Anne and Stephanie are friends, former coworkers, theatre artists and educators. They were also both raised Catholic. Join them as they compare notes on their respective Catholic upbringings.

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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 <a href="http://www.patreon.com/LapsedPodcast" rel="nofollow">PATREON</a>!COLLECTION BASKET: <a href="https://www.pcrf.net" rel="nofollow">https://www.pcrf.net</a> LINKS:<a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8955456/" rel="nofollow">Trans identity and the brain</a><a href="https://people.com/sydney-sweeney-grandmas-were-excited-cameoing-in-immaculate-8611531" rel="nofollow">Sydney Sweeny and her grandmas and scary dress</a>CONNECT:<ul><li>WE HAVE PATREON!  <a href="http://www.patreon.com/LapsedPodcast" rel="nofollow">http://www.patreon.com/LapsedPodcast</a> </li><li>Share your stories, thoughts, and questions with us at <a href="mailto:lapsedpodcast@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">lapsedpodcast@gmail.com</a> or at <a href="http://www.lapsedpodcast.com" rel="nofollow">www.lapsedpodcast.com</a> or call us and leave a message at 505-6-LAPSED.</li><li>Follow us on Instagram (<a href="http://instagram.com/lapsedpodcast" rel="nofollow">@lapsedpodcast</a>) and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Lapsed-Podcast-107246274916193" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a>.</li><li>Subscribe. Rate. Review. Tell your friends!</li></ul>

What in the Dignitas Infinita

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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 <a href="https://support.womenforwomen.org/donate/help-women-survivors-of-war-in-congo?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjw2a6wBhCVARIsABPeH1uCNksbNpNq5oyqqIefyS0VHhQyRUOX_uNo6Rrd0vM-yi5EdDnuyHoaAphSEALw_wcB&https%3A%2F%2Fsupport.womenforwomen.org%2Fdonate%3Fsrc=GSEV222A&ms=cpc_google_donation&src=GSEV243G&utm_campaign=donation&utm_content=gs+ad&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=google" rel="nofollow">Oxfam</a>. CONNECT:<ul><li>WE HAVE PATREON!  <a href="http://www.patreon.com/LapsedPodcast" rel="nofollow">http://www.patreon.com/LapsedPodcast</a> </li><li>Share your stories, thoughts, and questions with us at <a href="mailto:lapsedpodcast@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">lapsedpodcast@gmail.com</a> or at <a href="http://www.lapsedpodcast.com" rel="nofollow">www.lapsedpodcast.com</a> or call us and leave a message at 505-6-LAPSED.</li><li>Follow us on Instagram (<a href="http://instagram.com/lapsedpodcast" rel="nofollow">@lapsedpodcast</a>) and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Lapsed-Podcast-107246274916193" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a>.</li><li>Subscribe. Rate. Review. Tell your friends!</li></ul>

Catholic Funerals

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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.<a href="https://www.instagram.com/eocieslik/" rel="nofollow">Emma Cieslik </a>(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 <a href="http://thetrevorproject.org" rel="nofollow">thetrevorproject.org</a>  Links:<a href="https://sojo.net/articles/joy-being-queer-and-christian/mary-mother-god-help-me-find-queer-joy" rel="nofollow">https://sojo.net/articles/joy-being-queer-and-christian/mary-mother-god-help-me-find-queer-joy</a><a href="https://folklife.si.edu/magazine/appalachian-folk-magic" rel="nofollow">https://folklife.si.edu/magazine/appalachian-folk-magic</a><a href="https://outreach.faith/2022/12/the-need-to-chronicle-and-preserve-queer-catholic-history/" rel="nofollow">https://outreach.faith/2022/12/the-need-to-chronicle-and-preserve-queer-catholic-history/</a><a href="https://clgs.psr.edu/multimedia-category/roundtable-resources/clgs-catholic-roundtable/queer-and-catholic-a-clgs-oral-history-project/" rel="nofollow">https://clgs.psr.edu/multimedia-category/roundtable-resources/clgs-catholic-roundtable/queer-and-catholic-a-clgs-oral-history-project/</a> CONNECT:<ul><li>WE HAVE PATREON! <a href="http://www.patreon.com/LapsedPodcast" rel="nofollow">http://www.patreon.com/LapsedPodcast</a> </li><li>Share your stories, thoughts, and questions with us at <a href="mailto:lapsedpodcast@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">lapsedpodcast@gmail.com</a> or at <a href="http://www.lapsedpodcast.com" rel="nofollow">www.lapsedpodcast.com</a> or call us and leave a message at 505-6-LAPSED.</li><li>Follow us on Instagram (<a href="http://instagram.com/lapsedpodcast" rel="nofollow">@lapsedpodcast</a>) and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Lapsed-Podcast-107246274916193" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a>.</li><li>Subscribe. Rate. Review. Tell your friends!</li></ul>

