Catholic in a Small Town

Pacem in Terris Retreat Center

Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey

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Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee

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Theme song by Mary Bragg.

CST #786: My Cup Runneth Over

Mon, 23 Mar 2026 11:01:00 +0000

The Barrons have a great trip to Scranton to see Jude, Crime 101 is way better than expected while Parenthood and Hope Floats are still better than most of the award winners at the Oscars. In Catholic Stuff, Katherine recommends reading up on the temperaments as an aid to grow in virtue.

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Books:

Read along with Mac - Theology for Beginners by Frank Sheed

Other great stuff we like:

Pacem in Terris Retreat Center

Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey

Our libsyn page where you can find all our old episodes

Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee

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Theme song by Mary Bragg.

Our other show: Spoiled! with Mac and Katherine

CST #785: It's a Girl!

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 01:00:00 +0000

As we deal with erosion issues our new grandbaby arrives. Master Minds kept us tickled and Katherine implores everyone on both sides of the liturgical isle to approach conversations with charity.

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Books:

Read along with Mac - The Restoration of Christian Culture by John Senior

Other great stuff we like:

Pacem in Terris Retreat Center

Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey

Our libsyn page where you can find all our old episodes

Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee

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Theme song by Mary Bragg.

CST #784: Is it Acedia or Effiminancy?

Sat, 28 Feb 2026 17:11:00 +0000

Kat has the laziest of lazy Sundays, Mac picks up another trivia show, The Roofman tells a bonkers story, and we discuss tackling sloth this Lent..

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Books:

Read along with Mac - The Restoration of Christian Culture by John Senior

Other great stuff we like:

Pacem in Terris Retreat Center

Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey

Our libsyn page where you can find all our old episodes

Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee

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Theme song by Mary Bragg.

Our other show: Spoiled! with Mac and Katherine

CST #783: Letter from Hell

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 11:37:00 +0000

Kat heads to Richmond to see Jude's rugby game, Eternity works as a date night movie, and Katherine reads us a letter from hell as we urge you to make room in your life for silence.

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Books:

Read along with Mac - The Restoration of Christian Culture by John Senior

Other great stuff we like:

Pacem in Terris Retreat Center

Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey

Our libsyn page where you can find all our old episodes

Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee

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Theme song by Mary Bragg.

CST #782: It's Not "Subversive"

Sat, 07 Feb 2026 14:16:00 +0000

The Barrons survive 2 winter storms in as many weeks, Wild Mountain Thyme still delivers whimsical heartwarming moments, and we encourage you to leverage Septuagesima as we head toward lent.

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Books:

Read along with Mac - Moby Dick

Other great stuff we like:

Pacem in Terris Retreat Center

Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey

Our libsyn page where you can find all our old episodes

Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee

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Theme song by Mary Bragg.

Our other show: Spoiled! with Mac and Katherine

CST #781: Neutered Prayer

Thu, 22 Jan 2026 21:17:00 +0000

Jude is back in Pennsylvania, our attic space is WAY more organized now, Greenland Migration is almost a great movie, and why does Hollywood neuter prayers?

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Books:

Read along with Mac - Moby Dick

Other great stuff we like:

Pacem in Terris Retreat Center

Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey

Our libsyn page where you can find all our old episodes

Other stuff our family does:

Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee

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Theme song by Mary Bragg.

CST #780: Emotional HVAC Rollercoaster

Tue, 13 Jan 2026 04:17:00 +0000

It's a new year! The Barrons round out Christmas with a trip to Mac's mom's house, and all our HVAC systems are apparently functioning as intended fo r the first time ever. Task is one of the best shows we've seen in a long time, and we sort of look back over the year in our spiritual lives.

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Pacem in Terris Retreat Center

Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey

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Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee

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Theme song by Mary Bragg.

CST #779: Midgets from the East

Fri, 02 Jan 2026 15:03:00 +0000

All about the Barron family Christmas, Song Sung Blue is a non-nihilistic story about love, marriage, and the healing power of Neil Diamond. In Catholic Stuff, we talk about one of our faith's many paradoxes: the attainment of everything through sacrifice.

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Books:

Read along with Mac -

Other great stuff we like:

Pacem in Terris Retreat Center

Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey

Our libsyn page where you can find all our old episodes

Other stuff our family does:

Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee

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Theme song by Mary Bragg.

CST #778: Contrivances

Wed, 24 Dec 2025 13:15:00 +0000

Jude is back home, Colby stops by, Love at First Sight offers non-cynical feels, and we unpack the good and the bad in Wake Up Dead Man.

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Books:

Read along with Mac -

Other great stuff we like:

Its OK to Be Catholic

Pacem in Terris Retreat Center

Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey

Our libsyn page where you can find all our old episodes

Other stuff our family does:

Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee

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Theme song by Mary Bragg.

CST #777: Flabbslabb

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 20:09:00 +0000

Mac heads out of town as Kat babysits, Materialists is NOT a romantic comedy, Worst Christmas Pageant Ever is a new holiday classic, and we wonder at the remarkable nature of the ripples we make throughout others' lives.

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Books:

Read along with Mac - A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

Other great stuff we like:

Pacem in Terris Retreat Center

Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey

Our libsyn page where you can find all our old episodes

Other stuff our family does:

Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee

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Theme song by Mary Bragg.

CST #776: Advent Misery (Poor Us)

Wed, 10 Dec 2025 15:45:00 +0000

Between Mac's cold, the miserable weather, and trying to get tradesmen to finish their work, Mac & Kat are wallowing a little in self-pity. Pluribus is mysteriously compelling, and we parce out all the problematic pieces of a debate on designer babies.

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Books:

Read along with Mac - A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

Other great stuff we like:

Pacem in Terris Retreat Center

Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey

Our libsyn page where you can find all our old episodes

Other stuff our family does:

Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee

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Theme song by Mary Bragg.

CST #775: The Britta of Oz

Tue, 02 Dec 2025 18:59:00 +0000

Jude is back in town for a huge Thanksgiving, the basement never ends, Wicked 2 is not great, and we talk about the spiritual ramifications of The Biggest Loser.

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Books:

Read along with Mac - Current book is Moby Dick by Herman Melville

Other great stuff we like:

Pacem in Terris Retreat Center

Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey

Our libsyn page where you can find all our old episodes

Other stuff our family does:

Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee

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Theme song by Mary Bragg.

CST #774: Red Headed Head Rolling

Wed, 19 Nov 2025 18:13:00 +0000

We stumble on the best little English pub while Mac is at the GaETC, Sam & Mena are moved downstairs, Pluribus is worth looking into, and we let you guys see our struggles with our different levels of concern about the state of the Church today.

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Books:

Greg's Book: https://sophiainstitute.com/?product=god-doesnt-hate-me-after-all

Other great stuff we like:

Pacem in Terris Retreat Center

Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey

Our libsyn page where you can find all our old episodes

Other stuff our family does:

Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee

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Theme song by Mary Bragg.

CST #773: The Eew of it All

Sun, 09 Nov 2025 22:53:00 +0000

You won't believe which part of our freezer died, we had a great weekend camping down at GLS. Rogue Heroes delivers rogue heroics, and serves up our Catholic Stuff topic.

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Greg's Book: https://sophiainstitute.com/?product=god-doesnt-hate-me-after-all

Pelican + : https://www.pelicanplus.com/

Other great stuff we like:

Pacem in Terris Retreat Center

Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey

Our libsyn page where you can find all our old episodes

Other stuff our family does:

Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee

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Theme song by Mary Bragg.

CST #772: Self-Imposed Waterboarding

Mon, 27 Oct 2025 18:31:00 +0000

The extended warranty on our fridge runs out one month before it stops working, Mac has a cold and doesn't think House of Dynamite is all that…dynamite and Katherine reminds every good Catholic why they should be fasting on Friday.

