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Steve McNamee a musician, an educator, and lapsed Catholic….and Anne's brother! Tune in as this sibling duo talks Chicago Pope memes, Irish excellence, and what it's like to have a priest as your Confirmation sponsor. This episode also involves shoutouts to Conan O'Brien, The Simpsons, and several of Anne and Steven's relatives. Listen in! And then listen to Steve(n)'s music here or here. Want to watch the full video of this episode? WE HAVE PATREON! http://www.patreon.com/LapsedPodcast Want to support in other ways? Leave a review on Apple Podcasts!Share your stories, thoughts, and questions with us at lapsedpodcast@gmail.com or at www.lapsedpodcast.com.Follow us on Instagram (@lapsedpodcast) and TikTok. Subscribe. Rate. Review. Tell your friends!Read less

We were talking about popes before it was cool. Tune in to this throwback episode from Season 1 (!!!) as Anne and Steph discuss the who, when, where, and why of the papacy. RIP Francis (seriously, we were fans).LINKSAnne's recent story on the The Moth Radio HourAnne's upcoming 5/21 LIVE Chicago storytelling event benefiting the work of Sister District ChicagoWant videos and other bonus content? WE HAVE PATREON! http://www.patreon.com/LapsedPodcast Share your stories, thoughts, and questions with us at lapsedpodcast@gmail.com or at www.lapsedpodcast.com or call us and leave a message at 505-6-LAPSED.Follow us on Twitter (@lapsedpodcast) Instagram (@lapsedpodcast) and Facebook.Subscribe. Rate. Review. Tell your friends!

Gabrielle Minoli (@saltlacroix) is an LA-based writer and comedy content creator. Her satirical fashion trend prediction series on TikTok and Instagram has earned her accolades such as “my Oracle of Delphi,” “sociologists could never,” and “who is this esoteric diva?” She has her mother's Argentinian family to thank for her Catholic upbringing, and unfettered access to computers from a young age to thank for being chronically online. Listen in as Gabrielle and Anne talk communion dresses, dodging Confirmation, and how talking to fellow raised-Catholics is a lot like one of those “Are we dating the same guy?” facebook groups.Want to watch the full video of this episode? WE HAVE PATREON!  http://www.patreon.com/LapsedPodcast Share your stories, thoughts, and questions with us at lapsedpodcast@gmail.com or at www.lapsedpodcast.com or call us and leave a message at 505-6-LAPSED.Follow us on Twitter (@lapsedpodcast) Instagram (@lapsedpodcast) and Facebook.Subscribe. Rate. Review. Tell your friends!

"Can't Pray to Me," affectionately alternatively titled, "The Mary Song," presents listeners with Mary the Mother of Jesus' take on guns in America–that is, according to Catholic songwriter and troublemaker Grace Leckey. A multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and audio engineer, Grace grew up singing hymns and Americana in a Catholic folk choir. Listen in as Anne and Grace talk growing up in an “involved” Catholic family, rethinking depictions of Mary, and what happens when a queer questioning Catholic roles up to the Evangelical college Christian club.Want to watch the full video of this episode? WE HAVE PATREON! http://www.patreon.com/LapsedPodcast Share your stories, thoughts, and questions with us at lapsedpodcast@gmail.com or at www.lapsedpodcast.com or call us and leave a message at 505-6-LAPSED.Follow us on Twitter (@lapsedpodcast) Instagram (@lapsedpodcast) and Facebook.Subscribe. Rate. Review. Tell your friends!

This week's special post-holiday episode is a recording of a story Anne told LIVE way back in Junary 2024 with 80 Minutes Around the World as part of Lifeline Theatre's Fillet of Solo Festival. Enjoy.Special Collection:https://www.pcrf.net/https://www.chicagorefugee.org/Want to watch the full video of this episode? WE HAVE PATREON!  http://www.patreon.com/LapsedPodcast Share your stories, thoughts, and questions with us at lapsedpodcast@gmail.com or at www.lapsedpodcast.com or call us and leave a message at 505-6-LAPSED.Follow us on Twitter (@lapsedpodcast) Instagram (@lapsedpodcast) and Facebook.Subscribe. Rate. Review. Tell your friends!

Sascha Guinn Anderson is a writer, a former cheese educator, a citizen of the Chocktaw nation, and a soon-to-be (Episcopal) priest!  Listen in as Anne and Sascha talk rosaries, indigeneity and Christianity, and the atheist-to-clergy pipeline. And also with you!LINKSHaka in NZ parliamentSasha's book recommendation:  The Four Vision Quests of JesusWant to watch the full video of this episode? WE HAVE PATREON!  http://www.patreon.com/LapsedPodcast Share your stories, thoughts, and questions with us at lapsedpodcast@gmail.com or at www.lapsedpodcast.com or call us and leave a message at 505-6-LAPSED.Follow us on Twitter (@lapsedpodcast) Instagram (@lapsedpodcast) and Facebook.Subscribe. Rate. Review. Tell your friends!

Catherine McCafferty is an actor, writer and stand-up. Originally a scrappy Chicagoan where she dabbled in theater, now she splits her time between LA and NYC. See her new digital series Pretty Gay on Patreon.  Recently she's  back from a successful Edinburgh Fringe run of her solo show: (Not) That Bad and wrapping her second feature a queer rom-com, Crush, streaming on Hulu.  Bothered is a web-series she co-created/wrote/starred in with Seth Daniel. Listen in as Anne and Catherine talk rosaries, first Communion, and the cultural vortex that is the Irish Catholic southside of Chicago.CONNECT!Want to watch the full video of this episode? WE HAVE PATREON!  http://www.patreon.com/LapsedPodcast Share your stories, thoughts, and questions with us at lapsedpodcast@gmail.com or at www.lapsedpodcast.com or call us and leave a message at 505-6-LAPSED.Follow us on Twitter (@lapsedpodcast) Instagram (@lapsedpodcast) and Facebook.Subscribe. Rate. Review. Tell your friends!

