Necessary Trouble
Ogun HolderMusings on life, love, loss, and liberation through a spiritual lens designed to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.
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On Every Call
Holding On To The Friendships That Help Heal Us
At least once a month, sometimes twice, I talk with a friend whom I haven’t talked to in months—not the same friend, but one from a relatively small group who lives somewhere else in the worl...
Easter Revolutionary Revisited
THE LONG GAME APPROACH TO TOPPLING EMPIRE GOES ON, AND ON, AND ON...
Last year, I wrote the following article for Spirituality+Health magazine [Mar/Apr 2025], and I posted it here too. In my search for inspiration on what to write this yea...
Love, Loss, and Liberation
How grief and decolonization can lead to deeper spirituality and more fulfilling relationships
An edited version of this article was first published online at SpiritualityHealth.com
And it Came To Pass…
Meeting and Moving Through the Malaise of A Hard Few Weeks
Hi. Yeah, I know. It’s been a minute. Sorry about that. I tapped out for a bit. I would’ve given you a heads up except I didn’t know I had tapped out until I found myself there and...
Churches For Justice
My Response To A Reader Questioning The Church’s Role In The Quest For Justice
A self-confessed deconstructed Catholic reader wrote the following reply to my post titled Spiritual Liberation or Liberation From Spirituality?:
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Minister. Spiritual & Grief Coach. Activist. Author. Podcaster. Polyamorous. Comforting the afflicted and afflicting the comfortable since 2011.
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