Liturgy of the Margins

Three days changed the world.And from those days… two legacies were born. Before the cathedrals rose,before gold crowned the altars,before the laws of empire were written in iron—there was a garden…and there was a secret. Tonight, we enter that moment. Magdalene: Part Three — The Revolution. A reflection on the collision between two callings:Mary Magdalene—witness, apostle, keeper of the living Spirit…and Peter—the builder, the foundation, the one who would shape the Church in stone. One carried a fire meant to be shared.The other, a structure meant to endure. One spoke of a kingdom within.The other, of a kingdom to be built. And in the shadow of resurrection…a choice was made. A choice that would echo across centuries.A choice that would shape power, silence voices, and redefine the message for generations to come. This is not just a story.It is a meditation on what was kept…and what was lost. The Spirit… or the Throne.The Tent… or the Rock. Let us listen.https://rjeromep.com/magdaleneBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/liturgy-of-the-margins--6839792/support.

 They taught you the Cross was clean.A symbol of victory. A banner of righteousness. They were wrong. In this inaugural episode of Liturgy of the Margins, Robert Jerome Pagan steps into the tension between faith and power… between sacrifice and violence… between the Gospel and the systems that have weaponized it.From the Cave of Adullam to modern crusader ideology, this episode confronts a dangerous question: What happens when the Cross is no longer a symbol of sacrifice… but a justification for domination? This is not a sermon for comfort.This is a liturgy for the displaced, the questioning, and the spiritually awake. Turn off the lights.Lean into the discomfort.And listen closely.Christianity, Faith, Spirituality, Deconstruction, Theology, Religious Critique, Bible Study, Jesus, Spiritual Warfare, Church, Politics and Religion, Exvangelical, Progressive Christianity, Sermon, Philosophy, Culture, Social Commentary, RJPC, Liturgy of the Margins, Robert Jerome PaganBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/liturgy-of-the-margins--6839792/support.

 In this episode of The Vault of the Sacred, Robert Jerome Pagan takes us back to the scene of the crime: a dusty well in Samaria at high noon. We summon the ghost of St. Photini—the woman the church calls a "whore," but whom Heaven calls an Apostle—and reveal her as the first Drag Queen of the Gospel.We perform a theological autopsy on "Purity Culture," exposing the "Whitewashed Tombs" of the modern Religious Right (specifically the hypocrisy of the Ziegler scandal) and contrasting their rotting secrets with the radical authenticity of the "messy" woman. Finally, we hold a solemn Necrology for Renee Nicole Good and the victims of the recent ICE crackdowns. The jar is heavy, beloved. It’s time to smash it.THE RECORD (Show Notes):Host/Celebrant: Robert Jerome PaganDate: January 15, 2026Scripture: John 4:1-42 (The Woman at the Well), Matthew 23:27 (Whitewashed Tombs).Saints Venerated: St. Photini (The Samaritan Woman), St. Renee Nicole Good (Martyr of Minneapolis).Key Topics:The "Read" as a spiritual gift.Deconstructing the "Five Husbands" myth.The Bridget/Christian Ziegler scandal & the theology of the "Prowl."The 2026 Necrology: Remembering Parady La, Luis Beltran Yanez-Cruz, Geraldo Lunas Campos, Luis Gustavo Nunez Caceres, and Renee Nicole Good.Original Music By:  Robert and the Fairy Queer Parents.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/liturgy-of-the-margins--6839792/support.

I am beyond distraught. @followersI’ve spent the last few days in a silence so heavy I could barely breathe. The state-sanctioned murder of Renee Nicole Good has broken something in me that I didn’t know was still left to break. She was a poet. She was a mother. I may not have known her personally, but she was my family in the queer world. And now, she is a Martyr.I didn’t know how to process this. I didn’t know how to scream loud enough for the heavens to hear. So, I did the only thing I know how to do: I prepared a Mass.This is THE MASS OF THE MARTYRS.This isn't just a "show." This is my Midnight Mass for the broken-hearted.This is for those of you who are too sick to stand on a picket line but whose hearts are marching in the streets.This is for those who are homebound, disabled, or isolated, watching the world burn from behind a screen.This is for my Queer family who have been told for centuries that they don’t belong at the Altar—tonight, the Altar belongs to you.This is for every person who feels alienated by a Church that quotes scripture while signing death warrants.If you can’t go out and protest, if you feel like your voice has been stolen, if you are mourning a woman you never met but whose soul you recognized—come sit with me.Tonight, we don’t pray for a hollow peace. We pray for Judgment. We canonize a Saint of the Margins.Renee Nicole Good: Mother. Poet. Martyr. Pray for us.Join the Mass here: https://youtu.be/jQiVwlciuco#MassOfTheMartyrs #LiturgyOfTheMargins #JusticeForRenee #queermartyr #theinsurrectionBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/liturgy-of-the-margins--6839792/support.

(00:00:00) The Illegal Alien Christ (A Mass for the Fugitive) (00:00:01) Welcome to the Liturgy of the Margins (00:00:24) The Sanctuary of the Unwanted (00:01:01) God in the Margins (00:03:43) The Flight to Egypt (00:07:25) The Struggle for Refuge (00:12:21) The Mass of the Fugitives (00:13:11) Reflections and Call to Action (00:16:03) Closing Prayer and Call to Action "They tell you God is a citizen. A patriot. A man with papers. We know better."Welcome to the sanctuary of the unwanted. In this 18-minute "Fast Mass," Catholic Minister Robert Jerome Pagan strips away the "Hallmark" version of the Gospel to reveal a Savior on the run.From the boarded-up backrooms of the Sonoran desert to the "icebox" cells of detention centers, we find the Illegal Alien Christ. This isn't just a podcast; it’s a clandestine liturgy for the exiles, the queer, the brown, and the broken who are tired of the "Judgment of Other Eyes."The 18-Minute Liturgy:The Cold Open: Sanctuary for the unwanted.The Police Report: A noir reading of Matthew Chapter 2.The Homily: Identifying the "Illegal" God in our midst.The Litany of the Border: A prayer to tear down the walls.The Dismissal: A charge to defend the vulnerable.No judgment. No hiding. 18 minutes of Grace.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/liturgy-of-the-margins--6839792/support.