The Tiara Exchange
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The Tiara Exchange is a podcast featuring short reflections on the Gospel appointed for the Mass of the day, offered by the Revd Oliver Brewer-Lennon, Rector of St Michael and All Saints, Edinburgh. Inspired by an apocryphal tale of a tiara exchanged to help build the church, each episode considers the exchanges in Christian life, guided by Christ’s example and call to follow him.
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What if no one had a name? A short reflection prompted by Pluribus on Apple TV.
What violence reveals about power, obedience, and human desire — a homily for the Holy Innocents
A reflection for the Feast of St John on movement, hesitation, and the risk of being seen without a plan.
A conversation about Mary, agency, and what might be missing — for the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception.
Today’s reading joins two miracles together – each shaped by the same way of coming to Jesus.
This special episode includes my Rector’s Address from the AGM of St Michael and All Saints on the Feast of Christ the King 2025. It looks at who is showing up, why they are here, and what their presence reveals about the moment we are living in.
The parables set for the Feast of St Margaret highlight decisions made in haste and under pressure, when the stakes are unmistakably high.
Ten were healed. One was made better.
Every day brings something new. Yesterday’s stories fade fast. For All Souls.
A misremembered saint and what he reveals about human fear and belonging.
What if they’re not talking about someone else?
Authoritarian regimes often try to suppress art. And there’s a reason for that.
It depends who you ask.
How much do you need to know about the beginning of something for it to matter?
Talking about preaching and healing as separate things.
Not everything that gets filtered out is junk.
The thoughts that surface when the pavement is crowded.Cover photo: North Bridge, Edinburgh (506655) by Robert Linsdell (boblinsdell) — CC‑BY or CC‑BY‑SA (as noted on Flickr)
What if the Kingdom is shaped by people with entirely different instincts about beauty?
Hard work, fairness, reward — who’s going to tell God about this?
Now that the Blessed Virgin Mary is in glory—honoured above all—does she still sing the Magnificat?
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