Queer Catholic Histories with Emma Cieslik

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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&#39;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 &amp; Ireland and also written and created 2 award-winning seasons of BBC NI&#39;s comedy sketch series &#39;The Paddy Raff Show&#39; - making him one of Northern Ireland&#39;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 <a href="https://www.elianalacasa.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.paddyraffcomedy.com/</a>. COLLECTION BASKET: This week we invite you to donate to <a href="https://www.cedar-foundation.org/" rel="nofollow">https://www.cedar-foundation.org/</a>. Links: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1386739178325405" rel="nofollow">Sweet Heart of Jesus Video</a>CONNECT:<ul><li>WE HAVE PATREON!  <a href="http://www.patreon.com/LapsedPodcast" rel="nofollow">http://www.patreon.com/LapsedPodcast</a> </li><li>Share your stories, thoughts, and questions with us at <a href="mailto:lapsedpodcast@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">lapsedpodcast@gmail.com</a> or at <a href="http://www.lapsedpodcast.com/" rel="nofollow">www.lapsedpodcast.com</a> or call us and leave a message at 505-6-LAPSED.</li><li>Follow us on Instagram (<a href="http://instagram.com/lapsedpodcast" rel="nofollow">@lapsedpodcast</a>) and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Lapsed-Podcast-107246274916193" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a>.</li><li>Subscribe. Rate. Review. Tell your friends!</li></ul>

Comedian Paddy Raff

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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 <a href="https://www.pcrf.net/" rel="nofollow">Palestine Children’s Relief Fund</a>.CONNECT:<ul><li>WE HAVE PATREON!  <a href="http://www.patreon.com/LapsedPodcast" rel="nofollow">http://www.patreon.com/LapsedPodcast</a> </li><li>Share your stories, thoughts, and questions with us at <a href="mailto:lapsedpodcast@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">lapsedpodcast@gmail.com</a> or at <a href="http://www.lapsedpodcast.com" rel="nofollow">www.lapsedpodcast.com</a> or call us and leave a message at 505-6-LAPSED.</li><li>Follow us on Instagram (<a href="http://instagram.com/lapsedpodcast" rel="nofollow">@lapsedpodcast</a>) and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Lapsed-Podcast-107246274916193" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a>.</li><li>Subscribe. Rate. Review. Tell your friends!</li></ul>

Saint Deep Dive: Saint Blaise!

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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 <a href="https://www.elianalacasa.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.elianalacasa.com/</a>. COLLECTION BASKET: This week we invite you to work to construct a compassionate food system at https://foodnotbombs.netCONNECT:<ul><li>WE HAVE PATREON!  <a href="http://www.patreon.com/LapsedPodcast" rel="nofollow">http://www.patreon.com/LapsedPodcast</a> </li><li>Share your stories, thoughts, and questions with us at <a href="mailto:lapsedpodcast@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">lapsedpodcast@gmail.com</a> or at <a href="http://www.lapsedpodcast.com" rel="nofollow">www.lapsedpodcast.com</a> or call us and leave a message at 505-6-LAPSED.</li><li>Follow us on Instagram (<a href="http://instagram.com/lapsedpodcast" rel="nofollow">@lapsedpodcast</a>) and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Lapsed-Podcast-107246274916193" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a>.</li><li>Subscribe. Rate. Review. Tell your friends!</li></ul>

Jesuits Are My Invisible Boyfriend: An Interview with Comedian Eliana La Casa

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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&#39;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 <a href="http://fatheranne.com" rel="nofollow">Fatheranne.com</a>.  COLLECTION BASKET: This week we invite you to work to construct a compassionate food system at <a href="http://mercyforanimals.org" rel="nofollow">mercyforanimals.org</a> CONNECT:<ul><li>WE HAVE PATREON!  <a href="http://www.patreon.com/LapsedPodcast" rel="nofollow">http://www.patreon.com/LapsedPodcast</a> </li><li>Share your stories, thoughts, and questions with us at <a href="mailto:lapsedpodcast@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">lapsedpodcast@gmail.com</a> or at <a href="http://www.lapsedpodcast.com" rel="nofollow">www.lapsedpodcast.com</a> or call us and leave a message at 505-6-LAPSED.</li><li>Follow us on Instagram (<a href="http://instagram.com/lapsedpodcast" rel="nofollow">@lapsedpodcast</a>) and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Lapsed-Podcast-107246274916193" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a>.</li><li>Subscribe. Rate. Review. Tell your friends!</li></ul>