Britt Migs is an award winning standup & sketch comedian living and working in NYC. You might know her from viral videos in which she plays a sassy Italian PR professional scrambling to spin the drama coming out of the Vatican. Listen in as Britt spills the tea about growing up in a Catholic-Jewish household, why Bat Mitzvahs are cooler than Confirmations, and why Communion wafers are a letdown.LINKSBritt's upcoming NYC show on 11/15Adorable photos of Britt's CommunionWant to watch the full video of this episode? WE HAVE PATREON!  http://www.patreon.com/LapsedPodcast Share your stories, thoughts, and questions with us at lapsedpodcast@gmail.com or at www.lapsedpodcast.com or call us and leave a message at 505-6-LAPSED.Follow us on Twitter (@lapsedpodcast) Instagram (@lapsedpodcast) and Facebook.Subscribe. Rate. Review. Tell your friends!

Listen in as Anne chats with comedian/writer/actor/storyteller Juan Munoz about life as a youngest child/bilingual/queer CCD kid. Topics covered include how Mass is like drag brunch and why the witchy parts of Catholicism are the best parts. And also with you.LINKSJuan's instaWant to watch the full VIDEO of this episode? WE HAVE PATREON!  http://www.patreon.com/LapsedPodcast Share your stories, thoughts, and questions with us at lapsedpodcast@gmail.com or at www.lapsedpodcast.com or call us and leave a message at 505-6-LAPSED.Follow us on Twitter (@lapsedpodcast) Instagram (@lapsedpodcast) and Facebook.Subscribe. Rate. Review. Tell your friends!

A comedian, a storyteller, a nurse, an author, a queer activist, and a former nun walk onto the podcast ….and they're all the same person.  Listen in as the brilliant Kelli Dunham dishes on converting to Catholicism, the lesser known sayings of Mother Theresa, and how queer folks offer the solution to a whole lot of our problems.LINKSKelli's websiteKelli's storytelling series, Queer MemoirThe Turning PodcastThe documentary video about Kelli's life as a sisterWant to watch the full video of this episode? WE HAVE PATREON!  http://www.patreon.com/LapsedPodcast Share your stories, thoughts, and questions with us at lapsedpodcast@gmail.com or at www.lapsedpodcast.com or call us and leave a message at 505-6-LAPSED.Follow us on Twitter (@lapsedpodcast) Instagram (@lapsedpodcast) and Facebook.Subscribe. Rate. Review. Tell your friends!

Our favorite Catholic priest has returned! Father Anne Tropeano returns to talk women's ordination, gender and sexuality in the church, following the Holy Spirit, and so much more (including an update on Old Dog Heaven). We're thrilled to have her back. Listen in.LINKSSee a photo of Father Anne's adorable senior pups, Lucky, Rocky, Dexter and Bandit!Father Anne's Celebration of Life Liturgy for an Animal CompanionWE HAVE PATREON! http://www.patreon.com/LapsedPodcast Share your stories, thoughts, and questions with us at lapsedpodcast@gmail.com or at www.lapsedpodcast.com or call us and leave a message at 505-6-LAPSED.Follow us on Twitter (@lapsedpodcast) Instagram (@lapsedpodcast) and Facebook.Subscribe. Rate. Review. Tell your friends!

What do Catholicism, Tarot, and Astrology have in common?  Monica of The Gospelle is here to tell us!  In this first episode of season 4, Anne and Monica talk mysteries of faith, Christian/pagan symbology, and the occult (or not-so-occult?).  Tune in!LINKSThe Contemplative Tarot book that Monica recommends Special collection: https://outreach.faith/support-us/  WE HAVE PATREON!  http://www.patreon.com/LapsedPodcast Share your stories, thoughts, and questions with us at lapsedpodcast@gmail.com or at www.lapsedpodcast.com or call us and leave a message at 505-6-LAPSED.Follow us on Twitter (@lapsedpodcast) Instagram (@lapsedpodcast) and Facebook.Subscribe. Rate. Review. Tell your friends!

Anne recaps her inherently Catholic-forward trip to Ireland.  The hosts say goodbye to Season 3, and Steph says a more serious farewell. Listen in!

Conor Janda is a New York based stand up comedian and writer. He has been featured on Comedy Central and in Vulture and, along with recent pod guest Nico Carney, is the co-host of the podcast Boys Club.  Conor, Steph and Anne have so much to talk about: single sex Catholic high schools!  The Sisters of Mercy! Kairos!  Listen in.COLLECTION BASKET: https://www.forthegworls.com/home CONNECT:WE HAVE PATREON!  http://www.patreon.com/LapsedPodcast Share your stories, thoughts, and questions with us at lapsedpodcast@gmail.com or at www.lapsedpodcast.com or call us and leave a message at 505-6-LAPSED.Follow us on Instagram (@lapsedpodcast) and Facebook.Subscribe. Rate. Review. Tell your friends!

Anne and Steph are joined by Nico Carney! Nico is a standup comedian, writer and actor. He was selected for Netflix is a Joke's inaugural "Introducing" showcase in 2022, was named a Just For Laughs New Face in 2023 and made his late night television debut on Late Night with Seth Meyers in January 2024. Nico also has a podcast called Boys Club which he co hosts with fellow comedian Conor Janda. Listen in as Nico, Anne, and Steph talk CCD life, tropical Christmas Mass and cry boxes. This is also an Andrew Scott appreciation episode.COLLECTION BASKET: https://www.transjusticefundingproject.org/CONNECT:WE HAVE PATREON! http://www.patreon.com/LapsedPodcast Share your stories, thoughts, and questions with us at lapsedpodcast@gmail.com or at www.lapsedpodcast.com or call us and leave a message at 505-6-LAPSED.Follow us on Instagram (@lapsedpodcast) and Facebook.Subscribe. Rate. Review. Tell your friends!

