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. LINKS Britt’s upcoming NYC show on 11/15 Adorable photos of Britt’s Communion Want to watch...

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. LINKS Juan’s insta 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 [email protected] or at www.lapsedpodcast.com or call...

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. LINKS Kelli’s website Kelli’s storytelling series, Queer Memoir The Turning Podcast The documentary video about Kelli’s life as a sister Want to watch the full...

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. LINKS See a photo of Father Anne’s adorable senior pups, Lucky, Rocky, Dexter and Bandit! Father Anne’s Celebration of Life Liturgy for an Animal Companion WE HAVE PATREON! http://www.patreon.com/LapsedPodcast Share your stories,...

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! LINKS The 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...

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...

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...

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.net LINKS: Trans identity and the brain Sydney Sweeny and her grandmas and scary dress CONNECT: WE HAVE PATREON! ...

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...

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...

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...

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 [email protected] or at www.lapsedpodcast.com or call us...

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...

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...

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...

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 Response CONNECT: WE HAVE PATREON!  http://www.patreon.com/LapsedPodcast Share your stories, thoughts, and questions with us at...

::::::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 [email protected]...

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...

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...

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! LINKS Baltimore Archdiocese Files for BankruptcyHelp!  My Priest Told Me He’s Leaving His Priesthood For Me.Having Nun of ItPope...

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 Outreach WE LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU! Share your stories, thoughts, and questions with us at [email protected] or at www.lapsedpodcast.com or call us and leave a message at...

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...

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 Portugal UPDATED info on Sisters of...