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Movies/Books: The Order House of Dynamite Nobody Wants This (non-recommendation) Childhood's End by Author C. Clarke

Other great stuff we like:

Pacem in Terris Retreat Center

Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey

Our libsyn page where you can find all our old episodes

Other stuff our family does:

Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee

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Theme song by Mary Bragg.

CST #771: Ontological Opining

Thu, 16 Oct 2025 13:57:00 +0000

Mac & Katherine become grandparents! Tron Ares is terrible. The Haunting of Hill House is worth your time. And we reflect on the difference in our being since baby Alex arrived.

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Books:

Read along with Mac -

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Pacem in Terris Retreat Center

Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey

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Other stuff our family does:

Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee

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Theme song by Mary Bragg.

CST #770: The New Normal

Sat, 11 Oct 2025 21:56:00 +0000

Sam and Mena moved in while we were at The Pig Dance; Big, Bold, Beautiful Journey charms, Mac is inflicting the sound of a concertina on the neighborhood, and Katherine is appalled by what she sees in Swiped.

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Books:

Read along with Mac -

Other great stuff we like:

Pacem in Terris Retreat Center

Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey

Our libsyn page where you can find all our old episodes

Other stuff our family does:

Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee

Find us on our website

Theme song by Mary Bragg.

CST #769: How many Drugged Mules?

Thu, 18 Sep 2025 22:08:00 +0000

Mac & Kat lead our boring lives…unlike Charlie Sheen or the characters in Netflix's Untamed. Then we talk about the remarkable life of Charlie Kirk and how we want our children remembered.

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Pacem in Terris Retreat Center

Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey

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Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee

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Theme song by Mary Bragg.

CST #768: When the Worst Part is Your Title Character

Fri, 12 Sep 2025 19:23:00 +0000

Mac goes down to South GA, we get to be part of a family friend's wedding celebration, we talk way too much about Alien Earth, and we marvel at the ripples of espousing the good, true, and beautiful.

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Books:

Read along with Mac - Exogenesis by Peco Gaskovki

Other great stuff we like:

Pacem in Terris Retreat Center

Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey

Our libsyn page where you can find all our old episodes

Other stuff our family does:

Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee

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Theme song by Mary Bragg.

CST #767: Discovered Pilgrimage

Sat, 30 Aug 2025 14:15:00 +0000

Mac makes a substantial investment in his woodshop, Kat delivers Jude to Gregs and stumbles onto a pilgrimage, and Kat recommends Persuasion as an introduction to Jane Austin.

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Books:

Read along with Mac - Exogenesis by Peco Gaskovski

Other great stuff we like:

Pacem in Terris Retreat Center

Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey

Our libsyn page where you can find all our old episodes

Other stuff our family does:

Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee

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Theme song by Mary Bragg.

CST #766: Like Neo on Skis

Thu, 14 Aug 2025 18:57:00 +0000

Jude learns to ski, Katherine has a ton of fun on a water slide, Klarkson's Farm is like comfort food, and Mac has strong feelings about men wearing toenail polish.

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Books:

The Harrows of Spring by James Kunstler

Exogenisis by Peco Gaskovski

Read along with Mac - The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Other great stuff we like:

Pacem in Terris Retreat Center

Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey

Our libsyn page where you can find all our old episodes

Other stuff our family does:

Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee

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Theme song by Mary Bragg.

CST #765: Cardinal Sarah's the Worst

Fri, 01 Aug 2025 12:39:00 +0000

All the women in the Barron family get a boat outing for their birthday, Fantastic Four is a great summer time flic to help you beat the heat, and Cardinal Sarah conspires with St. Anne to make Katherine ask some big questions.

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Pacem in Terris Retreat Center

Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey

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Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee

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Theme song by Mary Bragg.

CST #764: Exceedingly Unpleasant

Thu, 24 Jul 2025 18:30:00 +0000

Jude is off ant camps and retreats, Kat & Jennifer have a girls' camping trip, and Mac has been watching too much. Greg duped me into seeing a horrible move…well not really. Also, spoiler: cell phones are the worst!

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Pacem in Terris Retreat Center

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Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee

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Theme song by Mary Bragg.

CST #763: Keep Down the Crazy

Tue, 15 Jul 2025 14:16:00 +0000

Basement chaos is starting to get to Mac, Katherine loses a beloved cousin, and why you should always have a pocket knife on you. Superman is some pretty wonky fun, and 28 Years Later is some pretty disturbing madness. We piggyback on last week's Catholic Stuff segment by noting how God once again nudges us toward grace-filled encounters.

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Pacem in Terris Retreat Center

Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey

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Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee

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Theme song by Mary Bragg.

CST #762: Is it a Miracle or is it just Miraculous?

Sat, 05 Jul 2025 14:57:00 +0000

Mac & Kat play host to the whole family in an Airbnb in historic Brunswick, GA. F1: The Movie does not disappoint, and we discuss supernatural moments of grace in the context of a "chance" encounter.

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Books:

Read along with Mac - Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain

Other great stuff we like:

Pacem in Terris Retreat Center

Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey

Our libsyn page where you can find all our old episodes

Other stuff our family does:

Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee

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Theme song by Mary Bragg.

CST #761: Ducks in a Row

Fri, 20 Jun 2025 21:30:00 +0000

Mac & Katherine are a little stressed out over lining up all the stars for the basement refinish, Kari-Lin brings (half of) her crew for a fun visit, Deep Cover on Prime is a fun take on the British crime story, and Mac is reminded (yet again) just how far away from sainthood he is by the simplest of things.

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Books:

Read along with Mac - Pirate Latitudes by Michael Crichton

Other great stuff we like:

Pacem in Terris Retreat Center

Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey

Our libsyn page where you can find all our old episodes

Other stuff our family does:

Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee

The Kindling Cracker at Amazon

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Theme song by Mary Bragg.

CST #760: Hebridean or Hebridian?

Sat, 14 Jun 2025 14:28:00 +0000

Mac, Kat & Jude head to Blakely. Mac starts demolishing part of the deck, and Kat is loving her book club. We revisit some old action classics and a new sci-fi comedy, and Katherine speaks at a homeschooling conference about the seeds we plant at home.

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Pacem in Terris Retreat Center

Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey

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Other stuff our family does:

Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee

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Theme song by Mary Bragg.

CST #759: MI-8 is Enough

Tue, 03 Jun 2025 13:21:00 +0000

Mac & Kat head to PA to pick up Jude, Ethan Hunt has a savior complex in Mission: Impossible The Final Reckoning, and we discuss generalational generosity as we enter yet another new stage in life.

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Pacem in Terris Retreat Center

Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey

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Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee

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Theme song by Mary Bragg.

CST #758: Granny Tats

Wed, 28 May 2025 15:27:00 +0000

Kat gets a haircut and is all "work, work, work." Mac finishes up the school year, we are STILL looking for a car, and we will soon have two of our sons back in the nest. In preparation for the new Mission Impossible movie coming out, we revisit MI:2, MI:3 and MI:4. Last but not least, a lack of relationship in real life can lead to devastating online consequences (not for us) - no click bait here.

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Other great stuff we like:

Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey

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Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee

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Theme song by Mary Bragg.

CST #757: Mustard in the Sink

Thu, 22 May 2025 21:58:00 +0000

Mac may being going senile, Mother's Day birdfeedery, and we had an earthquake! On Stranger Tides is a better book than movie, King Lear is better than Katherine expected, and we delve back into Captain America Civil War to revel in the archetypes.

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Books:

Read along with Mac -

Other great stuff we like:

Pacem in Terris Retreat Center

Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey

Our libsyn page where you can find all our old episodes

Other stuff our family does:

Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee

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Theme song by Mary Bragg.

