"Yes, Say Gay!" and Support LGBTQ Folks in 2022 Charlotte PRIDE Interfaith Service
One event I will miss participating in now that I'm moving to Virginia is the Charlotte PRIDE Interfaith Service. For years, they've done...
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Rev. Wes
- Mar 4, 2022
- 4 min
Putin Hexing Ritual Puts My Anger Into Action
As I wrote previously, I've been feeling hopelessness related to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Much of it involves my theology around...
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Rev. Wes
- Feb 11, 2022
- 3 min
Do the Clothes Make the Chaplain?
This week, my rant is about the assumptions many hospital staff and patients put onto a chaplain based on what we wear or don't wear....
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Rev. Wes
- Jan 31, 2022
- 2 min
Passing as a Straight Christian Chaplain
Being a Pagan chaplain within a dominant Christian environment is tough and presents unique challenges. Seeing as I’m the only Pagan...
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Rev. Wes
- Jan 24, 2022
- 1 min
New Book Spotlights Pagan Practice in the Prison System
Was surprised the other day to receive this book in the mail, Paganism for Prisoners: Connecting to the Magic Within by Awyn Dawn. My...
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Rev. Wes
- Oct 25, 2021
- 6 min
Pride Interfaith Service Draws the Circle Wider
Yesterday I once again had the honor and privilege to address the Charlotte Pride Interfaith Service as a representative of the Pagan...
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Rev. Wes
- Sep 17, 2021
- 3 min
Walking the Natural Path to Self-Acceptance*
*This piece was written for QNotesCarolinas, the LGBTQ arts, entertainment and news publication based in Charlotte, N.C. To read on their...
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Rev. Wes
- Sep 7, 2021
- 2 min
Will the Real Marie Laveau Please Stand Up?
So many legends and mysteries surround the very real woman known as Marie Laveau from New Orleans. Vodou Queen; devout Roman Catholic;...
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Rev. Wes
- Aug 26, 2021
- 1 min
What Does a Chaplain Look Like?
Chaplains come in all shapes, sizes, forms, etc.--you name it! Take me, for example. I may be a white guy, but I'm also a gay Pagan...
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Rev. Wes
- May 24, 2021
- 4 min
The Perils of a Pagan Hospital Chaplain in a Christian World
"Tell me, Wes, do you know the Lord?" That's the question I got after having an otherwise lovely conversation with a conservative...
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Rev. Wes
- Mar 22, 2021
- 1 min
"Do I Have to Wear Black?" Answers Pagan Questions About Death and Dying
Finally got my copy of Do I Have to Wear Black? Rituals, customs & funerary etiquette for modern Pagans by my friend Mortellus! Her book...
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Rev. Wes
- Mar 21, 2021
- 1 min
Activities and Ideas to Celebrate Pagan Ostara
Want to celebrate the first of spring the Pagan way? Attached below are some reflections, activities and poems from my friends at Sacred...
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Rev. Wes
- Mar 15, 2021
- 1 min
Say Her Name: Hypatia of Alexandria
She was a great thinker and popular educator, and many people came to her for counsel in the Hellenic world--until a mob of Christian men...
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Rev. Wes
- Jan 20, 2021
- 2 min
Dorsey a Must-Read on African Diaspora Religions
I've long followed the writing of Lilith Dorsey, an initiate of Santeria, Vodoun and New Orleans Voodoo, and discovered her first through...
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Rev. Wes
- Jan 11, 2021
- 1 min
What Does It Mean to Be an Inclusive Heathen?
"The opposite of racism is not inclusion. It is anti-racism." We're discussing this very thing right now at the hospital, and events at...
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Rev. Wes
- Jan 8, 2021
- 1 min
Norse Pagan Symbols Appear at US Capitol Riot
So embarrassed, saddened and angry about Pagan symbols popping up at the DC insurrection. You know the shirtless dude with the...
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Rev. Wes
- Dec 21, 2020
- 1 min
New Spiritual Direction Program from Cherry Hill Seminary
Looking for a Spiritual Direction program with an earth-relating/deities-honoring focus? My alma mater Cherry Hill Seminary is offering a...
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Rev. Wes
- Dec 11, 2020
- 1 min
"Do I Have to Wear Black?" Examines Pagan Traditions and Their Practices Related to Death and Dying
My friend, fellow Pagan and professional mortician Mortellus has an interesting book set to be released in February 2021, and I'm...
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Rev. Wes
- Nov 15, 2020
- 1 min
Gods of Olympus Reimagined with Black Models
Photographer Ana Martinez recasts the deities of Mt. Olympus to show they still inspire us today, including followers of Hellenismos.
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Rev. Wes
- Nov 7, 2020
- 1 min
Wiccan Kirk White Wins Seat in Vermont State Legislature
Although this election has me disappointed for various reasons, one thing I'm celebrating is the election of Kirk White to the Vermont...
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