BEST OF LAPSED: Father Anne

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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:<ul><li>WE HAVE PATREON!  <a href="http://www.patreon.com/LapsedPodcast" rel="nofollow">http://www.patreon.com/LapsedPodcast</a> </li><li>Share your stories, thoughts, and questions with us at <a href="mailto:lapsedpodcast@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">lapsedpodcast@gmail.com</a> or at <a href="http://www.lapsedpodcast.com" rel="nofollow">www.lapsedpodcast.com</a> or call us and leave a message at 505-6-LAPSED.</li><li>Follow us on Instagram (<a href="http://instagram.com/lapsedpodcast" rel="nofollow">@lapsedpodcast</a>) and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Lapsed-Podcast-107246274916193" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a>.</li><li>Subscribe. Rate. Review. Tell your friends!</li></ul>

The Pope talks gay marraige (kind of)

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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: <a href="https://www.communityofcongregations.org/migrant-response/" rel="nofollow">Community of Congregations Migrant Response</a>CONNECT:<ul><li>WE HAVE PATREON!  <a href="http://www.patreon.com/LapsedPodcast" rel="nofollow">http://www.patreon.com/LapsedPodcast</a> </li><li>Share your stories, thoughts, and questions with us at <a href="mailto:lapsedpodcast@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">lapsedpodcast@gmail.com</a> or at <a href="http://www.lapsedpodcast.com" rel="nofollow">www.lapsedpodcast.com</a> or call us and leave a message at 505-6-LAPSED.</li><li>Follow us on Instagram (<a href="http://instagram.com/lapsedpodcast" rel="nofollow">@lapsedpodcast</a>) and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Lapsed-Podcast-107246274916193" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a>.</li><li>Subscribe. Rate. Review. Tell your friends!</li></ul>

What's in Your Advent Calendar?

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::::::This is a shorter version of a longer exclusive video episode that can be viewed in full on our <a href="https://www.patreon.com/LapsedPodcast" rel="nofollow">PATREON</a>.:::::: This episode has EVERYTHING: scorned conservative Cardinals, inclusive Papal dinners, slightly racy circus performers at the Vatican. Listen in!LINKS:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YZ7hMS3Llo" rel="nofollow">Video of the Benedict circus performance</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiJGPRHkjgI" rel="nofollow">Video of the Francis circus performance </a>REACH OUT:<ul><li>WE HAVE PATREON! <a href="http://www.patreon.com/LapsedPodcast" rel="nofollow">http://www.patreon.com/LapsedPodcast</a> </li><li>Share your stories, thoughts, and questions with us at <a href="mailto:lapsedpodcast@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">lapsedpodcast@gmail.com</a> or at <a href="http://www.lapsedpodcast.com" rel="nofollow">www.lapsedpodcast.com</a> or call us and leave a message at 505-6-LAPSED.</li><li>Follow us on Instagram (<a href="http://instagram.com/lapsedpodcast" rel="nofollow">@lapsedpodcast</a>) and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Lapsed-Podcast-107246274916193" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a>.</li><li>Subscribe. Rate. Review. Tell your friends!</li></ul>

