THE STONE CATCHERS:
Christians interrupting spiritual violence through acts of public witness
If you are one of the many Christians observing the rise of fascism and saying, “We know we need to be doing something. We know we need to be saying something. But we don’t know what or how,”
the Stone Catcher training is for you.
The Stone Catcher Training
Join the long lineage of Christians taking scandalous action to disrupt spiritual violence
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We will pull aside, breathe, eat good food, and remember why we’re here in the first place. Led by a queer priest & theologian and a queer somatic practitioner, we will walk a multi-step queer path that is theological, experiential, and somatic. Together we will work to draw out the somatic and spiritual wisdom that is already at work in your community.
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Drawing on expertise from the world of political consulting and with close attention to Christian scripture, tradition, and history, participants will be asked to practice Christian scandal by identifying one spiritual intervention that we will enact together in the public square.
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To intervene in the spiritual violence of White Christian Nationalism and its escalating harm against our neighbors, your project will draw explicitly upon the Christian tradition, bearing witness to the lineage of Jesus who refused to be a bystander to violence perpetrated in God’s name. We’ll be there to support you in planning and implementation.
Upcoming Events
Pittsburgh, PA - Sunday, March 29, 2026
HOSANNA: LOVE DEMANDS COURAGE
A Palm Sunday Procession of NeighborsGather at 3 PM outside Community of Reconciliation Church
Today, the need for authentic Christian witness is urgent. We will not sit by as our Immigrant neighbors are hunted and our trans neighbors demonized. On Palm Sunday, we will remember who we are called to be: neighbors who need each other, neighbors who value each other, neighbors who will rise to catch stones thrown at members of our community. Please join us.
Pittsburgh, PA - Tuesday, March 31, 2026
OVERTHROWING TABLES IN JESUS’ NAME
Calling on UPMC to be a House of Healing for AllGather at 9AM outside UPMC Headquarters (600 Grant St.)
After Jesus enters Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, he goes to the temple in a fit of holy rage, disrupting "business as usual" to call attention to injustice running rampant in a space that is vital to people’s physical and spiritual wellbeing. On Holy Tuesday / Trans Day of Visibility, we will call UPMC to live up to its promise to provide care for all. In Jesus’ name, we call on UPMC not to be “a den of thieves” robbing young trans people of services vital to their physical and spiritual well being.
Madison, WI - Friday, April 3, 2026
WALKING WITH JESUS: Christians Interrupting
Anti-Trans Violence
Gather at 9AM at The Way of the Cross Garden (Corner of W Washington & S Henry)
On Good Friday, we remember a God who suffered death out of immense love for us. In the Stations of the Cross, we see how Jesus calls us to care for one another.
Join our trans siblings and supporters in a solemn service as we memorialize Jesus' journey to the tomb. Through prayers, scripture, and song, we will repudiate the violence being done to the trans community and contemplate who we are called to be as Christians in this moment.
Past Events
Not In Jesus’ Name
Lamenting Violence Against Trans Souls
Sunday, December 28, 2025, Madison, WI
HOSANNA!
Love Demands Courage
Palm Sunday Procession
April 13, 2025, Pittsburgh, PA
Photos by Michelle Washabaugh.
