Catholic in a Small Town
In this weekly podcast, Mac and Katherine, who are Catholic converts, talk about raising kids, Catholic issues, scouting, movies, books, games, podcasts and anything else that comes up. Mac and Katherine have been podcasting since 2006.
Episodes
Mac has a birthday, Max has back problems, Monster Hunter is pretty bad and we talk about the Catholic books we’re reading (The Holy Bread of Life & Restoration of Christian Culture.
Movies, TV, & Podcasts:
Monster Hunter
Clue
Predators
Books:
Restoration of Christian Culture by John Senior
The Holy Bread of Life by Peter Kwasniewski
Other great stuff we like:
Weekend events, Katherine’s never-ending cold, we love Love & Monsters and sort of revel in how bad Vertical Limit is. Also, we wax about leisure as a basis for culture.
Movies, TV, & Podcasts:
Love & Monsters
Vertical Limit
24 Hours to Live
Falcon and the Winter Soldier
Books:
Leisure - The Basis of Culture
Other great stuff:
Mac suffers through a comedy of errors to clean the boat, Sam prepares for Confirmation, we get sort of caught up on The Chosen and we discuss how hard it is to find something to watch.
Movies, TV, & Podcasts:
Another Round (Hulu)
The Chosen (Peacock)
Other great stuff:
Mac’s book! Cluele...
Katherine gets a bad cold, Mac & Ben have a great time at St. Joseph’s Farm, and we’ve got several big milestones coming up. Kong vs Godzilla delivers exactly what is promised and Katherine is all into serial killers.
Movies, TV, & Podcasts:
Kong vs. Godzilla
Evil Lives Here
So I Married An Axe Murderer
Other great stuff:
He is Risen! We celebrate Easter with the Willits, do a bunch of Spring cleaning, and help mom out with outdoor work. Kat likes Debris and finds We Work pretty fascinating too. We also do a Lenton debrief and make the case to NOT to make female versions of every superhero.
Movies & TV:
Debris
We Work or the Making and Breaking of a 47 Billion Dollar Unicorn
Other great stuff:
Tennis season is over, Katherine helps solve a mystery in the ER, People of Earth is OK, and mail merges into Catholic stuff as we revisit our conversation about Bishop Barron.
Spring cleaning and dart throwing, Ben gets an apartment, Ted Lasso finishes strong and Katherine compares Mac to Bishop Barron.
Movies & TV:
Ted Lasso - AppleTV+
Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel - Netflix
Operation Varsity Blues - Netflix
Other great stuff:
Mac’s book! ...
Kat goes to visit the new baby cousin, an excessive amount of coffee is roasted, and Jude gets braces as a gift for turning 12. All this and more, CST #582.
Movies & TV:
Ted Lasso
Push
Bliss
Star Trek Picard
Other great stuff:
Mac’s book! Clueless in Galilee
Spring cleaning weather hits us and so does a new baby in the family! We find it hard to talk about Midnight Special, Last Flag Flying and Clouds are both great movies dealing with loss. And we take a moment to observe the sometimes glacial pace of grace.
Movies & TV:
Last Flag Flying (Amazon Prime)
Clouds (Disney+)
Midnight Special (Netflix)
Other great stuff:
...Sam goes to a dance, I take Jude hitting, we review Map of Tiny Perfect Things and marvel at the Rise of Jordan Peterson. We round out Catholic Stuff with a conversation about Jonathan Pageau.
Movies & TV:
A Map of Tiny Perfect Things (Amazon Prime)
The Rise of Jordan Peterson (Amazon Prime)
Other great stuff:
We attend a wedding without masks! Mac uses the long weekend for making cutting boards and rewatching the Planet of the Apes saga and we consider portrayals of parents in the Harry Potter series.
Movies & TV:
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
War for the Planet of the Apes
Other great stuff:
Winter slush puts us all on edge, Mac & Kat avoid gonzo space action for subdued british drama, and we ask the question, “what’s in a word”?
Movies & TV:
Space Sweepers
The Dig
Stage Beauty
Other great stuff:
Mac’s book! Clueless in Galilee
Kat’s van needs a new alternator, Publix has the best ice cream flavor ever, Turner & Hooch is still a crowd-pleaser, WandaVision not so much. Also, Lent is just around the corner.
Movies & TV:
Turner & Hooch (Disney+)
WandaVision (Disney+)
Books:
The Thursday Next Series by Jasper Fforde
The Day is Now Far Spent
Other great stuff:
Mac judges his last debate and launches his online store, Ava disappoints, Midnight Sky is pretty good, but Forrest Gump totally holds up. Also, we talk about the love of ancient works and distraction.
Movies & TV:
Ava (Netflix)
Midnight Sky (Netflix)
Forrest Gump (VOD)
Beat Saber - How to Train Your Dragon soundtrack “Test Drive”
Books:
Death of Christian Culture
The ay is Now Far Spent
Other great ...
Sam heads off to a March for Life, Mac & Jude head south to visit mom, Run Hide Fight is chick Die Hard in a school, and Katherine is all about some John Senior.
Movies & TV:
Run, Hide, Fight
28 Days
When a Man Loves a Woman
Books:
Restoration of Realism
Death of Christian Culture
Restoration of Christian Culture
Other great stuff:
Mac runs out of hot water on Monday morning, makes Kentucky Colonels, we enjoyed Underwater, not so much Starman, and we ask if we’ll continue to be able to evangelize in our ever-changing online world.
Movies & TV:
Underwater
Starman
Schitt's Creek
Other great stuff:
Mac’s book! Clue...
Big family New Years, mac can’t brush his teeth, Soul & Dreamscape, Fr. Raymond, and difficult conversations.
Movies & TV:
Soul
Dreamscape
EdTV
Other great stuff:
Mac’s book! Clueless in Galilee
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Recorded from our new reading room/home alter, we look back at our Christmas adventures, the perennial gift that is It’s a Wonderful Life, and briefly talk about new year’s spiritual goals.
Movies & TV:
It’s a Wonderful Life
WW84
Other great stuff:
Mac’s book! Clueless in Galilee
Kat & Mac failed at pre Advent prep, we kind of liked Greenland, Kat hated Last Christmas, and we get all Jordan Peterson about acting as we believe in God.
Movies & TV:
Greenland (VOD)
Last Christmas (HBO Max)
Websites mentioned:
Youtube videos:
Jordan B. Peterson interviewed by Dennis Prager
Other great stuff:
Jude survives a swim meet, Ben has a lady-friend, Katherine can’t recommend Camping or The Undoing, and we talk about suffering and God’s will.
Movies & TV:
Camping
The Undoing
Battle: Los Angeles
Podcasts:
Jordan B. Peterson Podcast
Books:
The Island of the World by Michael O’Brien
Other great stuff:
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