[TEASER EPISODE]:  Racy Vatican Acrobats and other Catholicism in the News

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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 <a href="https://www.cafeteriachristian.club/" rel="nofollow">Cafeteria Christian</a> co-hosts <a href="https://www.nataliaterfa.com/" rel="nofollow">Natalia Terfa</a> and <a href="http://emmykegler.com/" rel="nofollow">Emmy Kegler</a>. 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 <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/18JB3rFgDZC2izas82wO4N" rel="nofollow">go check out Natalia and Emmy’s podcast</a>! LINKS<a href="https://www.blueletterbible.org/" rel="nofollow">https://www.blueletterbible.org/</a>Special collection: <a href="https://dissonance.org/" rel="nofollow">https://dissonance.org/</a> <ul><li>WE HAVE PATREON!  <a href="http://www.patreon.com/LapsedPodcast" rel="nofollow">http://www.patreon.com/LapsedPodcast</a> </li><li>Share your stories, thoughts, and questions with us at <a href="mailto:lapsedpodcast@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">lapsedpodcast@gmail.com</a> or at <a href="http://www.lapsedpodcast.com" rel="nofollow">www.lapsedpodcast.com</a> or call us and leave a message at 505-6-LAPSED.</li><li>Follow us on Twitter (<a href="http://twitter.com/lapsedpodcast" rel="nofollow">@lapsedpodcast</a>) Instagram (<a href="http://instagram.com/lapsedpodcast" rel="nofollow">@lapsedpodcast</a>) and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Lapsed-Podcast-107246274916193" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a>.</li><li>Subscribe. Rate. Review. Tell your friends!</li></ul>

Natalia Terfa & Emmy Kegler of Cafeteria Christian

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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 <a href="https://www.patreon.com/LapsedPodcast" rel="nofollow">https://www.patreon.com/LapsedPodcast</a> to contribute and get access to exclusive content, Q&amp;As, and more! Special collection: <a href="https://wck.org/" rel="nofollow">World Central Kitchen</a> <ul><li>WE HAVE PATREON!  Patreon.com/LapsedPodcast</li><li>Share your stories, thoughts, and questions with us at <a href="mailto:lapsedpodcast@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">lapsedpodcast@gmail.com</a> or at <a href="http://www.lapsedpodcast.com" rel="nofollow">www.lapsedpodcast.com</a> or call us and leave a message at 505-6-LAPSED.</li><li>Follow us on Twitter (<a href="http://twitter.com/lapsedpodcast" rel="nofollow">@lapsedpodcast</a>) Instagram (<a href="http://instagram.com/lapsedpodcast" rel="nofollow">@lapsedpodcast</a>) and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Lapsed-Podcast-107246274916193" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a>.</li><li>Subscribe. Rate. Review. Tell your friends!</li></ul>

Buttresses and Bone Chapels: Talking Catholicism & Art History with Heather Bowling

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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 <a href="https://www.patreon.com/LapsedPodcast" rel="nofollow">https://www.patreon.com/LapsedPodcast</a> to contribute and get access to exclusive content, Q&amp;As, and more! LINKS <ol><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/29/us/baltimore-archdiocese-sex-abuse-bankruptcy.html" rel="nofollow">Baltimore Archdiocese Files for Bankruptcy</a></li><li><a href="https://slate.com/human-interest/2023/08/priest-proposal-dear-prudence-advice.html" rel="nofollow">Help!  My Priest Told Me He’s Leaving His Priesthood For Me.</a></li><li><a href="https://slate.com/human-interest/2023/09/nuns-texas-ft-worth-bishop-sex-drugs-power-plays.html" rel="nofollow">Having Nun of It</a></li><li><a href="https://catholiccourier.com/articles/pope-hears-young-peoples-confessions-at-world-youth-day/" rel="nofollow">Pope Hears Young People’s Confessions at World Youth Day</a></li></ol> Special collection: <a href="https://www.unhcr.org/" rel="nofollow">UNHCR</a> <ul><li>WE HAVE PATREON!  Patreon.com/LapsedPodcast</li><li>Share your stories, thoughts, and questions with us at <a href="mailto:lapsedpodcast@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">lapsedpodcast@gmail.com</a> or at <a href="http://www.lapsedpodcast.com" rel="nofollow">www.lapsedpodcast.com</a> or call us and leave a message at 505-6-LAPSED.</li><li>Follow us on Twitter (<a href="http://twitter.com/lapsedpodcast" rel="nofollow">@lapsedpodcast</a>) Instagram (<a href="http://instagram.com/lapsedpodcast" rel="nofollow">@lapsedpodcast</a>) and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Lapsed-Podcast-107246274916193" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a>.</li><li>Subscribe. Rate. Review. Tell your friends!</li></ul>

Season 3: We're back! (And also with you.)