CST #756: Catholicing

Tue, 13 May 2025 21:18:00 +0000

Jude is home for a quick confirmation weekend, Mac puts in composting partly because we watched Lunatic Farmer, Free Guy taps into some deeper ideas and you may not have noticed, but we have a new pope!

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Books:

Read along with Mac - On Stranger Tides by Tim Powers

Other great stuff we like:

Pacem in Terris Retreat Center

Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey

Our libsyn page where you can find all our old episodes

Other stuff our family does:

Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee

Find us on our website

Theme song by Mary Bragg.

CST #755: John Williams: The Soundtrack of Our Childhood

Thu, 08 May 2025 00:43:00 +0000

Mac plays Mr. Handyman while Kat goes camping with the girls, docs on Disney+ have been keeping us entertained. And we remember Pope Francis.

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Books:

Read along with Mac -

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Pacem in Terris Retreat Center

Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey

Our libsyn page where you can find all our old episodes

Other stuff our family does:

Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee

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Theme song by Mary Bragg.

CST #754: Basil Pendergast Was Here?

Wed, 23 Apr 2025 03:51:00 +0000

Mac & Kat go on a long tangent about fasting, A Complete Unknown isn't a complete failure, Daredevil Born Again, breaks Mac's heart like a bad guy's leg, and Kat buys an old book that we could all stand to read more from.

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Books:

The complete Guide to Fasting by Jason Fung

The Obesity Code by Jason Fung

Read along with Mac - St. Francis of Asisi by GK Chesterton

Other great stuff we like:

Pacem in Terris Retreat Center

Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey

Our libsyn page where you can find all our old episodes

Other stuff our family does:

Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee

Find us on our website

Theme song by Mary Bragg.

CST #753: Buttons Aren't Toys

Mon, 14 Apr 2025 14:14:00 +0000

Mac & Kat go to FDR State Park for Spring Break, we go down a supplemental rabbit hole, Robin Hood Prince of Thieves is still great, and in Catholic Stuff we take on fasting.

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Books:

Read along with Mac - The Everlasting Man by G.K. Chesterton

Other great stuff we like:

Pacem in Terris Retreat Center

Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey

Our libsyn page where you can find all our old episodes

Other stuff our family does:

Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee

Find us on our website

Theme song by Mary Bragg.

CST #752: Pickleball…Instead of Reading

Mon, 31 Mar 2025 21:31:00 +0000

Mac has a busy week full of work parties, trivia hosting, and tennis matches. Kat HATES looking for cars. Not much has been that entertaining. And how relationships are far more important than things.

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Books:

Read along with Mac - St. Francis of Assisi by G.K. Chesterton

Other great stuff we like:

Pacem in Terris Retreat Center

Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey

Our libsyn page where you can find all our old episodes

Other stuff our family does:

Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee

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Theme song by Mary Bragg.

CST # 751: Volume of Hemina

Mon, 24 Mar 2025 21:44:00 +0000

Mac is back from retreat, and we are spending money on house repairs, almost all of our watching lets us down, and why can't Jesus just be clearer?

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Books:

Read along with Mac - St. Francis of Assisi by G.K. Chesterton

Movies:

Riddick

Waitress

Aaron Webber: Signature Dish on YouTube: https://www.notion.so/CST-751-Volume-of-Hemina-1c0edffb2d6780f3bc73c2c73417c6e1?pvs=4#1c0edffb2d6780bd901efcae4e04933e

Other great stuff we like:

Pacem in Terris Retreat Center

Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey

Our libsyn page where you can find all our old episodes

Other stuff our family does:

Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee

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Theme song by Mary Bragg.

CST #750: You've Been Lied To

Thu, 13 Mar 2025 13:33:00 +0000

Jude is home for his birthday, Gladiator II is an epic disappointment, The Resort is a welcomed surprise, and you've been lied to about the natural order of relationships… and it matters.

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Pacem in Terris Retreat Center

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Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee

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Theme song by Mary Bragg.

CST #749: JPD

Sun, 09 Mar 2025 07:08:00 +0000

The Barron house plays host to nieces, House of David is pretty good, A Real Pain is just fine, and Kat walks us through her thoughts on Conclave.

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Books:

Read along with Mac - The Everlasting Man

Other great stuff we like:

Pacem in Terris Retreat Center

Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey

Our libsyn page where you can find all our old episodes

Other stuff our family does:

Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee

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Theme song by Mary Bragg.

CST #748: Retreat!

Fri, 28 Feb 2025 17:17:00 +0000

A neighborhood is going up next to ours, local beef is the best, Nosferatu is just as disturbing as you've heard, and we talk about deliberate discernment of your Lenten practice.

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Books:

Read along with Mac - The Everlasting Man by GK Chesterton

Other great stuff we like:

Pacem in Terris Retreat Center

Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey

Our libsyn page where you can find all our old episodes

Other stuff our family does:

Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee

Find us on our website

Theme song by Mary Bragg.

CST #747: ENS, a Self-Diagnosis

Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:49:00 +0000

The benches are done! Mac & Kat make a delivery to Swaisboro, catch lunch with old friends, Tenet is impenetrable, The Gorge is just right, Mac doesn't get Man Who was Thursday, and sometimes it's good to inspect the landscape of our faith.

Our locals page is now accepting subscriptions! Move over from Patreon so more of your tips go to us and not Apple.

Other great stuff we like:

Pacem in Terris Retreat Center

Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey

Our libsyn page where you can find all our old episodes

Other stuff our family does:

Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee

Find us on our website

Theme song by Mary Bragg.

CST #746: Everything Hurts

Mon, 10 Feb 2025 18:40:00 +0000

Mac & Kat are both in need of ibuprofen, after cleaning out the garage, Mac watches a whole bunch of TV, and Kat walks us through the existential, philosophical poetry of True Detective Season 1.

Our locals page is now accepting subscriptions! Move over from Patreon so more of your tips go to us and not Apple.

Books:

Read along with Mac - Current book is The Man Who was Thursday by GK Chesterton

I'm almost done with this one so get your emails in about it and we can talk about it on our next show.

Other great stuff we like:

Pacem in Terris Retreat Center

Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey

Our libsyn page where you can find all our old episodes

Other stuff our family does:

Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee

Find us on our website

Theme song by Mary Bragg.

CST #745: LoQuisha, the Space Vampire

Fri, 31 Jan 2025 13:29:00 +0000

Mac & Kat are still settling into the new empty nest routine, no stellar movies but Carry-On is pretty good, folks are moving over to locals, and Katherine sees WAY more problems in Balthazar than Mac does.

Read along with Mac - Current book is Orthodoxy by GK Chesterton

I'm almost done with this one so get your emails in about it and we can talk about it on our next show.

Other great stuff we like:

Pacem in Terris Retreat Center

Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey

Our libsyn page where you can find all our old episodes

Other stuff our family does:

Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee

Find us on our website

Theme song by Mary Bragg.

CST #744: More Cowbell!

Thu, 23 Jan 2025 16:27:00 +0000

Kat & her siblings clean out the last attic space in the family house, Mac watches depressing movies all alone, and it's crazy cold here in the South.

Our locals page is now accepting subscriptions! Move over from Patreon so more of your tips go to us and not Apple.

Books:

Read along with Mac - Current book is Orthodoxy by G.K. Chesterton. I'd love to hear your thoughts and for you to help me unpack old GKC.

Other great stuff we like:

Pacem in Terris Retreat Center

Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey

Our libsyn page where you can find all our old episodes

Other stuff our family does:

Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee

Find us on our website

Theme song by Mary Bragg.

CST #743: Snow Day!

