This episode explores the central themes of Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan, reflecting on the historical reality of the Magdalene Laundries as well as the tension between personal morality and institutional loyalty, and the difficult questions that arise when faith intersects with authority.

I also share reflections from my own experience being raised Catholic and what it has meant to wrestle with belief, doubt, and spiritual autonomy in adulthood — with respect for those who remain devoted and honesty about the questions I'm still grappling with to this day.

This is not an episode about abandoning faith.

It’s about refusing to abandon your conscience.