The Vatican has issued a document on “human dignity.”  The hosts have Thoughts.  And Words. (Some of which may be considered undignified.)  Also Sydney Sweeney is a horror nun.  Discuss.Want to watch an unedited version of this interview, which includes Stephanie's lovely curls drying?  Check out our PATREON!COLLECTION BASKET: https://www.pcrf.netLINKS:Trans identity and the brainSydney Sweeny and her grandmas and scary dressCONNECT:WE HAVE PATREON!  http://www.patreon.com/LapsedPodcast Share your stories, thoughts, and questions with us at lapsedpodcast@gmail.com or at www.lapsedpodcast.com or call us and leave a message at 505-6-LAPSED.Follow us on Instagram (@lapsedpodcast) and Facebook.Subscribe. Rate. Review. Tell your friends!

Listen in as the hosts chat about the very light and airy and not at all emotionally triggering subject of Catholic funerals.  Mass cards! Wakes! Gorging yourself with fellow grieving family members!  Laugh and cry with the hosts as they parse through how the Catholics handle death. COLLECTION BASKET: Support women in the Democratic Republic of Congo through Oxfam. CONNECT:WE HAVE PATREON!  http://www.patreon.com/LapsedPodcast Share your stories, thoughts, and questions with us at lapsedpodcast@gmail.com or at www.lapsedpodcast.com or call us and leave a message at 505-6-LAPSED.Follow us on Instagram (@lapsedpodcast) and Facebook.Subscribe. Rate. Review. Tell your friends!

New Flash: despite what some may want you to believe, queer Catholics exist! Meet the woman who has made it her mission to to tell their stories.Emma Cieslik (she/her) is a queer, disabled, and neurodivergent museum professional, religious scholar, and writer based in Washington, DC. She explores the histories of gender, sexuality, religion, and material culture. She currently directs the Queer and Catholic Oral History Project, and has worked at a variety of museums in the DC area, from the National Museums of American History, the American Indian, and Natural History to the The George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum. If you or someone you know is interested in learning more about the Queer and Catholic Oral History Project, contributing to the Project, participating in an interview, or just talking more about these topics, feel free to reach out to Emma at eocieslik@gmail.com. COLLECTION BASKET: This week we invite you to donate to thetrevorproject.org Links:https://sojo.net/articles/joy-being-queer-and-christian/mary-mother-god-help-me-find-queer-joyhttps://folklife.si.edu/magazine/appalachian-folk-magichttps://outreach.faith/2022/12/the-need-to-chronicle-and-preserve-queer-catholic-history/https://clgs.psr.edu/multimedia-category/roundtable-resources/clgs-catholic-roundtable/queer-and-catholic-a-clgs-oral-history-project/CONNECT:WE HAVE PATREON! http://www.patreon.com/LapsedPodcast Share your stories, thoughts, and questions with us at lapsedpodcast@gmail.com or at www.lapsedpodcast.com or call us and leave a message at 505-6-LAPSED.Follow us on Instagram (@lapsedpodcast) and Facebook.Subscribe. Rate. Review. Tell your friends!

It's March and the hosts are ready to learn about an Irish guy named Patrick…but not the one you're thinking of!After just 5 years in comedy, comedian Paddy Raff has a record-breaking 6 solo sell-out nights at Belfast's SSE Arena under his belt, amassed millions of likes and views on his social media sketches, provided tour support for comedy legend Micky Flanagan in the UK & Ireland and also written and created 2 award-winning seasons of BBC NI's comedy sketch series 'The Paddy Raff Show' - making him one of Northern Ireland's fastest rising comedians. Listen in as Paddy and Anne talk Catholic grandmothers, sending your kids to Catholic school as a lapsed Catholic, and how St. Patrick's day is celebrated in Ireland vs. the US.  Check Paddy out at https://www.paddyraffcomedy.com/. COLLECTION BASKET: This week we invite you to donate to https://www.cedar-foundation.org/.Links:Sweet Heart of Jesus VideoCONNECT:WE HAVE PATREON!  http://www.patreon.com/LapsedPodcast Share your stories, thoughts, and questions with us at lapsedpodcast@gmail.com or at www.lapsedpodcast.com or call us and leave a message at 505-6-LAPSED.Follow us on Instagram (@lapsedpodcast) and Facebook.Subscribe. Rate. Review. Tell your friends!

Anne surprises Steph with a deep dive into Saint Blaise whom, as it turns out, Steph has literally never heard of.  Listen in as the hosts talk throat blessing, wool combing, pig stealing and more. (#SaintBlaisePrayForUs)COLLECTION BASKET: This week we invite you to donate to the Palestine Children's Relief Fund.CONNECT:WE HAVE PATREON!  http://www.patreon.com/LapsedPodcast Share your stories, thoughts, and questions with us at lapsedpodcast@gmail.com or at www.lapsedpodcast.com or call us and leave a message at 505-6-LAPSED.Follow us on Instagram (@lapsedpodcast) and Facebook.Subscribe. Rate. Review. Tell your friends!

