The Conjuring 2 (2016): Para‑Complicated & Still Choosing Charity

In this episode, Jamie and Ryan (and Ed and Loraine) crack open The Conjuring 2 — not just as a horror film, but as a mirror for belief, partnership, and the strange ways our lives rhyme with the stories we love. We talk about the Warrens on screen versus the Warrens in real life, the almost‑meeting with Patrick Wilson that still lives rent‑free in our minds, and how growing up Catholic leaves a permanent soft spot (or soft terror) for nuns who shouldn’t be in the hallway.This conversation drifts between the paranormal and the deeply human: what we believe, why we believe it, and how those beliefs shift as our visions and goals evolve. We explore the importance of helping others, the “live and let live” ethic that guides both our work and our relationships, and the quiet parallel love story between us and the fictional Warrens — devotion, flexibility, and the willingness to face the dark together.And yes, we also talk about why The Conjuring 2 still hits: the jump scares, the atmosphere, the charm of the cinematic Warrens, and the way Valak taps into a very specific Catholic childhood dread.