Catholic in a Small Town

Ben & Grace's party went great. Heavy traffic and trying to get to a show before it starts does not make for great decompression time, Heart of the Beast almost knocks it out of the park, and we unpack so many things wrong with the makeover reality series The Swan. Bonus content: No bonus content this week. Our locals page is now accepting subscriptions! Move over from Patreon so more of your tips...

It's been all about party prep at #1 Barron Plaza for the last few weeks. May Day is a fun movie until all the messaging, and our lives are in a wobbly transition time. Bonus content: A River Runs Through It 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 - Love in the Ruins by Walker Percy Other great s...

Jude gets delivered to school, Kat gets a few days to herself, and Mac gets a gout flare-up. Dog Stars is disappointing, Coyote v Acme is cute, and we simply note how not admitting women are different from men is destroying the world.   Bonus content: TBD   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 M...

We get a little break from the heat as we fruitlessly try to plan around Jude's goings and comings. Lanterns disappoints, Cold Storage is dumb dumb, but strangely watchable, and S4 has made a believer out of Mac. In Catholic stuff, we talk about what's wrong with modern, female-centered, prestige TV.   Bonus content: No bonus content this week.   Our locals page is now accepting subscriptions! Mov...

We finally sit down for a show amidst dishwasher failures, trips out of town, listener meet-ups, and neighborhoods running rampant with dinosaurs! Obviously that last one was Oak Street, and we find time to get into The Diplomat and read from a month's worth of email.   Bonus content: We talk about OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies   Our locals page is now accepting subscriptions! Move over from Patre...

Mac explains the sudden lack of shows. Spoiler alert: everything's OK

Our French visitor gets to shoot all the guns at Mac's mom's house, the boys get their hands dirty with landscaping, and we praise and complain about The Odyssey.   Bonus content: No bonus content this week.   Rosary Army Retreat talks: https://youtu.be/dMOjpHbG0J0?si=u8BQlx2q0hVDi58Z   Our locals page is now accepting subscriptions! Move over from Patreon so more of your tips go to us and not App...

Everybody gets sick at #1 Barron Plaza, we play actor connections while we convalesce, and we address the SSPX news…but not for the reasons you think.   Bonus content: No bonus content this week.   Rosary Army Retreat talks: https://youtu.be/dMOjpHbG0J0?si=u8BQlx2q0hVDi58Z   Our locals page is now accepting subscriptions! Move over from Patreon so more of your tips go to us and not Apple.   Books:...

We help out with the Rosary Army retreat, Jude takes a Grayhound, Toy Story 5 makes us cry, Kat becomes enthralled with a murder show, and our movies this week remind us of the dangers of tech.   Bonus content: How to deal with introversion/extraversion in marriage.   Rosary Army Retreat talks: https://youtu.be/dMOjpHbG0J0?si=u8BQlx2q0hVDi58Z   Our locals page is now accepting subscriptions! Move...

We take on Dollywood, sing the praises of the hot tub, decry the failings of Disclosure Day, and encourage others to get away all alone so you have time to have it out. 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 Angry Hills Other great stuff we like: It's OK to Be Catholic Baritus Catholic I...

Mac & Kat leave the real world behind for an Appalachian adventure in a storybook town. Alone Season 11 provides plenty of non-offensive fascination while Mac gets into a handful of movies and a beautiful book. Also, we eat too much and tell you all about it.   Bonus content: no bonus content this week Our locals page is now accepting subscriptions! Move over from Patreon so more of your tips go t...

Kat goes to PA & back, Mac makes it through another graduation season, Widow's Bay is a pleasant (and creepy) surprise, and we see The Crash as a heightened example of the spiritual desolation of the culture.   Bonus content: spoilerific analysis of Widow's Bay   Register for the Rosary Army retreat before spots are gone!: rosaryarmy.com/retreat   Our locals page is now accepting subscriptions! Mo...

Mother's Day experiences for opposite ends of the Georgia. The outcome is a scathing deconstruction of modern celebrity, and we note how modern culture too often gets love wrong from the start.   No bonus content this week.   Register for the Rosary Army retreat before spots are gone!: rosaryarmy.com/retreat   Our locals page is now accepting subscriptions! Move over from Patreon so more of your t...

Mac chooses a concertina pilgrimage for his 50th, Lost in Space is even worse than you remember, and we unpack the many ideas in Lewis's That Hideous Strength.   Bonus Content: We plumb the depths and possibilities of what has to be among the best convenience store reviews ever.   Register for the Rosary Army retreat before spots are gone!: rosaryarmy.com/retreat   Our locals page is now accepting...

Katherine talks up the historic Fox theatre in Atlanta, we watched ALL of Marvel's new show, Wonderman, and Katherine recommends a biography of St. John Vianey   Bonus Content: Spoilerific talk about Wonderman   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 - Theology for Beginners by Frank Sheed The...

He is Risen! The triduum comes and goes, Jude is home for the break, we have our porch painted, Risen pays off once again, and we talk about taking up space with Catholic imagery. 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 - Theology for Beginners by Frank Sheed Other great stuff we like: It's OK...

Mac sneaks Catholic feast days into public school programs, Alex has two teeth, Jude will be home soon, Project Hail Mary lives up to the hype and we encourage you to finish Lent strong with as much of the Triduum as possible. 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 - Theology for Beginners by...

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

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.   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 Restoration of Christian Culture by John Senior Oth...

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..   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 Restoration of Christian Culture by John Senior Other great stuff we like: It's OK to Be Catholic B...

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. 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 Restoration of Christian Culture by John Senior Other great stuff w...

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. 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 - Moby Dick Other great stuff we like: It's OK to Be Catholic Bari...

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? 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 - Moby Dick Other great stuff we like: Baritus Catholic Illustrations Pacem in Terris Retreat Center...

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. Our locals page is now accepting subscriptions! Move over from Patreon so more of your tips go to us and no...

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. 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...