20 episodes
Queer I Am, Lord Xorje Olivares
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- Religion & Spirituality
'Queer I Am, Lord' is an interview-based show hosted by openly gay Catholic Xorje Olivares of HeyXorje.com.
Xorje speaks to fellow queer Christians about their spiritual journeys and ties to the religion, their attitudes towards the Church and its exclusionary policies, and their desires to either reform the institution from within or walk away once and for all. Because Lord knows it's not easy to be an LGBTQ person of faith today. But as Christian tradition teaches us: when two or more are gathered in God's name, God is present.
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Alden Golab: "Being Christ-like is not just male-like"
Xorje chats with his close friend Alden Golab about their gender journey, living in the "weirdness" of being queer, and surrendering to the fact that God is beyond what anyone understands.
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Pedro Nogues: "Let's stop labeling & start loving"
Xorje chats with ancient history doctoral student Pedro Nogues about being born into Catholicism, not knowing "any other way" to live spiritually, and deciphering God's words.
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Austin Vigue: "I'm thrilled to occupy this space"
Xorje chats with Austin Vigue about being "happily Catholic," having tough conversations with political & cultural opponents, and the thrill of engaging in paranormal investigation.
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Ben Steffy: "The religious side just wasn't for me"
Xorje chats with former Catholic Ben Steffy about leaving the Church, questioning the existence of a benevolent God, and realizing that it's OK to not know the answer to life.
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Joseph Rojo: "I own who I've become"
Xorje chats with Latinx medical student Joseph Rojo about crafting the version of Catholicism that works best for him and truly becoming comfortable with all parts of his story.
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Elizabeth Sullivan: "The Church is my home"
Xorje chats with linguist Elizabeth Sullivan about becoming fluent in both her Catholicism & queerness and understanding the semantics of God.
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