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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: <a href="https://www.fullspectrumcommunityoutreach.org/" rel="nofollow">Full Spectrum Community Outreach</a> WE LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU!<ul><li>Share your stories, thoughts, and questions with us at <a href="mailto:lapsedpodcast@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">lapsedpodcast@gmail.com</a> or at <a href="http://www.lapsedpodcast.com" rel="nofollow">www.lapsedpodcast.com</a> or call us and leave a message at 505-6-LAPSED.</li><li>Follow us on Twitter (<a href="http://twitter.com/lapsedpodcast" rel="nofollow">@lapsedpodcast</a>) Instagram (<a href="http://instagram.com/lapsedpodcast" rel="nofollow">@lapsedpodcast</a>) and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Lapsed-Podcast-107246274916193" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a>.</li><li>Subscribe. Rate. Review. Tell your friends!</li></ul>

Go Now in Peace

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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 <a href="https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2023/04/28/catholic-women-discerning-deacons-phoebe-245124" rel="nofollow">recent article about the potential for women deacons in the Catholic church </a>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:<a href="https://www.amazon.com/registries/gl/guest-view/SJX5H0RK60UK?fbclid=IwAR1pjNxVVWqB8fD-dgKB8WOQY1ICwxEr5awjXGNziDQVYJv87CxZiGCeN90" rel="nofollow">Chicago Refugee Amazon Wish List</a> WE LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU!<ul><li>Share your stories, thoughts, and questions with us at <a href="mailto:lapsedpodcast@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">lapsedpodcast@gmail.com</a> or at <a href="http://www.lapsedpodcast.com" rel="nofollow">www.lapsedpodcast.com</a> or call us and leave a message at 505-6-LAPSED.</li><li>Follow us on Twitter (<a href="http://twitter.com/lapsedpodcast" rel="nofollow">@lapsedpodcast</a>) Instagram (<a href="http://instagram.com/lapsedpodcast" rel="nofollow">@lapsedpodcast</a>) and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Lapsed-Podcast-107246274916193" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a>.</li><li>Subscribe. Rate. Review. Tell your friends!</li></ul>

Gen Z Catholic Schoolgirls and Women Deacons: Dispatches from (Current) Catholicism

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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:<a href="https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/254363/vatican-withdraws-world-youth-day-2023-stamp-after-criticism-in-portugal" rel="nofollow">Vatican withdraws World Youth Day 2023 stamp after criticism in Portugal</a><a href="https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2023-05-25/the-sisters-of-perpetual-indulgence-are-on-a-mission-to-spread-universal-joy-despite-the-dodgers-drama" rel="nofollow">UPDATED info on Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence and the Dodgers</a> (they were asked back after we recorded!)SPECIAL COLLECTION:: <a href="https://www.institutochicago.org/" rel="nofollow">https://www.institutochicago.org/</a> RECOMMENDATIONS: <a href="https://gimletmedia.com/shows/heavyweight/39hd5b5" rel="nofollow">Heavyweight Ep #51: The Elliots</a> WE LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU!<ul><li>Share your stories, thoughts, and questions with us at <a href="mailto:lapsedpodcast@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">lapsedpodcast@gmail.com</a> or at <a href="http://www.lapsedpodcast.com" rel="nofollow">www.lapsedpodcast.com</a> or call us and leave a message at 505-6-LAPSED.</li><li>Follow us on Twitter (<a href="http://twitter.com/lapsedpodcast" rel="nofollow">@lapsedpodcast</a>) Instagram (<a href="http://instagram.com/lapsedpodcast" rel="nofollow">@lapsedpodcast</a>) and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Lapsed-Podcast-107246274916193" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a>.</li><li>Subscribe. Rate. Review. Tell your friends!</li></ul>

What the heck is Kairos?

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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 <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lupita.reads/?hl=en" rel="nofollow">Lupita Aquino</a> 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:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/lupita.reads/?hl=en" rel="nofollow">Lupita Reads: instagram</a><a href="https://lupitareads.substack.com/" rel="nofollow">Lupita Reads: Substack</a><a href="https://twitter.com/Lupita_Reads?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" rel="nofollow">Lupita Reads: Twitter</a><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@lupita.reads?lang=en" rel="nofollow">Lupita Reads: Tiktok</a> LUPITA&#39;S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR OUR LISTENERS:<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/59808037" rel="nofollow">How Not To Drown In A Glass of Water</a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62050250-a-living-remedy?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=sUMkBlvbE2&rank=1" rel="nofollow">A Living Remedy</a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61905968-the-people-who-report-more-stress?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_29" rel="nofollow">The People Who Report More Stress</a> SPECIAL COLLECTION:<a href="https://transgenderlawcenter.org/trans-health-legal-fund/" rel="nofollow">Trans Health Legal Fund</a> WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!<ul><li>Share your stories, thoughts, and questions with us at <a href="mailto:lapsedpodcast@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">lapsedpodcast@gmail.com</a> or at <a href="http://www.lapsedpodcast.com" rel="nofollow">www.lapsedpodcast.com</a> or call us and leave a message at 505-6-LAPSED.</li><li>Follow us on Twitter (<a href="http://twitter.com/lapsedpodcast" rel="nofollow">@lapsedpodcast</a>) Instagram (<a href="http://instagram.com/lapsedpodcast" rel="nofollow">@lapsedpodcast</a>) and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Lapsed-Podcast-107246274916193" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a>.</li><li>Subscribe. Rate. Review. Tell your friends!</li></ul>