Wed, 15 Jan 2025 19:00:00 +0000

Most of the chickens come home to roost for a snow day, Fandor Nodor takes on a big topic, and listening to the Holy Spirit can lead to small consolations or big life changes.

Our locals page is now accepting subscriptions! Move over from Patreon so more of your tips go to us and not Apple.

https://catholicinasmalltown.locals.com/

Books:

Read along with Mac - Current book is The Apostle of Common Sense by Dale Alquist.

I'm almost done with this one so get your emails in about it and we can talk about it on our next show.

Other great stuff we like:

Pacem in Terris Retreat Center

Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey

Our libsyn page where you can find all our old episodes

Other stuff our family does:

Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee

Find us on our website

Theme song by Mary Bragg.

CST #742: 20+C+M+B+25

Mon, 13 Jan 2025 16:33:00 +0000

Jude logistics, a low-key New Year, an Epiphany party and a first time ever Epiphany home blessing at the Barron's. Also, we look back over our entertainment consumption for 2024 and talk about our top (and bottom picks)

Our locals page is now accepting subscriptions! Move over from Patreon so more of your tips go to us and not Apple.

https://catholicinasmalltown.locals.com/

Books:

Read along with Mac - Current book is The Apostle of Common Sense by Dale Alquist.

I'm almost done with this one so get your emails in about it and we can talk about it on our next show.

Other great stuff we like:

Pacem in Terris Retreat Center

Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey

Our libsyn page where you can find all our old episodes

Other stuff our family does:

Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee

The Liturgical Year by Dom Prosper Gueranger

Find us on our website

Theme song by Mary Bragg.

CST #741: A Griswold-level Situation

Mon, 30 Dec 2024 19:29:00 +0000

It's a different Christmas for the Barrons as we get used to empty nesting, we take a trip to South GA, Homestead might be the worst movie this year, Locals is coming, and we talk about St. Thomas Becket.

Our locals page:

https://catholicinasmalltown.locals.com

Books:

Movies & TV:

Homestead

8-bit Christmas

Other great stuff we like:

Pacem in Terris Retreat Center

Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey

Our libsyn page where you can find all our old episodes

Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee

Find us on our website

Theme song by Mary Bragg.

Our other show: Spoiled! with Mac and Katherine

CST #740: Homesteading Cocktails

Sat, 21 Dec 2024 01:21:00 +0000

Lots of plaid, pipes, and John Senior talk at the Liturgy of the Land conference, Red One has remarkable heart, and conversion today is going to come from our story and our lives.

Voyage to Alpha Centauri by Michael O'Brien

Movies & TV:

Red One

Books:

Other great stuff we like:

Pacem in Terris Retreat Center

Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey

Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee

Our libsyn page where you can find all our old episodes

Find us on our website

Theme song by Mary Bragg.

Our other show: Spoiled! with Mac and Katherine

CST #739: He was the Doggiest of Dogs

Thu, 12 Dec 2024 07:34:00 +0000

We say goodbye to our beloved golden retriever, Max. Mac embraces full handimanhood, Fly Me To the Moon is fine, and we wander through the Advent Blues.

Movies & TV:

Nutcrackers

Fly Me to the Moon

Silver Linings Playbook

Ari's pre-advent planner over at The Catholic Printables Club

Use code ADVENT24 for 15% off your entire purchase at checkout.

Ben's short film:

Other great stuff we like:

Pacem in Terris Retreat Center

Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey

Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee

Our libsyn page where you can find all our old episodes

Find us on our website

Theme song by Mary Bragg.

Our other show: Spoiled! with Mac and Katherine

We use Amazon affiliate links. We may get a little kickback if you use the link above to purchase from Amazon.

CST #738: Thanksgiving in a Box

Sun, 01 Dec 2024 04:09:00 +0000

The Barrons call in help for a post-wedding Thanksgiving, the newlyweds show back up, Kat takes in Wicked, and we talk about whether The End of the Affair is catholic literature.

Movies & TV:

Wicked

The Sound of Music

Thelma

Books:

The End of the Affair by Graham Greene

Ari's pre-advent planner over at The Catholic Printables Club

Use code ADVENT24 for 15% off your entire purchase at checkout.

Ben's short film:

Other great stuff we like:

Pacem in Terris Retreat Center

Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey

Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee

Our libsyn page where you can find all our old episodes

Find us on our website

Theme song by Mary Bragg.

Our other show: Spoiled! with Mac and Katherine

CST #737: Bouquet Grenade

Tue, 26 Nov 2024 14:52:00 +0000

Ladies and gentlemen: Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Barron! The kids are married!! All about the mess of family and guests and rehearsals and speeches and logistics. Also, Gladiator and the young couple as archetypes.

Movies & TV:

Gladiator

Ari's pre-advent planner over at The Catholic Printables Club

Use code ADVENT24 for 15% off your entire purchase at checkout.

Ben's short film:

Other great stuff we like:

Pacem in Terris Retreat Center

Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey

Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee

Our libsyn page where you can find all our old episodes

Find us on our website

Theme song by Mary Bragg.

Our other show: Spoiled! with Mac and Katherine

We use Amazon affiliate links. We may get a little kickback if you use the link above to purchase from Amazon.

CST #736: Where's the Remote to my Candles?

Thu, 14 Nov 2024 02:27:00 +0000

Katherine is in charge of the booze for the wedding, Mac gets a taste of the "good" life, Reality Bites actually rules, the Aeneid is crazy violent, and pre-advent slipped right past us…did we mention a wedding coming up?

Movies & TV:

Reality Bites

Books:

The Aeneid by Virgil

Ben's short film:

Other great stuff we like:

Pacem in Terris Retreat Center

Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey

Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee

Our libsyn page where you can find all our old episodes

Find us on our website

Theme song by Mary Bragg.

Our other show: Spoiled! with Mac and Katherine

We use Amazon affiliate links. We may get a little kickback if you use the link above to purchase from Amazon.

CST #735: A Kathrocentric Universe

Thu, 07 Nov 2024 21:11:00 +0000

We get the chance to adult with our adult children, lots of tennis for Mac, and wedding rehearsal prep for Katherine. Nobody Wants This is sharp, A Room with a View is British, and Katherine has some medieval views of our place in the whole grand scheme of things.

Movies & TV:

Nobody Wants This

A Room with a View

Ben's short film:

Other great stuff we like:

Pacem in Terris Retreat Center

Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey

Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee

Our libsyn page where you can find all our old episodes

Find us on our website

Theme song by Mary Bragg.

Our other show: Spoiled! with Mac and Katherine

We use Amazon affiliate links. We may get a little kickback if you use the link above to purchase from Amazon.

CST #734: Draw a Line

Tue, 29 Oct 2024 00:13:00 +0000

The Barrons head to Birmingham to heckle Paul Kingsnorth, Mac finds the best pipe shop ever, Goodbye Christopher Robin fails to endear you to any of the characters, and we talk about ways we can resist the machine in our everyday lives.

Movies & TV:

Fools Rush In

Bad Monkey

Goodbye Christopher Robin

Ben's short film:

Other great stuff we like:

Pacem in Terris Retreat Center

Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey

Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee

Our libsyn page where you can find all our old episodes

Find us on our website

Theme song by Mary Bragg.

Our other show: Spoiled! with Mac and Katherine

We use Amazon affiliate links. We may get a little kickback if you use the link above to purchase from Amazon.

CST #733: A Kegerator Phase

Thu, 17 Oct 2024 20:53:00 +0000

Kat waxes on about her pilgrimage, tis the season for scarier stuff (The Stand, Cloverfield), Mac actually finishes a book, and a listener goes way back in our archives.

