the end of war. In my humble opinion, glorifying war and or military service is antithetical to the cause of peace and symptomatic…
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I think I’ve hit a spiritual brick wall. I mean I think I’ve smacked into it hard. I’ve wandered and wandered around this Christian Church for some time and I have to say, I still feel and indeed have always…
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Recently I had the occasion to dialogue with a young priest in the ISM (Independent Sacramental Movement) on Facebook. While he wasn’t necessarily young in age, he hadn’t been ordained long. The conversation started with some folks talking about the…
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Twenty-three years ago today I completed my third degree initiation in Wicca and took permanent vows, celebrating The Great Rite during a Summer Solstice circle with a dear friend of mine by the name of Jamie. After the four quarters…
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On the Feast of St. Kevin of Glendalough, seven years ago today 2006, I was consecrated to the episcopacy and made a bishop in the Free Catholic Movement. It was a day of little but hard work, frustration, and ultimately…
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This last summer my Aunt Ruth passed away. She lived a long and well lived life and she went quickly and on her own terms. She died as she had lived her life, pretty much in full control. As a…
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I’m officially turning my focus and efforts back toward my personal blog, The Briarpatch. The Facebook Phantom has struck again. I just discovered that the majority of my posts on Facebook for 2012 have, for whatever reason, disappeared. I lost…
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Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ Jesus, Greetings and apostolic benediction from this humble servant of Christ and His Church and may the peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be upon you and yours now and always! It is with…
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