Disclaimers & Fact Checks:

This introductory episode serves as a conversational, casual introduction to Luke and Lauren. Future episodes will be more organized by topic.

This episode was recorded in June of 2025. Since then, Luke was married in August and Carlo Acutis was canonized by Pope Leo XIV on September 9th.

From about 34-50 minutes, Luke’s neighbor can be heard doing yard work.

53:49 – St. John Paul II’s (Karol Wojtyla) doctoral thesis Faith According to St. John of the Cross did focus on Carmelite spirituality. “The holy father, drawing from his study of Carmelite spirituality during his youth as a layman, wrote his doctoral thesis on St. John of the Cross under the direction of Fr. Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange O.P.” (https://stpaulmemphis.com/product/faith-according-to-st-john-of-the-cross-karol-wojtyla/#:~:text=Pope%20Saint%20John%20Paul%20II's,Reginald%20Garrigou%2DLagrange%20O.P.)

Future episodes will be released every two weeks on Friday mornings.

Music: “Morning Light” by Sascha Ende from filmmusic.io.