Movies & TV:

The Stand (2021)

Cloverfield

Books:

Declare by Tim Powers

Ben's short film:

Other great stuff we like:

Pacem in Terris Retreat Center

Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey

Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee

Our libsyn page where you can find all our old episodes

Find us on our website

Theme song by Mary Bragg.

Our other show: Spoiled! with Mac and Katherine

We use Amazon affiliate links. We may get a little kickback if you use the link above to purchase from Amazon.

CST #732: Cheesy Sugar

Wed, 09 Oct 2024 01:11:00 +0000

Our dogs become those people who send back food at a restaurant, Kat stresses out about upcoming events, Colby takes refuge at our place and Mac takes a big test. Several spooky movies pepper the season and we both are surprised by Surprised by Oxford.

Movies & TV:

The Thing

Salem's Lot (2024)

Frighteners

Surprised by Oxford

Ben's short film:

Other great stuff we like:

Pacem in Terris Retreat Center

Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey

Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee

Our libsyn page where you can find all our old episodes

Find us on our website

Theme song by Mary Bragg.

Our other show: Spoiled! with Mac and Katherine

We use Amazon affiliate links. We may get a little kickback if you use the link above to purchase from Amazon.

CST #731: Most Terrain Vehicle

Tue, 01 Oct 2024 02:51:00 +0000

Mac & Kat cut their camping trip short because of Hurricane Helene. Sam says Halloween is the most boring horror movie he's ever seen, and Mac realizes the moment he no longer has any patience with fold that are not interested in the truth.

Movies & TV:

Death Becomes Her

Halloween

Varsity Blues

The Penguin

Slow Horses

Ben's short film:

Other great stuff we like:

Pacem in Terris Retreat Center

Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey

Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee

Our libsyn page where you can find all our old episodes

Find us on our website

Theme song by Mary Bragg.

Our other show: Spoiled! with Mac and Katherine

We use Amazon affiliate links. We may get a little kickback if you use the link above to purchase from Amazon.

CST #730: Chesterton's Gastronomic Catastrophe

Thu, 19 Sep 2024 01:41:00 +0000

There are more dog woes for the Barrons. One Life is uplifting but boring, and Katherine is getting all up into Benedictine spirituality.

Movies & TV:

One Life (Paramount+)

Palm Springs (Netflix)

The Haunting (Prime)

Ben's short film:

Other great stuff we like:

Pacem in Terris Retreat Center

Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey

Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee

Our libsyn page where you can find all our old episodes

Find us on our website

Theme song by Mary Bragg.

Our other show: Spoiled! with Mac and Katherine

We use Amazon affiliate links. We may get a little kickback if you use the link above to purchase from Amazon.

CST #729: Debatably Awful

Sun, 15 Sep 2024 18:15:00 +0000

Mac & Kat ramble on about 80s TV, Mac gets invited to a debate party, and Max is slowing way down. Kat travels back to Jurassic World, and we discuss spiritual echoes as God's gentle nudges to listen up.

Movies & TV:

Jurassic World

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

The Magnificent Seven (2016)

Ben's short film:

Other great stuff we like:

Pacem in Terris Retreat Center

Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey

Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee

Our libsyn page where you can find all our old episodes

Find us on our website

Theme song by Mary Bragg.

Our other show: Spoiled! with Mac and Katherine

We use Amazon affiliate links. We may get a little kickback if you use the link above to purchase from Amazon.

CST #728: There and Back Again

Tue, 10 Sep 2024 02:11:00 +0000

We drop the boy off again at boarding school and try to provide some comfort for another new St. Greg's family. Peace Like a River is lyrical, charming, and faith-affirming while Power and the Glory is about the long defeat and the triumph of the church. Also, Cut Throat Island hasn't gotten any better with time.

Movies & TV:

CutThroat Island

Books:

Peace Like a River

The Power and the Glory

Ben's short film:

Other great stuff we like:

Pacem in Terris Retreat Center

Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey

Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee

Our libsyn page where you can find all our old episodes

Find us on our website

Theme song by Mary Bragg.

Our other show: Spoiled! with Mac and Katherine

We use Amazon affiliate links. We may get a little kickback if you use the link above to purchase from Amazon.

CST #727: Exercise: Don't Do It!

Wed, 21 Aug 2024 20:45:00 +0000

Sam turns 19, boxing robots (and father/son stuff) still make me cry, and we talk about the true price of convenience.

Movies & TV:

Real Steel

Bad Monkey (AppleTV+)

Books:

How Dante Can Save Your Life by Rod Drer

Ben's short film:

Other great stuff we like:

Pacem in Terris Retreat Center

Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey

Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee

Our libsyn page where you can find all our old episodes

Find us on our website

Theme song by Mary Bragg.

Our other show: Spoiled! with Mac and Katherine

We use Amazon affiliate links. We may get a little kickback if you use the link above to purchase from Amazon.

CST #726: "Temu" is Chinese for "Gluttony"

Tue, 13 Aug 2024 21:16:00 +0000

Sam and "the boyz" have a super nerdy bachelor party weekend, Jude's face explodes, we fall for Gosling and Blunt again, get entranced by the Exorcist Files and point our fingers at ourselves when discussing rampant consumerism.

Movies & TV:

The Fall Guy

Avengers Infinity War

Podcasts:

The Exorcist Files

Books:

The Power and the Glory by Graham Greene

Ben's short film:

Other great stuff we like:

Pacem in Terris Retreat Center

Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey

Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee

Our libsyn page where you can find all our old episodes

Find us on our website

Theme song by Mary Bragg.

Our other show: Spoiled! with Mac and Katherine

We use Amazon affiliate links. We may get a little kickback if you use the link above to purchase from Amazon.

CST 725: Post Tornado Trauma Syndrome

Thu, 01 Aug 2024 00:04:00 +0000

We spend a weekend in Richmond, VA as Jude visits friends, preplanning has started for Mac, and we are running out of space at our dining room table. Twisters lets us down while Presumed Innocent is hard not to like. Also, the Olympics desecrated our faith.

CST #724: Apropos

Tue, 23 Jul 2024 00:14:00 +0000

As Mac's Summer draws to a close, the Barrons make the most of local concerts, pellet grills, American epics, and assassination attempts. Also, Mac cries like a baby at a brewery.

Movies & TV:

Horizon

The Bear (season 3) (Hulu)

Hit Man (Netflix)

White House Down (Prime)

Books:

A River Runs Through It by Norman MacLean

Remaining Faithfully Catholic Near the End of the Francis Pontificate article at Crisis

Ben's short film:

Other great stuff we like:

Pacem in Terris Retreat Center

Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey

Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee

Our libsyn page where you can find all our old episodes

Find us on our website

Theme song by Mary Bragg.

Our other show: Spoiled! with Mac and Katherine

We use Amazon affiliate links. We may get a little kickback if you use the link above to purchase from Amazon.

CST #723: Sweating Like a Juggler in Church

Thu, 11 Jul 2024 20:09:00 +0000

Katherine wrestles with one of life's biggest problems: how to organize a home library. The Quiet Place Day One is a solid addition to the series, Mac does not get Flannery O'Conner, and we find a unicorn novice ordo mass in the mountains of North Carolina.

Movies & TV:

Quiet Place Day One

Presumed Innocent (2024 Apple+)

Dying Laughing (Apple+)

Books:

Plague Journal by Michael O'Brien

Wise Blood by Flannery O'Conner

Ben's short film:

Other great stuff we like:

Pacem in Terris Retreat Center

Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey

Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee

Our libsyn page where you can find all our old episodes

Find us on our website

Theme song by Mary Bragg.

Our other show: Spoiled! with Mac and Katherine

We use Amazon affiliate links. We may get a little kickback if you use the link above to purchase from Amazon.