Eliana La Casa is a real life apostate! She's also a bilingual Argentinean stand up comedian who has been featured on Comedy Central Latinoamerica, as well as BBC Radio 4. She was voted Best Stand Up Comedian of 2021 by the Chicago Reader. She moved to the US in 2021 and has since fallen in love with Storytelling. She affirms she moved to pursue comedy, but her real goal is to try every single vegan restaurant in Chicago. Listen in as she regales Anne and Steph with tales of living as an atheist in a very Catholic country.  Check her out at https://www.elianalacasa.com/. COLLECTION BASKET: This week we invite you to work to construct a compassionate food system at https://foodnotbombs.netCONNECT:WE HAVE PATREON!  http://www.patreon.com/LapsedPodcast Share your stories, thoughts, and questions with us at lapsedpodcast@gmail.com or at www.lapsedpodcast.com or call us and leave a message at 505-6-LAPSED.Follow us on Instagram (@lapsedpodcast) and Facebook.Subscribe. Rate. Review. Tell your friends!

Today's episode is throw back to the BEST OF LAPSED. Relisten to our Season 1 episode where the hosts welcome their first Catholic priest onto the show…and she's a woman! Fr. Anne Tropeano is a Roman Catholic Womanpriest who is committed to seeing women welcomed into the priesthood within her lifetime. She has a deep love of the Society of Jesus, earned a Master of Divinity from Jesuit School of Theology, and has worked in multiple parishes in the Jesuits West Province. While many have understandably walked away from the Roman Catholic Church, Father Anne chooses to obey the Holy Spirit's call to collaborate with God in bringing about gender equality in one of the most powerful institutions in the world. Learn more about her ministry at Fatheranne.com. COLLECTION BASKET: This week we invite you to work to construct a compassionate food system at mercyforanimals.orgCONNECT:WE HAVE PATREON!  http://www.patreon.com/LapsedPodcast Share your stories, thoughts, and questions with us at lapsedpodcast@gmail.com or at www.lapsedpodcast.com or call us and leave a message at 505-6-LAPSED.Follow us on Instagram (@lapsedpodcast) and Facebook.Subscribe. Rate. Review. Tell your friends!

Anne and Steph hash out their thoughts on the headline-making news of Pope Francis allowing Catholics priests to bless same sex couples. Radical change for the better, or too little too late?  The hosts have Feelings.  Listen in.Special collection: choose your own adventure!  Donate time or money to a local cause and then let us know about it!  Please! CONNECT:WE HAVE PATREON!  http://www.patreon.com/LapsedPodcast Share your stories, thoughts, and questions with us at lapsedpodcast@gmail.com or at www.lapsedpodcast.com or call us and leave a message at 505-6-LAPSED.Follow us on Instagram (@lapsedpodcast) and Facebook.Subscribe. Rate. Review. Tell your friends!

It's irritatingly cold and dark outside, so Anne and Steph are fully embracing all things Advent.  Steph walks us all through the surprisingly sordid history of Advent calendars. The hosts quiz themselves on their Catholic Advent knowledge.  Steph's cat has some thoughts. Grab of mug of hot chocolate and tune in!Special collection: Community of Congregations Migrant ResponseCONNECT:WE HAVE PATREON!  http://www.patreon.com/LapsedPodcast Share your stories, thoughts, and questions with us at lapsedpodcast@gmail.com or at www.lapsedpodcast.com or call us and leave a message at 505-6-LAPSED.Follow us on Instagram (@lapsedpodcast) and Facebook.Subscribe. Rate. Review. Tell your friends!

::::::This is a shorter version of a longer exclusive video episode that can be viewed in full on our PATREON.::::::This episode has EVERYTHING: scorned conservative Cardinals, inclusive Papal dinners, slightly racy circus performers at the Vatican. Listen in!LINKS:Video of the Benedict circus performance Video of the Francis circus performance REACH OUT:WE HAVE PATREON! http://www.patreon.com/LapsedPodcast Share your stories, thoughts, and questions with us at lapsedpodcast@gmail.com or at www.lapsedpodcast.com or call us and leave a message at 505-6-LAPSED.Follow us on Instagram (@lapsedpodcast) and Facebook.Subscribe. Rate. Review. Tell your friends!

Four baptized-Catholic women walk onto a podcast…and two of them are Lutheran pastors! Listen in as Anne and Steph get alllll the Christian deets from Cafeteria Christian co-hosts Natalia Terfa and Emmy Kegler. Topics include biblical translation nerdery (the hosts are so here for this), differences and similarities between Catholicism and Lutheranism, and that time Natalia drank holy water (gasp). There's also a #HarryPotter interlude for those who partake. Listen in…and then go check out Natalia and Emmy's podcast!LINKShttps://www.blueletterbible.org/Special collection: https://dissonance.org/WE HAVE PATREON!  http://www.patreon.com/LapsedPodcast Share your stories, thoughts, and questions with us at lapsedpodcast@gmail.com or at www.lapsedpodcast.com or call us and leave a message at 505-6-LAPSED.Follow us on Twitter (@lapsedpodcast) Instagram (@lapsedpodcast) and Facebook.Subscribe. Rate. Review. Tell your friends!

Did you know that early Christian basilicas were repurposed Roman court buildings with the door in a new location? Or that there's a chapel in Rome built from human bones?  Tune in as the Anne and Steph talk all things early Christinity and art history with lapsed Catholic art historian Heather Bowling! (Also hear the moment when Anne realizes she may be one of the tiktok husbands.)And don't forget: we have a new PATREON!  Head to https://www.patreon.com/LapsedPodcast to contribute and get access to exclusive content, Q&As, and more!Special collection: World Central KitchenWE HAVE PATREON!  Patreon.com/LapsedPodcastShare your stories, thoughts, and questions with us at lapsedpodcast@gmail.com or at www.lapsedpodcast.com or call us and leave a message at 505-6-LAPSED.Follow us on Twitter (@lapsedpodcast) Instagram (@lapsedpodcast) and Facebook.Subscribe. Rate. Review. Tell your friends!