Reading While Lapsed: A Conversation with BookTok Icon Lupita Aquino

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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: <a href="https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2023/04/11/commentary-catholic-church-can/?fbclid=IwAR2O8wy-f2ZAGC7x9ZXXfliKKIrrMx8Yh7jXgsA6a7XvLsMtqXLkBnXlwgU" rel="nofollow">The Catholic Church can never admit that something it taught for centuries was dumb</a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/RedStarMinistry/posts/pfbid0L6kGdTj6Eb6kCdHb4VsafmpRodJuyQRqkc7VKjTDDNW7CuvAzy2eyuMbnP5958rjl" rel="nofollow">Ransom Theory of Salvation</a><a href="https://www.ncregister.com/cna/singing-this-song-on-holy-thursday-can-purify-your-soul-and-save-you-time-in-purgatory?fbclid=IwAR3A8-V_tDP23Zeuet4v5iooFxuul4PKoXgNscrfYOQua8CUI-9ynxTp1xs" rel="nofollow">Singing This Song on Holy Thursday Can Purify Your Soul (And Save You Time in Purgatory)</a><a href="https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/chrisstokelwalker/pope-puffy-jacket-ai-midjourney-image-creator-interview?fbclid=IwAR1gijYurdAMbkKU6BDjsSB3InAxq5EgIpqahHbRwLqIUR0LOlKCKyJ2NXU" rel="nofollow">We Spoke To The Guy Who Created The Viral AI Image Of The Pope That Fooled The World</a><a href="https://www.iflscience.com/the-catholic-church-officially-has-a-moon-bishop-67113?fbclid=IwAR1t9R-f-3LNnrRupDGrB47klZX8TsCFYfPLYhtH_fpQBezVhu6YgT8q-7o" rel="nofollow">The Catholic Church Officially Has A Moon Bishop</a><a href="https://www.tatler.com/article/pope-francis-has-given-king-charles-iii-a-poignant-coronation-gift" rel="nofollow">Pope Francies has given King Charles III a poignant Coronation gift</a> Recommendations: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Good-Omens-Season-1/dp/B089XW1Z6Y" rel="nofollow">Good Omens</a><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/queery-with-cameron-esposito/id1268343859?i=1000512021876" rel="nofollow">Cameron Esposito was a Eucharistic minister</a><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/6neuBm0vVeeawV5eYNnm4p?si=HQzbkCmLQ2SyXCKr3Z9e4w" rel="nofollow">Megan Markle planned her wedding in Catholic school</a><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dylan-mulvaney/id1677010022?i=1000608321375" rel="nofollow">Dylan Mulvaney and Rosie O’Donnell talk Catholic Mass</a><a href="https://tv.apple.com/us/show/the-big-door-prize/umc.cmc.2rjxcljdjz4h47vjdxnytcn23?mttn3pid=Google+AdWords&mttnagencyid=a5e&mttncc=US&mttnsiteid=143238&mttnsubad=OUS20191000_1-652823703969-c&mttnsubkw=147103945855__j9E9onjb_" rel="nofollow">The Big Door Prize</a><a href="https://jaggedlittlepill.com/" rel="nofollow">Jagged LIttle Pill</a>  Collection Basket: <a href="https://www.equalitytexas.org/" rel="nofollow">Equality Texas</a> We want to hear from you!<ul><li>Share your stories, thoughts, and questions with us at <a href="mailto:lapsedpodcast@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">lapsedpodcast@gmail.com</a> or at <a href="http://www.lapsedpodcast.com" rel="nofollow">www.lapsedpodcast.com</a> or call us and leave a message at 505-6-LAPSED.</li><li>Follow us on Twitter (<a href="http://twitter.com/lapsedpodcast" rel="nofollow">@lapsedpodcast</a>) Instagram (<a href="http://instagram.com/lapsedpodcast" rel="nofollow">@lapsedpodcast</a>) and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Lapsed-Podcast-107246274916193" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a>.</li><li>Subscribe. Rate. Review. Tell your friends!</li></ul>