CST #722: Like…Kanawha County

Wed, 03 Jul 2024 01:06:00 +0000

Mac & Kat head to West Virginia to confirm it is, in fact, "almost heaven." Ridley Scott's Robin Hood is a real stinker, The Hunter is charming but foul, and we remind you that it is good to get away for a little while.

Movies & TV:

Robin Hood (2010 MGM+)

The Abyss

Books:

The Hunter by Tana French

Ben's short film:

Other great stuff we like:

Pacem in Terris Retreat Center

Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey

Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee

Our libsyn page where you can find all our old episodes

Find us on our website

Theme song by Mary Bragg.

Our other show: Spoiled! with Mac and Katherine

We use Amazon affiliate links. We may get a little kickback if you use the link above to purchase from Amazon.

CST #721: Can't Win 'em All

Wed, 26 Jun 2024 20:24:00 +0000

All boat rides can't be the best, especially when you are all mad at each other and you forget to fill the tank! Inside Out 2 is fun and Shogun is probably not good for the soul… which you won't really know until you've (once again) done some soul-searching about your media consumption.

Movies & TV:

Inside Out 2

Shogun (HULU)

The Beach (Prime)

Ben's short film:

Other great stuff we like:

Pacem in Terris Retreat Center

Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey

Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee

Our libsyn page where you can find all our old episodes

Find us on our website

Theme song by Mary Bragg.

Our other show: Spoiled! with Mac and Katherine

We use Amazon affiliate links. We may get a little kickback if you use the link above to purchase from Amazon.

CST #720: Stand By Me is NOT a Horror Movie

Mon, 24 Jun 2024 19:28:00 +0000

Our old friend Zina stops in for an afternoon, Max continues to slow down, The fam watches an 80's classic, and Katherine waxes nostalgic for fathers.

Movies & TV:

Stand By Me (Prime)

The Way Way Back

Albert Brooks Defending My Life (Max)

Ben's short film:

Other great stuff we like:

Pacem in Terris Retreat Center

Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey

Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee

Our libsyn page where you can find all our old episodes

Find us on our website

Theme song by Mary Bragg.

We use Amazon affiliate links. We may get a little kickback if you use the link above to purchase from Amazon.

CST #719: Overly Complicated Godzilla Analogies

Mon, 10 Jun 2024 23:08:00 +0000

Jude is back in the nest after an exiting camping adventure involving breakdowns, bears, and too much teenage boy stuff. We finally see Godzilla Minus One, Backdraft is better and worse than you remember and Katherine finds a passage about the Our Lady and female virtue.

Movies & TV:

Godzilla Minus One (Netflix)

Backdraft (MGM+)

Ben's short film:

Other great stuff we like:

Pacem in Terris Retreat Center

Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey

Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee

Our libsyn page where you can find all our old episodes

Find us on our website

Theme song by Mary Bragg.

Our other show: Spoiled! with Mac and Katherine

We use Amazon affiliate links. We may get a little kickback if you use the link above to purchase from Amazon.

CST #718: Everything Annoys Mac and Katherine

Fri, 31 May 2024 22:26:00 +0000

CST 718: Everything Annoys Mac and Katherine

Mac and Katherine are on the road, they have uncomfortable conversations about prayer, and Furiosa is amazing but also really weird?

Movies & TV:

Furiosa

Sugar - Apple TV

French Girl

Games:

We're Not Really Strangers: couple's edition

Ben's short film:

Other great stuff we like:

Pacem in Terris Retreat Center

Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey

Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee

Our libsyn page where you can find all our old episodes

Find us on our website

Theme song by Mary Bragg.

Our other show: Spoiled! with Mac and Katherine

We use Amazon affiliate links. We may get a little kickback if you use the link above to purchase from Amazon.

CST #717: The Tombstone Show

Tue, 21 May 2024 01:25:00 +0000

Audio issues, Max's gross bump, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, and more Tombstone talk than you can shake a six-shooter at.

Movies & TV:

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

The Idea of You

Clarkson's Farm

Tombstone

Ben's short film:

Other great stuff we like:

Pacem in Terris Retreat Center

Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey

Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee

Our libsyn page where you can find all our old episodes

Find us on our website

Theme song by Mary Bragg.

Our other show: Spoiled! with Mac and Katherine

We use Amazon affiliate links. We may get a little kickback if you use the link above to purchase from Amazon.

CST #716: It's about Community

Tue, 14 May 2024 21:15:00 +0000

Camping trips, seeing Jude, Mother's Day, The Fall Guy is the best!, and we lament about not plugging into the community.

Movies & TV:

The Fall Guy

The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare

No Country for Old Men

The Boys on the Boat

Books:

Jayber Crow by Wendyl Berry

State Parks:

Claytor Lake State Park

Ben's short film:

Other great stuff we like:

Pacem in Terris Retreat Center

Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey

Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee

Our libsyn page where you can find all our old episodes

Find us on our website

Theme song by Mary Bragg.

Our other show: Spoiled! with Mac and Katherine

We use Amazon affiliate links. We may get a little kickback if you use the link above to purchase from Amazon.

Special: Engaged at 18

Sun, 12 May 2024 21:03:00 +0000

In the first episode of Sam and Mena's podcast, they introduce themselves and tell their love story so far. Stay tuned!

More episodes of Engaged at 18

CST #715: Echo Chamber of Vapidness

Tue, 23 Apr 2024 21:10:00 +0000

Car issues, raised bed gardening, and a never-ending tennis season consume our week. We consume Civil War and Fallout as we ponder the profundity of knowing who made the world.

Movies & TV:

Civil War (in theaters now)

Fallout (Amazon Prime Video)

Books:

A History of the Island by Eustice Plough

Sam & Mina's registry

Ben's short film:

Other great stuff we like:

Pacem in Terris Retreat Center

Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey

Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee

Our libsyn page where you can find all our old episodes

Find us on our website

Theme song by Mary Bragg.

Our other show: Spoiled! with Mac and Katherine

We use Amazon affiliate links. We may get a little kickback if you use the link above to purchase from Amazon.

CST #714: We Have a Leaf Problem

Mon, 15 Apr 2024 21:54:00 +0000

After almost three weeks, we regale you with wasabi accidents, low canine platelet counts, and an abundance of leaf-blowers. We've watched lots of stuff to various levels of enjoyment and Katherine reads a book about mothers that hits a hopeful (and emotional) note.

Movies & TV:

3 Body Problem (Netflix)

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

Musica (Hulu)

Fallout (Amazon Prime Video)

Books:

Hannah's Children by Catherine Pakaluk

Ben's short film:

Other great stuff we like:

Pacem in Terris Retreat Center

Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey

Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee

Our libsyn page where you can find all our old episodes

Find us on our website

Theme song by Mary Bragg.

Our other show: Spoiled! with Mac and Katherine

We use Amazon affiliate links. We may get a little kickback if you use the link above to purchase from Amazon.

CST #713: Justified Ineptitude

Fri, 29 Mar 2024 01:16:00 +0000

Jude is home! The table has left the building! Kat & Jennifer go camping, Supercell is very "B", Manhunt isn't as good as everyone says and Brideshead Revisited deserves attention.

Movies & TV:

Supercell

Manhunt

Anatomy of a Murder

Books:

Brideshead Revisited

Ben's short film:

Other great stuff we like:

Pacem in Terris Retreat Center

Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey

Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee

Our libsyn page where you can find all our old episodes

Find us on our website

Theme song by Mary Bragg.

Our other show: Spoiled! with Mac and Katherine

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CST #712: It's OK, I Used A Sharpie

Thu, 21 Mar 2024 21:09:00 +0000

Jude turns 15 and gets a visit from Ben, Katherine has a tea with the book club ladies, American Fiction is super sharp but problematic, and A Severe Mercy deserves a reread every decade or so.