Steph and Anne dive headfirst into season 3 with some major catching up on #CatholicismInTheNews! Listen in as they talk bogus bankruptcy claims, priest-related relationship drama, and mutinous nuns!  ANNNNDDDD…..the podcast has a new PATREON!  Head to https://www.patreon.com/LapsedPodcast to contribute and get access to exclusive content, Q&As, and more!LINKSBaltimore Archdiocese Files for BankruptcyHelp!  My Priest Told Me He's Leaving His Priesthood For Me.Having Nun of ItPope Hears Young People's Confessions at World Youth DaySpecial collection: UNHCRWE HAVE PATREON!  Patreon.com/LapsedPodcastShare your stories, thoughts, and questions with us at lapsedpodcast@gmail.com or at www.lapsedpodcast.com or call us and leave a message at 505-6-LAPSED.Follow us on Twitter (@lapsedpodcast) Instagram (@lapsedpodcast) and Facebook.Subscribe. Rate. Review. Tell your friends!

School's out for the summer (and so are we)! The hosts say “go in peace” and “see you in the fall” and things like that, but not before hearing a listener story about making a pit stop at Mass on the way to the ER (because #priorities).  Have a great summer, lapsed friends!SPECIAL COLLECTION: Full Spectrum Community OutreachWE LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU!Share your stories, thoughts, and questions with us at lapsedpodcast@gmail.com or at www.lapsedpodcast.com or call us and leave a message at 505-6-LAPSED.Follow us on Twitter (@lapsedpodcast) Instagram (@lapsedpodcast) and Facebook.Subscribe. Rate. Review. Tell your friends!

The hosts try something new this episode as they each share a ***top secret*** (or maybe not-so-secret) interview with the other. Stephanie gets all the deets from real live Gen Z Catholic school girl Maeve. Anne interviews a fellow alum of her own Catholic high school, Katie Owens Mulcahy, whose recent article about the potential for women deacons in the Catholic church was featured in America Magazine. The episode includes some bad ass nun stories as well as possibly the greatest ever description of the ritual that is First Holy Communion.SPECIAL COLLECTION:Chicago Refugee Amazon Wish ListWE LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU!Share your stories, thoughts, and questions with us at lapsedpodcast@gmail.com or at www.lapsedpodcast.com or call us and leave a message at 505-6-LAPSED.Follow us on Twitter (@lapsedpodcast) Instagram (@lapsedpodcast) and Facebook.Subscribe. Rate. Review. Tell your friends!

The first rule of Kairos is that you don't talk about Kairos….and today the hosts are rule breakers!  Listen in as Anne recounts her experience with this widespread Catholic senior retreat program. References include Cindy Lauper and the Indigo Girls.  NOTE:  See below link for a (more or less) positive update on the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence/Dodgers situation since we recorded!LINKS:Vatican withdraws World Youth Day 2023 stamp after criticism in PortugalUPDATED info on Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence and the Dodgers (they were asked back after we recorded!)SPECIAL COLLECTION:: https://www.institutochicago.org/RECOMMENDATIONS: Heavyweight Ep #51: The ElliotsWE LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU!Share your stories, thoughts, and questions with us at lapsedpodcast@gmail.com or at www.lapsedpodcast.com or call us and leave a message at 505-6-LAPSED.Follow us on Twitter (@lapsedpodcast) Instagram (@lapsedpodcast) and Facebook.Subscribe. Rate. Review. Tell your friends!

Show up for some awesome queer Latine BookTok gossip, stick around for the excellent #catholicgrandma content. Curl up with your beverage of choice and listen in as literary enthusiast and TikTok-er Lupita Aquino spills the tea about skipping out on catechism classes for the thrills of the mall, the trials and tribulations of celebrating your birthday on the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe (and sharing her name!), and what it means to sometimes feels like a Secret Catholic. WHERE TO FIND LUPITA:Lupita Reads: instagramLupita Reads: SubstackLupita Reads: TwitterLupita Reads: TiktokLUPITA'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR OUR LISTENERS:How Not To Drown In A Glass of WaterA Living RemedyThe People Who Report More StressSPECIAL COLLECTION:Trans Health Legal FundWE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!Share your stories, thoughts, and questions with us at lapsedpodcast@gmail.com or at www.lapsedpodcast.com or call us and leave a message at 505-6-LAPSED.Follow us on Twitter (@lapsedpodcast) Instagram (@lapsedpodcast) and Facebook.Subscribe. Rate. Review. Tell your friends!

Listen in as Steph and Anne catch up Catholicism in the News. Topics include limbo, the devil holding Jesus ransom, a song that cuts down on Purgatory time, the AI-generated papal puffer coat that launched a thousand tweets, diocese on the Moon, and Jesus's DNA. Weirdly, this episode includes two references to the decidedly non-Catholic British Royal Family. Links:The Catholic Church can never admit that something it taught for centuries was dumbRansom Theory of SalvationSinging This Song on Holy Thursday Can Purify Your Soul (And Save You Time in Purgatory)We Spoke To The Guy Who Created The Viral AI Image Of The Pope That Fooled The WorldThe Catholic Church Officially Has A Moon BishopPope Francies has given King Charles III a poignant Coronation giftRecommendations:Good OmensCameron Esposito was a Eucharistic ministerMegan Markle planned her wedding in Catholic schoolDylan Mulvaney and Rosie O'Donnell talk Catholic MassThe Big Door PrizeJagged LIttle Pill Collection Basket: Equality TexasWe want to hear from you!Share your stories, thoughts, and questions with us at lapsedpodcast@gmail.com or at www.lapsedpodcast.com or call us and leave a message at 505-6-LAPSED.Follow us on Twitter (@lapsedpodcast) Instagram (@lapsedpodcast) and Facebook.Subscribe. Rate. Review. Tell your friends!

