Catholic in a Small Town

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

February 10, 2025 83 mins

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.

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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...

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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:

Baritus Catholic Illustrations

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January 23, 2025 73 mins

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.

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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.

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January 15, 2025 77 mins

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.

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Books:

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

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January 13, 2025 51 mins

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)

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Books:

Read along with Mac - Current book is The Apostle...

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December 30, 2024 72 mins

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.

 

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Books:

The Liturgical Year by Dom Prosper Gueranger

 

Movies & TV:

Homestead

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December 20, 2024 84 mins

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



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December 12, 2024 81 mins

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

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November 30, 2024 58 mins

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



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November 26, 2024 65 mins

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.

 

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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:

Somet...

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November 7, 2024 69 mins

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 f...

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October 28, 2024 77 mins

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 fi...

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October 17, 2024 72 mins

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 

 

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October 8, 2024 72 mins

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

 

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September 30, 2024 56 mins

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

 

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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:

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September 15, 2024 90 mins

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:

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September 9, 2024 68 mins

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 R...

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August 21, 2024 62 mins

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

 

Sam & Mena’s registry

 

Ben’s short film:

Something’s Out There 




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