Movies & TV:

American Fiction

Resident Alien

Books:

The Ferryman by Justin Cronin

Ben's short film:

Other great stuff we like:

Pacem in Terris Retreat Center

Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey

Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee

Our libsyn page where you can find all our old episodes

Find us on our website

Theme song by Mary Bragg.

Our other show: Spoiled! with Mac and Katherine

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CST #711: I Don't Know How Babies are Made on that Planet, but I Bet it Ain't Good

Mon, 04 Mar 2024 18:20:00 +0000

Katherine is getting a little better, we get an unexpected update on Jude, Dune Part 2 is worth the trip to the theater and we talk about the importance of thinking about the next step.

Movies & TV:

Dune Part 2

Mr. Holmes

The Awful Truth

Ben's short film:

Other great stuff we like:

Pacem in Terris Retreat Center

Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey

Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee

Our libsyn page where you can find all our old episodes

Find us on our website

Theme song by Mary Bragg.

Our other show: Spoiled! with Mac and Katherine

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CST #710: Quality of Mercy is Not Strained

Mon, 26 Feb 2024 16:09:00 +0000

The Barrons travel to Scranton to visit Jude, Kat is sick, and SAM GETS ENGAGED! We talk about True Grit, Miss Potter, and an abundance of English regency-era entertainment. For Catholic Stuff we talk about True Grit and Merchant of Venice as a double feature on looking at Justice and Mercy.

Movies & TV:

True Grit

Emma (movie with Gweneth Paltrow)

Emma (BBC series)

Miss Potter

Merchant of Venice (2004)

Ben's short film:

Other great stuff we like:

Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey

Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee

Our libsyn page where you can find all our old episodes

Find us on our website

Theme song by Mary Bragg.

Our other show: Spoiled! with Mac and Katherine

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CST #709: The Tickle

Wed, 07 Feb 2024 16:33:00 +0000

Mac suffers the grind and the tickle (not a euphemism), Sam is back in town, Argyl is not worth your time, but Self-Reliance and The Guard are, and we wax nostalgic over how great (and peppered with faith) the show ER was.

Movies & TV:

Argyl

Self-Reliance

The Guard

Ben's short film:

Other great stuff we like:

Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey

Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee

Our libsyn page where you can find all our old episodes

Find us on our website

Theme song by Mary Bragg.

Our other show: Spoiled! with Mac and Katherine

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CST #708: Nice AND Sketchy

Sun, 28 Jan 2024 21:31:00 +0000

Kat takes Jude back to Scranton. We live the empty-nester's life with the food subscription service to prove it. We show Jude what everyone compares his school to (Dead Poets Society), and we lament how modern society frowns upon early marriage…also we complain a lot about Monarch.

Movies & TV:

Dead Poets Society

Monarch Season 1

Role Play

Regarding Henry

The Big Sleep

Northern Exposure

Ben's short film:

Other great stuff we like:

Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey

Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee

Our libsyn page where you can find all our old episodes

Find us on our website

Theme song by Mary Bragg.

Our other show: Spoiled! with Mac and Katherine

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CST #707: Ridiculously Magical

Fri, 19 Jan 2024 22:15:00 +0000

Sam becomes a working man, Mac & Kat take off to the mountains, Maggie Moore(s) is pretty dark, and we catch up on lots of emails from you, good people of CSTonia.

Movies & TV:

Maggie Moore(s)

The Italian Job (2003)

Ben's short film:

Other great stuff we like:

Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey

Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee

Our libsyn page where you can find all our old episodes

Find us on our website

Theme song by Mary Bragg.

Our other show: Spoiled! with Mac and Katherine

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CST #706: An Apocalypse & An Epiphany

Wed, 10 Jan 2024 00:41:00 +0000

Our week is bookended by parties, Die Hard+Towering Inferno = Skyscraper and Kat has thoughts…lots of thoughts… on Barbie.

Movies & TV:

Skyscraper

Godzilla (2014)

Barbie

Macbeth

Twelfth Night

Ben's short film:

Other great stuff we like:

Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey

Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee

Our libsyn page where you can find all our old episodes

Find us on our website

Theme song by Mary Bragg.

Our other show: Spoiled! with Mac and Katherine

We use Amazon affiliate links. We may get a little kickback if you use the link above to purchase from Amazon.

CST #705: Bar Stool Wisdom from St. Teresa

Fri, 29 Dec 2023 19:48:00 +0000

Barron Christmas recap, Last Night in Soho is disappointing, Shakespeare in Love is more problematic that we remember, but just as entertaining as ever, and we look back over the past year and hope (with a little help from St. Teresa) for the new one.

Movies & TV:

Last Night in Soho

Shakespeare in Love

Airplane

Klaus

Gremlins

Regina Doman's Substack

Ben's short film:

Other great stuff we like:

Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey

Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee

Our libsyn page where you can find all our old episodes

Find us on our website

Theme song by Mary Bragg.

Our other show: Spoiled! with Mac and Katherine

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CST #704: Kat's Emotional Lead-Up to Christmas

Sun, 24 Dec 2023 22:34:00 +0000

We get Jude home, despite his best efforts, Tristan & Cheyenne's party was a delight, Fred Claus was not, Leaving the World Behind gets top marks for style and tension, but not for a satisfying resolution, and Regina Doman reminds us how to incrementally take our advents to a more traditional level.

Movies & TV:

Fred Claus

Love Actually

Leaving the World Behind

Regina Doman's Substack

Ben's short film:

Other great stuff we like:

Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey

Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee

Our libsyn page where you can find all our old episodes

Find us on our website

Theme song by Mary Bragg.

Our other show: Spoiled! with Mac and Katherine

We use Amazon affiliate links. We may get a little kickback if you use the link above to purchase from Amazon.

CST #703: The Rug Situation

Fri, 15 Dec 2023 20:33:00 +0000

Kat is disappointed with a rug purchase but is super-proud of our clean blinds, Mac revisits Die Hard 35 years after his first viewing, Four Christmases is pretty good, Kat recommends two older movies and we try to untangle a knot of issues revolving around feminism in the modern world.

Movies & TV:

Die Hard

Four Christmases

The Bachelor and the Bobby Soxer

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream Home

Hilary White's Substack post mentioned

Ben's short film:

Other great stuff we like:

Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey

Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee

Our libsyn page where you can find all our old episodes

Find us on our website

Theme song by Mary Bragg.

Our other show: Spoiled! with Mac and Katherine

We use Amazon affiliate links. We may get a little kickback if you use the link above to purchase from Amazon.

CST #702: The World is Crazy, Ya'll!

Fri, 08 Dec 2023 21:42:00 +0000

Kat is going to a chiropractor, we are treated to breakfast with some great listeners, Ben is almost all moved out, Lady Ballers is a throw-back silly comedy, and Katherine ties her reading and watching together for a knot of insanity. Also, Rosary Army needs your support.

Movies & TV:

Lady Ballers

The Women

Love Has Won

Ben's short film:

Other great stuff we like:

Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey

Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee

Our libsyn page where you can find all our old episodes

Find us on our website

Theme song by Mary Bragg.

Our other show: Spoiled! with Mac and Katherine

We use Amazon affiliate links. We may get a little kickback if you use the link above to purchase from Amazon.

CST #701: You Think You Had a Big Thanksgiving?

Tue, 28 Nov 2023 17:28:00 +0000

The Barrons head to Swainsboro for a huge Thanksgiving. Jude is back in PA, Sam is driving a little red truck, Ben is moving out, and Mac is sporting new rims! Kat liked Penny Serenade, Philadelphia Story is a mixed bag, and Escape from New York is such an 80s time capsule. No mail, but we go on and on about a eucharistic procession and preparing for advent.

Movies & TV:

Penny Serenade

The Philadelphia Story

Escape from New York

Monarch Ep 3.

