Friday From the Archives S1:03 12 Reflections from Soulforce: A 2025 Retrospective

In this season finale, host Nadia Arellano, Associate Director at Soulforce, guides listeners through a year-in-review from 'Friday From the Archives,' highlighting the organization's steadfast commitment to ending religious and political oppression of LGBTQIA+ people. This episode features 12 reflections that encapsulate the highs and lows of 2025, including escalating state-sanctioned violence, ICE raids, and the resilience of marginalized communities. Key voices from the Soulforce community, including Reverend Alba Onofrio, will present the reflections, sharing powerful messages of hope, resistance, and the enduring strength of the LGBTQIA+ community. Each reflection underscores the importance of solidarity, creative defiance, and unwavering commitment to justice amidst ongoing challenges.You’ll find the start time of each reflection listed below. Whether you listen in one sitting or savor a reflection each day, let this episode inspire your own end‑of‑year meditation. 00:00 Introduction to 12 Reflections from Soulforce: A 2025 Retrospective04:15 Reflection #1 We’re still here Read by: Rev. Alba Onofrio10:20 Reflection #2 The Serpentdove Read by: Bryony Dick16:39 Reflection #3 Gratitude and hope Read by: Orion Johnstone26:36 Reflection #4 Holy troublemakers Read by: Maura Fernandez 34:40 Reflection #5 ICE raids and standing against supremacy Read by: Nadia Arellano40:52 Reflection #6 No Kings, Yas Queens Read by: Cole Parke-West49:29 Reflection #7 Relentless Resistance Read by: Meg Sharkey58:12 Reflection #8 We are the ones we’re waiting for Read by: phoenix rahel01:05 Reflection #9 Our future is not set Read by: Andrea Cappa 01:13:52 Reflection #10 Doing the work, connecting community Read by: Anar Amin01:20:52 Reflection #11 Responding to ICE’s Spiritual Terrorism Read by: Andrea Cappa01:30:44 Reflection #12 Changing the narrative Read by: Maura Fernandez01:39:47 Conclusion: Until next yearThis episode marks the season finale of Friday From the Archives. After next week’s finale of TSV: Shameless Theology and Love Letters from Reverend Sex, the Soulforce Podcast Channel will take a six‑week break before returning with a new season in early 2026. In the meantime, we invite you to revisit past episodes you may have missed, share your favorite moments with friends, and send us your feedback or suggestions for next season. Your voices help shape the future of this show, and we look forward to returning with even more powerful conversations. Leave a comment on this episode wherever you listen to podcasts, find us on social media @soulforceorg or email us at [email protected] From the Archives is hosted by Nadia Arellano, the Associate Director of Soulforce. The other content on this channel is Hosted by Rev. Sex (Rev. Alba Onofrio - Executive Director of Soulforce). Soulforce’s podcast channel offers connection, reflection, and community for anyone feeling spiritually marginalized or exiled but still resiliently faithful while centering dialogue on Queer, trans, and feminist theology.The platform gathers people of diverse Christian denominations, pastors, activists, and scholars to discuss gender identity, sex, and pleasure in the context of faith, aiming to heal the wounds of colonizing religion and create a welcoming space for topics often considered taboo in religious spaces.Join in our community of Sinvergüenzas by visiting our Teología Sin Vergüenza homepage or our Spanish WhatsApp Lista de Difusión. If you’d like to support this cutting-edge movement of ferocious Latinx power building, please make a donation.https://soulforce.org/donate/Find episode transcripts at https://soulforce.org/podcast/