Anne and Steph chat with Dani, (she/they) a writer, illustrator, Costa Rican, femme lesbian, and devout catholic who spends most of her time reminding everybody of those last two facts. Dani runs the blog and subsequent store “And Her Saints”, which seeks to illustrate the holy in an affirming and inclusive way. Topics include accidentally denying the virgin Mary as a child (omglol so sorry Our Lady!), surviving a hellish Catholic education experience, and finding queer Catholic community through social media. The hosts also profess their undying love for Catholic grandmas. Again.Links:instagram: @andhersaintstwitter: @idkwhosdani tumblr: and-her-saints Collection Basket: Art for AidShare your stories, thoughts, and questions with us at lapsedpodcast@gmail.com or at www.lapsedpodcast.com or call us and leave a message at 505-6-LAPSED.Follow us on Twitter (@lapsedpodcast) Instagram (@lapsedpodcast) and Facebook.Subscribe. Rate. Review. Tell your friends!

Beyond the green beer and corned beef, what is the actual deal with Saint Patrick?  Grab a pint of Guinness and listen in as Anne and Steph learn the truth (maybe?) about shamrocks, banished snakes, and the true origins of corned beef of St. Paddy's Day.  There's also some deer-related pagan-esque magicky stuff which they totally did not expect. #themoreyouknow

As #transdayofvisibility approaches, we are honored to share our conversation with @comebacktocare founder Nat Vikitsreth, a dot connector, norm agitator, and lover of liberation who supports social justice curious parents to practice social justice in their parenting while re-parenting their inner child. Listen in as Nat talks about what it was like attending an all boys' #catholicschool as a Catholic-Buddhist trans kid growing up in Thailand. Highlights include altar boy Spice Girl fashion shows and secret highschool romances.

Anne quizzes Stephanie on Ash Wednesday facts. Spoiler alert: as far as Catholic stuff goes, this may be the most loosey goosey day of the liturgical year! The hosts also talk Catholic toxic masculinity (gross) and about how the Sisters of Mercy are actually kind of rad when it comes to social justice stuff. Sidebars include 80's Ballroom drag culture and recreational squirrel feeding.LINKSPope Francis's Ash Wednesday HomilyCatholic Bishop Shot and Killed in Los Angeles Home Lentformen.com (???!!?)World's Oldest Benedictine Nun, West Ridge's Sister Vivian Ivantic, Dies At 109The Sisters of Mercy are trying to stop the Willow project….and doing other important work!Recommendations:PoseLamb: The Gospel According to BiffCollection Basket: Syrian American Medical AssociationLearn more about the Women's Ordination Conference's Lucile Murray Durkin Scholarship For Women Discerning Priestly OrdinationShare your stories, thoughts, and questions with us at lapsedpodcast@gmail.com or at www.lapsedpodcast.com or call us and leave a message at 505-6-LAPSED.Follow us on Twitter (@lapsedpodcast) Instagram (@lapsedpodcast) and Facebook.Subscribe. Rate. Review. Tell your friends!

Steph and Anne engage in a much needed catch-up session on ***Catholicism In The News*****. College students are sharing dorms with nuns. The FBI is targeting Catholics (but in a needed way). Francis extolls the virtues of....flipping the bird (?!??!). The hosts know an embarrassing number of lyrics to Billy Joel's “Only The Good Die Young.”LINKSNeumann University needed housing. A local convent had space. Now, nuns and students share a 'dorm'The FBI has their eye on radical traditionalist CatholicsPope Francis Briefly Gave the Middle Finger His Blessing in Since-Deleted TweetA nun and a monk fell in love, quit their monastic lives and got marriedPope warns Vatican staff an 'elegant demon' lurks among themFormer teacher says wrongful termination due to sexual orientation; Archdiocese of Denver says she broke contractRecommendations:“Bad Catholic” by the MetzingersOnly the Good Die Young by Billy JoelMike Birbiglia's podcast Working It Out with guest Jimmy Fallon Abby Wambach's commencement speech at Loyola Marymount. We're HereCollection Basket:BrondihouseShare your stories, thoughts, and questions with us at lapsedpodcast@gmail.com or at www.lapsedpodcast.com or call us and leave a message at 505-6-LAPSED.Follow us on Twitter (@lapsedpodcast) Instagram (@lapsedpodcast) and Facebook.Subscribe. Rate. Review. Tell your friends!

This week we bring you something a little different: a story Anne recently performed live at A Very Serious Gallery in Chicago. Listen in as Anne grapples with the question of whether you really can't go home again. (Related: Are the Bill Swerski's Superfans of early ‘90's SNL fame Catholic?  Discuss.  Write in and tell us.  Anne has thoughts.)Share your stories, thoughts, and questions with us at lapsedpodcast@gmail.com or at www.lapsedpodcast.com or call us and leave a message at 505-6-LAPSED.Follow us on Twitter (@lapsedpodcast) Instagram (@lapsedpodcast) and Facebook.Subscribe. Rate. Review. Tell your friends!

Anne and Stephanie have the pleasure of sitting down with Abby Rampone of Left Catholic. Abby has lived at two Catholic Worker houses and the Women's Interfaith Residency Program at Union Theological Seminary. She currently lives at the Fireplace Community, an intentional community on the south side of Chicago, and works as a Ministry Coordinator at DePaul University. Abby and Tess Gallagher Clancy are the co-creators of Left Catholic, a zine which draws on a variety of traditions to articulate a people-centered, anti-capitalist vision of the Catholic left. Their first issue includes voices from the Catholic Worker movement, anti-capitalist art, poetry, theology, ecclesiology, and more. COLLECTION BASKET: UMWA Strike Aid Fund Share your stories, thoughts, and questions with us at lapsedpodcast@gmail.com or at www.lapsedpodcast.com or call us and leave a message at 505-6-LAPSED.Follow us on Twitter (@lapsedpodcast) Instagram (@lapsedpodcast) and Facebook.Subscribe. Rate. Review. Tell your friends!