Hillary White's X post mentioned: https://twitter.com/hilarityjane/status/1728528148407435736

Ben's short film:

Other great stuff we like:

Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey

Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee

Our libsyn page where you can find all our old episodes

Find us on our website

Theme song by Mary Bragg.

Our other show: Spoiled! with Mac and Katherine

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CST #700: Forsooth, Thou Art a Lusty Youman!

Wed, 22 Nov 2023 14:25:00 +0000

Kat takes the camper to pick up Jude from St. Greg's, Ben signs a lease, Mac installs dust collection in the shop, Monarch is disappointing, and Robin Hood is lots of fun. Finally, we talk about the connection between formality and proper worship.

Movies & TV:

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters

Books:

The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Howard Pyle

Ben's short film:

Other great stuff we like:

Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey

Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee

Our libsyn page where you can find all our old episodes

Find us on our website

Theme song by Mary Bragg.

Our other show: Spoiled! with Mac and Katherine

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CST #699: Everything is Awful

Wed, 15 Nov 2023 19:04:00 +0000

Kat keeps busy with work and executor duties and still finds time for camper-backing questions. Dreamin' Wild is disappointing, and we talk about despair versus hope with current events in our church.

Movies & TV:

Dreamin' Wild

Penny Serenade

Runaway Bride

Blog mentioned:

Article by Kevin Wells: https://crisismagazine.com/opinion/bishop-strickland-becomes-a-victim-for-the-church-he-loves

Other great stuff we like:

Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey

Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee

Our libsyn page where you can find all our old episodes

Find us on our website

Theme song by Mary Bragg.

Our other show: Spoiled! with Mac and Katherine

We use Amazon affiliate links. We may get a little kickback if you use the link above to purchase from Amazon.

CST #698: Put Your Chairs Up First

Tue, 31 Oct 2023 01:58:00 +0000

We wrap up the annual GLS State Park camping trip where we got to show off our new teardrop. We watch the classic Aliens with the boys, make a case for The Conjuring as the perfect horror movie, and discuss catholic themes in Bram Stoker's proto-vampire classic, Dracula.

Movies & TV:

Aliens

The Conjuring

Books:

Dracula

Other great stuff we like:

Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey

Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee

Our libsyn page where you can find all our old episodes

Find us on our website

Theme song by Mary Bragg.

Our other show: Spoiled! with Mac and Katherine

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CST #697: Don't Lose Your Laundry Basket!

Thu, 19 Oct 2023 17:53:00 +0000

Kat & Sam go visit Jude, Mac is knee deep in paper-writing, Spooky Buddies gets a little theological, and we talk through our anxieties about Jude at boarding school.

Movies & TV:

Spooky Buddies

Hocus Pocus

Terminator Salvation

Books:

True Grit

Other great stuff we like:

Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey

Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee

Our libsyn page where you can find all our old episodes

Find us on our website

Theme song by Mary Bragg.

Our other show: Spoiled! with Mac and Katherine

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CST #696: WWW

Fri, 06 Oct 2023 18:39:00 +0000

Alliteration rules the day with a Walter Willits Wedding, Mac and Kat try to get back in the swing of regular life and pick up pickleball. The only movie we watch new to us is an 80s "classic" and we talk through Mac's big mistake and the good that can come from it.

Movies & TV:

Midnight Run

Hobbs and Shaw

Passengers

Limitless

Snatch

Other great stuff we like:

Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey

Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee

Our libsyn page where you can find all our old episodes

Find us on our website

Theme song by Mary Bragg.

Our other show: Spoiled! with Mac and Katherine

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CST #695: Remembering Wilder Smith

Wed, 27 Sep 2023 18:48:00 +0000

As Katherine's father passes away, we contemplate his life.

CST #694: Nothing to watch

Tue, 12 Sep 2023 23:45:00 +0000

Jude starts classes, Mac visits mom, Kat visits Dad, Sam visits Indiana, the Barrons struggle to find something to watch, and we talk about viewing the gospel through the eyes of a medieval… and the traditional Act of Contrition.

Movies & TV:

The Greatest Beer Run Ever

Greyhound

Afterparty Season 2

Podcast mentioned:

The Symbolic World episode on reading literature like a medieval.

Other great stuff we like:

Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey

Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee

Our libsyn page where you can find all our old episodes

Find us on our website

Theme song by Mary Bragg.

Our other show: Spoiled! with Mac and Katherine

We use Amazon affiliate links. We may get a little kickback if you use the link above to purchase from Amazon.

CST #693: 2 Meg 2 Megorous

Fri, 01 Sep 2023 02:55:00 +0000

Updates on Jude & Mr. Wilder, Mac's terrible grad class, two giant shark movies, and the connection between Kat's book addiction and the transfiguration.

Movies & TV:

Meg 2: The Trench

Black Demon

Nacho Libre

Other great stuff we like:

Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey

Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee

Our libsyn page where you can find all our old episodes

Find us on our website

Theme song by Mary Bragg.

Our other show: Spoiled! with Mac and Katherine

We use Amazon affiliate links. We may get a little kickback if you use the link above to purchase from Amazon.

CST #692: All About Jude

Mon, 28 Aug 2023 00:25:00 +0000

All about sending our youngest boy off to boarding school…the days before, the construction crew outside our hotel, two irish pubs, rotund passengers, and tearful phone calls.

Movies & TV:

Books:

Other great stuff we like:

Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey

Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee

Our libsyn page where you can find all our old episodes

Find us on our website

Theme song by Mary Bragg.

Our other show: Spoiled! with Mac and Katherine

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CST #691: Swashes Were Buckled!

Sun, 13 Aug 2023 14:20:00 +0000

Update on Katherine's dad, Jude's trip to the ER, Mac's mom visits and Mac gets contacts! The Mask of Zorro is a balm to our post-modern fatigued souls, The Eyre Affair is total crack for book nerds with a sense of humor and we break down chapters 1 & 2 of Lewis's The Great Divorce.

Movies & TV:

The Mask of Zorro (YouTube)

Lost (Hulu)

Books:

The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde

The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis

Other great stuff we like:

Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey

Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee

Our libsyn page where you can find all our old episodes

Find us on our website

Theme song by Mary Bragg.

Our other show: Spoiled! with Mac and Katherine

We use Amazon affiliate links. We may get a little kickback if you use the link above to purchase from Amazon.

CST #690: The Belltower Situation

Sat, 05 Aug 2023 19:03:00 +0000

Kat's Dad finally gets moved to rehab, School starts back for Mac, Ben survives RAGBRIA, Kat watches a manly movie marathon with her dad while Mac catches up on Hijack and The Bear. Also, John Senior is rolling in his grave over a parish belltower in the Atlanta area.

Movies & TV:

The Bear season 2

HiJack

Fury

Open Range

Plane

Our next book study will be over The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis

Other great stuff we like:

Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey

Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee

Our libsyn page where you can find all our old episodes

Find us on our website

Theme song by Mary Bragg.

Our other show: Spoiled! with Mac and Katherine

We use Amazon affiliate links. We may get a little kickback if you use the link above to purchase from Amazon.

CST #689: The Last of Juan

Wed, 26 Jul 2023 16:56:00 +0000

Kat's Dad suffers a stroke, Juan runs us all over Ga for his last few days, tornado-like weather makes trouble for Forsyth County. The Bear season 2 is true to the first season, Judith's Marriage makes us wonder about the truth of some fiction, The Road still holds up after several readings, and Ice Pirates remains one of the wonkiest relics of the 80s. Also, suffering.

Movies & TV:

The Bear season 2

Ice Pirates

Books:

The Road

Judith's Marriage

Our next book study will be over The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis

Other great stuff we like:

Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey