Catholic in a Small Town
Episodes
Our fridge died...which sucked! We gear up for a trip to Disney, we revisit Captain America, and remind everybody to be grateful.
Movies & TV:
The Bounty (Amazon)
Captain America (Disney+)
Three Identical Strangers (Hulu)
Other great stuff:
Mac’s book! Clueless in Galilee
Ramen restaurants, puppy gruel, Get Duked, and First Things gives us food for thought.
Movies & TV:
Get Duked (Amazon)
First Reformed (Amazon)
Books:
A Voice in the Wind by Francine Rivers
First Things
Podcasts:
Other great stuff:
Mac’s book! Clueless in Galilee
As the temp goes down, our car repairs go up, we got in two sunset cruises AND went to see Tenet. Also, Childhood 2.0 will scare you into being a better parent.
Movies & TV:
Tenet (in theaters now)
Childhood 2.0 (Youtube)
Podcasts:
Other great stuff:
Mac’s book! Clueless in G...
We decide to put Sam in St. John Bosco, Kat scores big time with bourbon butter salted caramel ice cream, Walter Mitty isn’t as good as you want it to be, Kat gets emotional at The Magician’s Nephew & we attend Divine Liturgy.
Movies & TV:
Shakleton’s Captain (Amazon Prime)
Atlanta (Hulu)
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (VOD)
Podcasts:
Other great stuff:
Katherine deals with her new work week, Mac takes all kind of care of the doge, Bone Tomahawk and Vivarium offer brutality and food for thought. Interstellar leads to great theological conversation with our boys.
Movies & TV:
Bone Tomahawk (Amazon Prime)
Vivarium (Amazon Prime)
Blackish (Hulu)
Interstellar (VOD)
Podcasts:
Other great stuff:
Saddie drops her litter as Katherine takes on a new role. Muppets tries to get too edgy, Where the Wild Things Are still reminds us to love little boys for being wild, Art of Manliness is well worth your time; and a voice from the past reminds us to fall ever more in love with our Lord.
Movies & TV:
Where the Wild Things Are (Blu-Ray)
Muppets (2015) (Disney+)
Podcasts:
Othe...
Mac’s voice is shot, we get some bad weather, Kat revisits the Two Towers, and we take in TLM.
Movies & TV:
Two Towers (Blu-Ray)
Love Antosha (Amazon Prime)
The Expanse (Amazon Prime)
Books:
Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
Sites/videos mentioned this week:
Fr. James Brent, O.P. on "Offer it Up"
The Art of Manliness interview with Jacob Howland
Other great stuff...
The Barrons head back to Swainsboro for a loud weekend, Ben gets a job, Kat gets older, Emma disappoints, Last Action Hero kind of holds up and Mac dives into Consecration to St. Joseph.
Movies & TV:
Emma (VOD Rental)
My Spy (Amazon)
Last Action Hero (VOD Rental)
Books:
The Moviegoer by Walker Percy
Sites/videos mentioned this week:
The porch is done...mostly. Kayaking with Jen & Lily, antiquing, The Old Guard & Peacock, and Jacob Howland takes us to school in philosophy.
Movies & TV:
The Old Guard (Netflix)
A.P. Bio (Peacock)
Project Bluebook (Peacock)
Capture (Peacock)
Brave New World (Peacock)
Sites/videos mentioned this week:
Large debris comes out of Kat’s ears, The whole family digs on Hamilton again, Palm Springs is a post-millennial take on Ground Hog Day, and Welcome to Plathville gives us foder for Catholic Stuff.
Movies, TV, podcasts:
Hamilton (Disney+)
Palm Springs (Hulu)
Welcome to Plathville (Hulu)
Other great stuff:
Weight of Glory podcast from listener, Clayton
Kat’s got the shingles! We have a festive 4th in Swainsboro, and apparently Mac is a rule nazi. ID4 Resurgence is unwatchable, The Core is a bunch of schlocky fun, and teens reacting to The Sixth Sense is totally great. Also, we remind everybody to pray for our newly reassigned priests.
Movies, TV, podcasts:
Independence Day Resurgence (VOD)
The Core (Amazon Prime)
Brittany Runs a Marathon (Amazon Prime)
Other great stuff:
We have a big-time at a free lake house, get back home to a busted A/C, and celebrate a few milestones. King of Staten Island is OK and I Am The Night offers some faith issues to chew on.
Movies, TV, podcasts:
I am the Night (Hulu)
Eurovision: The Story of Fire Saga (Netflix)
Upload (Amazon Prime)
King of Staten Island (VOD)
Other great stuff:
Weight of Glory podcast from listener, Clayton
The boys are back in town, Mac has a little breakdown, Jude and Mac discover the sublimity of hammock prayer. Fighting with My Family is fun, Artemis Fowl is OK, Nobody’s Fool is a surprise joy and family dinners around a table are non-negotiable.
Movies, TV, podcasts:
Fighting with My Family (Amazon)
Artemis Fowl (Disney+)
Nobody’s Fool (Amazon)
Other great stuff:
Kat gets away to the beach with her sisters, Mac & Jude enjoy a Disney 90’s classic, and we reflect on body image in the context of our faith and vocations.
Movies, TV, podcasts:
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (Disney+)
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (Netflix)
Clueless (Netflix)
Prop Culture (Disney+)
Other great stuff:
We got to go to Mass! We also had dinner in public with friends! We revisit Dr. Strange and have tentative positive things to say about Netflix’s Space Force. Also… we got to go to Mass.
Movies, TV, podcasts:
Dr. Strange (Disney+)
Space Force (Netflix)
Other great stuff:
Mac & Katherine head back to the airstream for a date trip, We loved The Gentlemen and A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood. We discuss how outfitting our sanctuaries for the pandemic might not be fitting or proper.
Movies, TV, podcasts:
The Gentlemen
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Charlie’s Angels (2019)
Other great stuff:
Mother’s Day in South Georgia, Guys on the boat, Westworld disappoints, Shazam impresses, and we remind everyone to be charitable with online comments.
Movies, TV, podcasts:
Westworld Season 3
Logan
Shazam
First Things (magazine)
Other great stuff:
Billy Newton’s Hermitage Go Fund Me Efforts
Mac’s book! Clueless i...
It’s a roadshow! Mac & Kat head south to visit Mac’s mom, Devs disappoints, Kat recommends Normal People with a big caveat. Also, we’re a physical people.
Movies, TV, podcasts:
Devs (Hulu)
Normal People (Hulu)
The Mighty Boosh
Other great stuff:
Billy Newton’s Hermitage Go Fund Me Efforts
Mac’s book! Clueless ...
End of the year work keeps Mac busy as he calls his mom (almost) every day, woodworking, TinkerCrates, lots of apocalyptic literature. Also, Kungfu Panda...is awesome. In Catholic Stuff, we talk about fear and setting things apart.
Movies, TV, podcasts:
Kung fu Panda (Google Play Store)
RUN (Amazon Prime with HBO)
Books:
Age of Miracles
The Dog Stars
The Overstory
One Second After
World Made by Hand
Games:
Mac & Kat try out bloody mary’s on Sunday morning, homemade lemonade wars, discovering your house is equipped with a second furnace and making time for a date night. We rediscover Starter for 10 and encourage you to pray in the middle of the night.
Movies, TV, podcasts:
Starter for 10 (Amazon Prime with HBO)
Bounty Hunters (Amazon Prime with HBO)
Lost (Hulu)
The Soldier and the Oak by Elliot Park
Games:
Chat About Catholic in a Small Town