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Happy feast day to both of our confirmation Saints! Today we dive into the life of St. Francis & the legacy he left behindThank you so much for being here! Follow us @leavelaughlovepod on Instagram and TikTok and join ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠our Patreon community⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to stay up to date! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Order a candle here!

Join us for our thoughts on Chapters 1 & 2 of the YOUCATThank you so much for being here! Follow us @leavelaughlovepod on Instagram and TikTok and join ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠our Patreon community⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to stay up to date!⁠⁠⁠⁠Order a candle here!

"The Great Controversy" by Ellen White showed up on Veronica's doorstep... and we have thoughts⁠⁠⁠Order a candle here!

Join us as we talk through the chaos of the week & all the tangents it brought us on

As Carlos Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati join the ranks of Catholic Saints, we discuss what all goes into the making of one

Join us as we reflect on the life & legacy of Dr. James Dobson

Shiny Happy People season one had a huge impact on our deconstruction... but season two feels even more relevant. Join us as we deep dive on the parallels to the Catholic conference world

Leave Laugh Love turned one! Join us as we reflect on all the things we learned in our first year of building this podcast

In this episode, we’re diving into Hallow— the Catholic meditation and prayer app. We talk about its features, the celebs involved, some of the controversy around monetizing prayer, and how it unexpectedly led us down a rabbit hole of QAnon, Catholic influencers, and Jim Caviezel.

Bill from the Morally Offensive podcast joins us to share his story of exiting the Church and the bizarre masculinity standards that pushed him over the edgeMorally Offensive Podcast⁠⁠Order a candle here!

In this episode, we trace the rise of Fr. Mike Schmitz — from campus minister to internet sensation. Have a little crazy red string moment with us while we talk media strategy, charismatic conference culture, and how everything somehow comes back to teleology & vibes.⁠Order a candle here!

In this episode, we tackle the weird world of Catholic sex rules straight from church documents and encyclicals. From NFP to PIV, we break down the doctrine's wildest regulationsOrder a candle here!

What do we mean when we talk about culty/fundie/high-control Catholicism? Join us as we break down the BITE model of authoritarian control & the mind games that can make certain Catholic communities more than a little bit culty

Kevin Nontradicath joins us to talk about growing up FSSP, young earth creationism, teleology, eucharistic miracles, and how researching the faith led him out of it. ⁠Kevin's Youtube⁠Thank you so much for being here! Follow us @leavelaughlovepod on Instagram and TikTok and join ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠our Patreon community⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to stay up to date!

A gay ex-Catholic and an ex-gay Christian walk into a bar... Join me as I chat with Garrett about faith, queerness, and all the messy stuff in between. We dive into our complicated feelings about the church, how psychology and spirituality mix, why talking about queerness and mental health is so hard, and maintaining mutual respect across deeply different beliefs

Charlotte was once the pro-life movement's poster child-- a young survivor of sexual assault who wanted to carry her baby to term. As a child, her story was exploited by the movement to further the push for extreme anti-abortion policy. As she grew and evolved, her opinions on policy became more complex, and eventually led her to quietly step back from the movement. When she found herself considering abortion as an adult, former friends from the movement filed a fraudulent affidavit in an attempt to prevent her from attending her appointment. Charlotte's story is one I wish she didn't have to tell, but a deeply important one nonetheless. She speaks to the exploitation of minors and vulnerable communities within the pro-life movement, and the extreme lengths they will go to if you attempt to leave. Charlotte's InstagramCharlotte's Substack

Saint Sydney-- patron of swear slaps, purity culture, and comedy. Join us for this deep dive on her Catholic story.Thank you so much for being here! Follow us @leavelaughlovepod on Instagram and TikTok and join ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠our Patreon community⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (free or paid) to stay up to date!Syd's InstagramFun in ModerationSaint Sydney in ChicagoBuy a Saint Sydney Medal

Today we're diving into The Catholic Girl's Guide to Sex... and it had some unexpected plot twistsThank you so much for being here! Follow us @leavelaughlovepod on Instagram and TikTok and join ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠our Patreon community⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (free or paid) to stay up to date!

Our Lady of All Nations has an offer you can't refuse-- all you have to do is declare a fifth Marian dogma naming her coredemptrix, mediatrix of all grace, and advocate. If you don't... she'll burn you to the ground. Sounds great right? Join us as we deep dive on this fun little apparition that was approved, then disapproved, then approved again... in Japan?Thank you so much for being here! Follow us @leavelaughlovepod on Instagram and TikTok and join ⁠⁠⁠⁠our Patreon community⁠⁠⁠⁠ (free or paid) to stay up to date!

Bishop Barron was recently appointed to Trump's Commission for Religious Liberty. Dive down the rabbit hole of tweets, blog posts, and interviews with us as we discuss the Christian nationalism of it allThank you so much for being here! Follow us @leavelaughlovepod on Instagram and TikTok and join ⁠⁠⁠our Patreon community⁠⁠⁠ (free or paid) to stay up to date!Links:https://www.wordonfire.org/articles/barron/my-experience-of-the-synod/https://www.wordonfire.org/articles/despite-the-efforts-of-the-modern-project-there-is-no-secular/https://www.facebook.com/BishopRobertBarron/videos/friends-as-i-reflect-on-my-extraordinary-experience-in-washington-id-like-to-sha/502815232629275/https://www.facebook.com/reel/1366401441353440https://x.com/BishopBarron/status/1918002518333735394https://www.instagram.com/reel/C3s7pOHPwRb/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGVomF3MNI8https://youtu.be/xHRyn1O2oxs?si=YeDUodgnuhLcA3GXhttps://youtu.be/XULEzTUua8U?si=lf7YwIODAn949DWvhttps://www.heritage.org/conservatism/commentary/the-dog-whistle-christian-nationalism?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=10679077640&gbraid=0AAAAACfelfwja4YpZlHFwxVtExG-rWuR1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwoZbBBhDCARIsAOqMEZWcPo-RLetZ1B2Q3k8cxl3BR2i5kFeUCD9SqrsWO27kL9qDa8bvcgYaAoGlEALw_wcBhttps://www.christiansagainstchristiannationalism.org/faqs