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 & Kat get too dressed up for a south GA memorial, Ben has a bicycle misadventure, Fast X is exactly what you expect, Ghosted is less than you expect, and we talk about how man needs resistance to truly be happy.
Movies & TV:
Fast X
Ghosted (Apple TV+)
Catholic Family Summer Camp at Heart Ridge - use discount code “smalltown”
Podcast mentioned:
<...A major season of Katherine’s life is over, party prepping, a tragedy strikes Mac’s family, John Crist has come a long way, Captain America gets better with age and we discuss when to stand up to bullies.
Movies & TV:
John Crist: Would Like to Release a Statement (YouTube)
Captain America The First Avenger (Disney+)
Barry Season 1 (Max)
Our AC is busted, the school year winds busily down, Guardians 3 is disturbingly grotesque, and John Senior extrapolates all of western civilization from the Rule of St. Benedict.
Movies & TV:
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Air (Prime)
Legion (HBO Max)
Other great stuff we like:
Pacem in Terris retreat center
...Mac is a year older, the Barrons go to a professional Rugby match, comparing two takes on time loop movies, and we can’t really figure out if a lack of virtue is necessarily sinful.
Movies & TV:
The Flight Attendant (HBO Max)
Devil’s Hour (Prime)
The Map of Tiny Perfect Things (prime)
Palm Springs (Hulu)
Books:
We have a nine year old in the house over the weekend, Rudy still holds up, Katherine loves the Mass of Brother Michel, and Mary Magdalene may be more than you think.
Movies & TV:
Rudy
The Flight Attendant (HBO Max)
Books:
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Max has to get emergency surgery, we visit a St. George festival at Fatima Farm, Of Gods and Men is a slow contemplation on vocation, and we wrestle with whether Chapter four of The Restoration of Christian Culture is misnamed or not.
Movies & TV:
Of Gods and Men (Blu-ray)
Other great stuff we like:
Vigil Mass was a dee-light, Mac & Greg mentor a couple…at a brewery, Pretty Baby is pretty shocking, and Kat & Jennifer go off on a peace-seeking adventure.
Movies & TV:
Pretty Baby (Hulu)
Catch Me if You Can (VOD)
Other great stuff we like:
Pacem in Terris retreat center
Restoration of Christian Culture from...
Mac & the boys use spring Break to go see Mac’s mom, we go all over the place the Triduum, Mac reluctantly likes Unbearable Weight while Kat recommends The Bachelors and we compare and contrast a few masses we’ve attended lately.
Movies & TV:
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (Prime)
The Bachelors (Prime)
Sense and Sensibility (Cable)
Other grea...
Jude revels in the family pulling together for a craft project, D&D HonorAmong Thieves defies Mac’s (very low) expectations, the ghosts of homeowners past try to give Mac advice and enigmatic writer Paul Kingsnorth tries to give us all advice on what the world needs.
Movies & TV:
Dungeons & Dragons Honor Among Thieves
1923 (Paramount+)
Wimbledon (Starz)
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Mac & Kat have a very tiresome and expensive week of mishaps. Mac takes in a NASCAR race, we lament the portrayal of our church in the media, and remind ourselves to see frustrations as opportunities for virtue.
Movies & TV:
Class of ‘07 (Hulu)
1923 (Paramount+)
Books, etc:
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Jude has a birthday, Aunt Ginny has a funeral, the Barron’s have a great time watching Puss in Boots, and we dissect The Catholic Agenda by the ever brilliant John Senior.
Movies & TV:
Puss in Boots The Last Wish (Peacock)
Just My Luck (Hulu)
Books, etc:
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Katherine waxes nostalgic over the loss of a dear aunt, Spring has sprung in North GA, Kat is obsessed with Norwegian Catholic Writers…and golf, and we remind you that as the world goes to hell in a handbasket, just keep praying.
Movies & TV:
Beast (Prime)
Full Swing (Netflix)
Books, etc:
The Axe: The Master of Hestriken by Sigrid Undset
Lent has begun. We go our separate ways for a long weekend, Sleepless in Seattle still holds up and Pig is a movie punching above its weight class.
Movies & TV:
Sleepless in Seattle (Prime)
Pig (Hulu)
Books, etc:
Mr. Midshipmen Easy by Frederick Marryat
Declare by Tim Powers
Other great stuff we like:
Ben is house shopping, we do nothing for a very busy Valentine’s Day, the Willits have us over for the Super Bowl, Quantumania is exactly what you think it will be, Marley & Me makes Mac ugly cry, and we get ready for lent. We record an hour’s worth of our gushing over John Senior's “The Air Conditioned Holocaust” but we decide to put that in a separate episode.
Movies & TV:
Antman & the Was...
We finally put up pictures in our “new” house, we go see Jim Gaffegen; Bullet Train is good, but not for the soul, Cunk on Earth is hilarious, and Dan Burke challenges us to actively fight against a critical spirit.
Movies & TV:
Bullet Train (Netflix)
Cunk on Earth (Netflix)
Top Gun Maverick (Paramount+)
Homework
Jude has social events every day, Katherine ate up a PWA episode about the Shroud of Turin, Shotgun Wedding might be better than you think, and proximity matters in prayer…and everything else.
Movies & TV:
Shotgun Wedding (Prime)
The Last of Us Episode 3
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We get our carpets cleaned…which one of our dogs…protests. We go to a comedy night we shouldn’t have, and Jude’s room gets a makeover. Last Looks is a funny noir, Vengeance is a sharp take on lots of modern culture, Last of the Mohicans still looks and sounds beautiful and Zoolander is…well…Zoolander. Also, conservatives are in a spat.
Movies & TV:
The boys go on a church ski retreat as we get a preview of the empty nest. In the meantime we paint room, go out to eat and watch too much disturbing TV. As promised we unpack chapter 1 of John Senior’s Restoration of Christian Culture.
Books
We take down Christmas, miss part of the first day of work, discuss Ben’s presents, go on a long convoluted Irish kick and get inspired by a family living the john Senior model.
Homework:
Chapter 1 of The Restoration of Christian Culture by John Senior
Movies & TV:
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