Moon Bishops And Other Actual Headlines

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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 <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/andhersaints" rel="nofollow">“And Her Saints”</a>, 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: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/andhersaints/?hl=en" rel="nofollow">@andhersaints</a>twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/idkwhosdani" rel="nofollow">@idkwhosdani </a>tumblr: <a href="https://www.tumblr.com/login_required/and-her-saints" rel="nofollow">and-her-saints </a> Collection Basket: <a href="https://www.artforaid.ca/" rel="nofollow">Art for Aid</a> <ul><li>Share your stories, thoughts, and questions with us at <a href="mailto:lapsedpodcast@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">lapsedpodcast@gmail.com</a> or at <a href="http://www.lapsedpodcast.com" rel="nofollow">www.lapsedpodcast.com</a> or call us and leave a message at 505-6-LAPSED.</li><li>Follow us on Twitter (<a href="http://twitter.com/lapsedpodcast" rel="nofollow">@lapsedpodcast</a>) Instagram (<a href="http://instagram.com/lapsedpodcast" rel="nofollow">@lapsedpodcast</a>) and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Lapsed-Podcast-107246274916193" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a>.</li><li>Subscribe. Rate. Review. Tell your friends!</li></ul>

Queer. Catholic. Artist: A Conversation with Dani of "And Her Saints"

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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&#39;s Day.  There’s also some deer-related pagan-esque magicky stuff which they totally did not expect. #themoreyouknow 🌈 🍀🦌Links:<a href="https://www.losangelesblade.com/2023/02/03/rabbi-11-year-old-son-testify-against-anti-trans-legislation/" rel="nofollow">Rabbi &amp; 11-year-old son testify against anti-trans legislation</a><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2016/10/02/world/pope-transgender-comments/index.html" rel="nofollow">Francis on his BS about “idiolotical colonization” and transgender identity</a><a href="https://www.ncronline.org/news/denver-area-catholic-women-say-priest-denied-them-communion-over-rainbow-masks?fbclid=IwAR2GXfxb9ekwHaJM4XjtQQpVx8CjZ2kQ0-bo8yUNDCnNbET5MOqxVZhf0cA" rel="nofollow">Denver-area Catholic women say priest denied them Communion over rainbow masks</a><a href="https://www.theonion.com/pope-francis-career-retrospective-1850219450?fbclid=IwAR29wZ9fkSg5zCAPkrbrQTQIXlT_qMk1xDYIKVV4ZkNmdJJq_GxC3RJZ8Nc" rel="nofollow">The Onion’s Pope Review</a><a href="https://www.history.com/news/st-patricks-day-myths-debunked" rel="nofollow">Saint Patrick Myths Debunked</a><a href="https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2022/03/16/saint-patrick-jim-mcdermott-legends-242615" rel="nofollow">More Saint Patrick Stuff</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cp3uU-pP0yI/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY%3D" rel="nofollow">Divesting from Whiteness: The Irish &amp; St. Patrick’s Day</a> Collection Basket: <ul><li><a href="https://www.wecaretn.org/" rel="nofollow">We Care Tennessee</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Share your stories, thoughts, and questions with us at <a href="mailto:lapsedpodcast@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">lapsedpodcast@gmail.com</a> or at <a href="http://www.lapsedpodcast.com" rel="nofollow">www.lapsedpodcast.com</a> or call us and leave a message at 505-6-LAPSED.</li><li>Follow us on Twitter (<a href="http://twitter.com/lapsedpodcast" rel="nofollow">@lapsedpodcast</a>) Instagram (<a href="http://instagram.com/lapsedpodcast" rel="nofollow">@lapsedpodcast</a>) and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Lapsed-Podcast-107246274916193" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a>.</li><li>Subscribe. Rate. Review. Tell your friends!</li></ul>

Saint Patrick, patron saint of...shapeshifting?

A Podcast About Growing Up Catholic

Anne and Stephanie are friends, former coworkers, theatre artists and educators. They were also both raised Catholic. Join them as they compare notes on their respective Catholic upbringings.