Catholic in a Small Town

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. 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 - The Everlasting Man by G.K. Chesterton Other great stuff we like: Baritus Cathol...

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. 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 - St. Francis of Assisi by G.K. Chesterton Other great s...

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? 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 - St. Francis of Assisi by G.K. Chesterton Movies: Riddick Waitress AI Aaron Webber: Signature Dish on YouTub...

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. 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: Baritus Catholic Illustrations Pacem in Terris Retreat Center Restora...

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. 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 - The Everlasting Man Other great stuff we like: Baritus Catholic Illustrations Pacem in Terris Retreat Center...

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. Our locals page is now accepting subscriptions! Move over from Patreon so more of your tips go to us and not Apple. Woodworking safety stickers: https://www.mariancaskets.com/safetyturkey Books: Read along with Mac - The...

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: Baritus Catholic...

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...

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 l...

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 unpa...

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...

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...

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: The Liturgical Year by Dom Prosper Gueranger   Movies & TV: Homestead 8-bit Christmas Other great stuff we like: Baritus Cathol...

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.   Baritus Catholic Illustrations   Movies & TV: Red One   Books: Voyage to Alpha Centauri by Michael O'Brien Sam & Mena's registry Other great stuff we like: Pacem in Terris Retreat Center Picnic Blanket Restoration of C...

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.   Sam & Mena's registry   Ben's short film: Somethi...

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....

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.   Sam & Mena's registry   Ben's short fil...

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   Sam & Mena's registry   Ben's short film: Something's Out There     Other great stuff we like: Pacem in Terris Retrea...

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   Sam & Mena's registry   Ben's short film: Something's Out There     Other great s...

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   Sam & Mena's registry   Ben's short film: Something's Out There     Other great stuff we like:...

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   Sam & Mena's registry   Ben's short film: Something's Out There     Other great stuff we like: Pacem in Terris Retreat Center Picnic Blanket Restoration...

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   Sam & Mena's registry   Ben's short film: Something's Out There     O...

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   Sam & Mena's registry   Ben's short film: Something's Out There     Other gr...

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)   Sam & Mena's registry   Ben's short film: Something's Out There     Other great stuff we like: Pacem in Terris Retreat Center Picnic Blanket Restoration of Christian Culture from...

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)   Sam & Mena's registry   Ben's short film: Something's Out There   Other great stuff we like: Pacem in Te...