Many thanks to listeners who shared their stories! The hosts enjoy the heck out of your funny stories about growing up Catholic, from altar server mishaps to altercations with nuns to giggling and church. Additionally, Stephanie has some intel on a rather mysterious calendar of dreamboat priests, while Anne ponders Catholicism as she watches too much TV. This episode contains a Megan Markle reference.LINKSA history of Christmas in AmericaAnti-abortion US priest Frank Pavone defrocked by Vatican“Hot Priests” calendar sends hearts racing in romeThe Pope has revealed he has a resignation note to use if his health impedes his workCOLLECTION BASKET: Housingforward.orgShare your stories, thoughts, and questions with us at lapsedpodcast@gmail.com or at www.lapsedpodcast.com or call us and leave a message at 505-6-LAPSED.Follow us on Twitter (@lapsedpodcast) Instagram (@lapsedpodcast) and Facebook.Subscribe. Rate. Review. Tell your friends!

What's the deal with nativity scenes? That's what the hosts want to know. A young Steph leveraged her family's nativity set as a chance at her directorial debut. Little Anne coveted her best friend's family's nativity set (there was real hay!). The hosts learn about a rather shocking Catalan nativity tradition and how some Catholics are super smug about Protestants' veneration of statues during Advent.LINKSJesus Was Probably Born in a Relative's House, Not an InnSalty Article about Protestants and NativitiesBlack Catholic Messenger Interview: Fr Chris Kellerman, SJ on his new book 'All Oppression Shall Cease', covering Catholic slavery and abolitionismAmerica Magazine Interview with the PopeCOLLECTION BASKET: Refugeeone.orgShare your stories, thoughts, and questions with us at lapsedpodcast@gmail.com or at www.lapsedpodcast.com or call us and leave a message at 505-6-LAPSED.Follow us on Twitter (@lapsedpodcast) Instagram (@lapsedpodcast) and Facebook.Subscribe. Rate. Review. Tell your friends!

We'll have a new episode ready for you in a couple weeks, but for now we'd love to invite you to share your stories! In the past we have asked you to share your experiences, and you have come through. From questions about navigating Catholic family to stories about how you chose your confirmation name, we are so appreciative of the ways you have contributed your voices to the podcast.While we're certainly never afraid to shy away from the bleaker parts of Catholicism, this week's call for stories takes a little bit lighter tone. We want you to share your funny Catholic stories. What is it about the solemnity of a Catholic Mass that can lead many of us to end up with a case of the giggles? Maybe you attended a Catholic Baptism or wedding where things went sideways. Or you were an alter server trying to hold it together as everything went downhill. Truly, who among us has never found ourselves in a bit of trouble for laughing in church?Send us your stories!  You can write up your story or email us a voicemail at lapsedpodcast@gmail.com. Or you can simply leave us a voicemail at 505-6-lapsed. We cannot wait to hear from you.Follow us on Instagram (@lapsedpodcast) and Facebook.Subscribe. Rate. Review. Tell your friends!

The hosts learn about the Church's beef with birth control. Anne shares some rather racy Catholicism in the News. Steph points out some colorful language used to describe contraception in the bible. There's also a Steve Carrell reference, and really, who doesn't love Steve Carrell? LINKSMegan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly Being Weird The Pope Urges Priests and Nuns to Delete Porn from Their PhonesRECOMMENDATIONS:Marcus Mumford's Awkward Interaction with the PopeCOLLECTION BASKET: https://native-land.ca/https://nativegov.org/news/voluntary-land-taxes/

The hosts do a deep dive (pun only kind of intended) into Catholic baptism. Anne realizes her older son's baptism involved a lot of fibbing. Steph is freaked out by all the Satan talk. This episode also involves some fangirling over one of our very favorite lapsed celebrities, Melissa McCarthy.LINKSTest scores show Catholic schools largely escaped COVID-induced ‘learning loss'Collapse: Inside Ireland's stunning rebuke of CatholicismPilsen Parishioners Camping Outside Former Catholic Church To Block Archdiocese From Removing Beloved La Pietà StatueRECOMMENDATIONS:Young Gay and Single Among the Nuns and WidowsMelissa McCarthy: Sex, Nuns and Ghosts on the We Can Do Hard Things podcastCOLLECTION BASKET: Fairelectionscenter.orgShare your stories, thoughts, and questions with us at lapsedpodcast@gmail.com or at www.lapsedpodcast.com or call us and leave a message at 505-6-LAPSED.Follow us on Twitter (@lapsedpodcast) Instagram (@lapsedpodcast) and Facebook.Subscribe. Rate. Review. Tell your friends!

Things get unexpectedly spooky as Stephanie and Anne talk murdered saints, postmortem popes, and the occult in this Halloween season-appropriate episode. Join the hosts as they dive into feast days, patrons, canonization, and martyrdom. Steph is still proud to be the only Chavara cousin who got $3 instead of $2 on her patron saint's feast day. Little Anne dreamed of being one day canonized but never totally worked out the details. The hosts also get macabre as they talk ouija boards and preserved pope corpses (only ONE of which the Catholic Church apparently finds creepy. Can you guess?!?!). LINKShttps://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2022/10/07/ouija-board-spirituality-243154On Second Vatican Council anniversary, Pope urges Catholic unityCOLLECTION BASKET: National Indigenous Women's Resource CenterShare your stories, thoughts, and questions with us at lapsedpodcast@gmail.com or at www.lapsedpodcast.com or call us and leave a message at 505-6-LAPSED.Follow us on Twitter (@lapsedpodcast) Instagram (@lapsedpodcast) and Facebook.Subscribe. Rate. Review. Tell your friends!

Stephanie and Anne take a deep dive into what Catholic school and CCD taught them about life after death. A young Steph imagined a cloudy heaven that was harp-filled and toga-forward. Anne realizes how the Wizard of Oz impacted her early view of the afterlife. The hosts also launch into their own lapsed Catholic version of #yesyesno as they struggle to make sense of a Catholic-adjacent tweet involving #depop, #coquettegirlies and #cleangirlaesthetic (#eldermillenialsareconfused). This episode also once again involves a Harry Potter reference, care of Steph.LINKSA Depop Seller Offering $5 Absolution Online Created A Mess Of Catholic DiscourseCatholic Crypto ConferenceWhat Jesus Really Said About Heaven and HellWhat Does the Catholic Church Believe About Life After Death?Heaven And Hell Are 'Not What Jesus Preached,' Religion Scholar SaysCOLLECTION BASKET: https://chinations.org/Share your stories, thoughts, and questions with us at lapsedpodcast@gmail.com or at www.lapsedpodcast.com or call us and leave a message at 505-6-LAPSED.Follow us on Twitter (@lapsedpodcast) Instagram (@lapsedpodcast) and Facebook.Subscribe. Rate. Review. Tell your friends!

Steph and Anne are back with Season 2 of Lapsed!  Steph discusses one rather big development in her life (hint: he's adorable and shares a name with a very Jesuit saint). The hosts also catch up on several months of Catholic news, including Francis updates, newly Catholic celebrities (we're looking at you, Shia LaBeouf), and Catholic references in the media (oh hey, A League of Their Own). This episode may or may not be peppered with some super cute baby noises.LINKSPope Francis says he may “think about” stepping aside The Pope Apologized for Abuse of Indigenous Children.  That's Not Enough. Shia LaBeouf as Padre PioA Catholic Podcasting Star Says Theocracy is Not The WayThe Greedy Peasant!COLLECTION BASKET: Abortionfunds.orgPlannedparenthood.orgShare your stories, thoughts, and questions with us at lapsedpodcast@gmail.com or at www.lapsedpodcast.com or call us and leave a message at 505-6-LAPSED.Follow us on Twitter (@lapsedpodcast) Instagram (@lapsedpodcast) and Facebook.Subscribe. Rate. Review. Tell your friends!

The hosts grapple with their feelings around the recent Dobbs ruling. Steph dishes on the Kardashian's recent brush with Catholic aesthetics even though by all accounts they practice…Kardashianism? Anne recalls that one time as a kid when she accidentally stumbled into a Protestant Vacation Bible School. The hosts announce they're going extra lapsed for summer.LINKSHow Catholicism Became a MemeBishop says school flying BLM, LGBTQ flags can no longer call itself CatholicCOLLECTION BASKET: Abortionfunds.orgPlannedparenthood.orgShare your stories, thoughts, and questions with us at lapsedpodcast@gmail.com or at www.lapsedpodcast.com or call us and leave a message at 505-6-LAPSED.Follow us on Twitter (@lapsedpodcast) Instagram (@lapsedpodcast) and Facebook.Subscribe. Rate. Review. Tell your friends!

The hosts catch up on ***Catholicism IN THE NEWS****. Steph dishes on Francis's drink of choice. Anne is jazzed that some Catholic bishops are starting to speak out about gun control legislation…until Steph totally (rightfully) harshes her mellow. Anne also fangirls over a fellow progressive, midwestern, redhead “straight, white, Christian, suburban mom" and does her best to sniff out Catholic influences in Disney. The hosts come to the striking realization that no one in the Western world knew how babies were made until pretty darned recently.Buffalo Shooting Should Be a Wakeup Call For White CatholicsPope Francis Says He Needs Tequila for Sore KneeThe ‘straight, white, Christian, suburban mom' taking on Republicans at their own gameHuman conception was still basically a total mystery until as recently as 1875Catholic teacher fired for teaching about black culture-Decatur GAAn Unholy AllianceCOLLECTION BASKET: Everytown for Gun SafetyPetition:  Ordain Catholic Women Now!Share your stories, thoughts, and questions with us at lapsedpodcast@gmail.com or at www.lapsedpodcast.com or call us and leave a message at 505-6-LAPSED.Follow us on Twitter (@lapsedpodcast) Instagram (@lapsedpodcast) and Facebook.Subscribe. Rate. Review. Tell your friends!

An Interview With Nate Tinner-Williams of Black Catholic MessengerYou've probably heard of a pandemic marriage or a pandemic move, but what about a pandemic Catholic convert/seminarian/nonprofit founder/writer? In this episode, the hosts chat with someone who checks all of these boxes and more. Nate Tinner-Williams is co-founder and editor of Black Catholic Messenger, a nonprofit media publication covering stories of interest to African-American Catholics. He is also a seminarian with the Josephites and a master's student in theology with the Institute for Black Catholic Studies at Xavier University of Louisiana (XULA). He became Catholic in December 2019. Join the hosts as they talk with Nate about conversion, Black Catholic history, dialogue between practicing and lapsed Catholics, and even musical theater. You can learn more at Nate's website and find him on YouTube, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and Tiktok.COLLECTION BASKET: Black Catholic MessengerEverytown for Gun SafetyShare your stories, thoughts, and questions with us at lapsedpodcast@gmail.com or at www.lapsedpodcast.com or call us and leave a message at 505-6-LAPSED.Follow us on Twitter (@lapsedpodcast) Instagram (@lapsedpodcast) and Facebook.Subscribe. Rate. Review. Tell your friends!