Catholic in a Small Town

Mac makes a substantial investment in his woodshop, Kat delivers Jude to Gregs and stumbles onto a pilgrimage, and Kat recommends Persuasion as an introduction to Jane Austin.

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Jude learns to ski, Katherine has a ton of fun on a water slide, Klarkson’s Farm is like comfort food, and Mac has strong feelings about men wearing toenail polish.

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All the women in the Barron family get a boat outing for their birthday, Fantastic Four is a great summer time flic to help you beat the heat, and Cardinal Sarah conspires with St. Anne to make Kathe…

Jude is off ant camps and retreats, Kat & Jennifer have a girls’ camping trip, and Mac has been watching too much. Greg duped me into seeing a horrible move…well not really. Also, spoiler: cell phone…

Basement chaos is starting to get to Mac, Katherine loses a beloved cousin, and why you should always have a pocket knife on you. Superman is some pretty wonky fun, and 28 Years Later is some pretty …

Mac & Kat play host to the whole family in an Airbnb in historic Brunswick, GA. F1: The Movie does not disappoint, and we discuss supernatural moments of grace in the context of a “chance” encounter.…

Mac & Katherine are a little stressed out over lining up all the stars for the basement refinish, Kari-Lin brings (half of) her crew for a fun visit, Deep Cover on Prime is a fun take on the British …

Mac, Kat & Jude head to Blakely. Mac starts demolishing part of the deck, and Kat is loving her book club. We revisit some old action classics and a new sci-fi comedy, and Katherine speaks at a homes…

Mac & Kat head to PA to pick up Jude, Ethan Hunt has a savior complex in Mission: Impossible The Final Reckoning, and we discuss generalational generosity as we enter yet another new stage in life.

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Kat gets a haircut and is all “work, work, work.”  Mac finishes up the school year, we are STILL looking for a car, and we will soon have two of our sons back in the nest.  In preparation for the new…

Mac may being going senile, Mother’s Day birdfeedery, and we had an earthquake! On Stranger Tides is a better book than movie, King Lear is better than Katherine expected, and we delve back into Capt…

Jude is home for a quick confirmation weekend, Mac puts in composting partly because we watched Lunatic Farmer, Free Guy taps into some deeper ideas and you may not have noticed, but we have a new po…

Mac plays Mr. Handyman while Kat goes camping with the girls, docs on Disney+ have been keeping us entertained. And we remember Pope Francis.

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Mac & Kat go on a long tangent about fasting, A Complete Unknown isn’t a complete failure, Daredevil Born Again, breaks Mac’s heart like a bad guy’s leg, and Kat buys an old book that we could all st…

Mac & Kat go to FDR State Park for Spring Break, we go down a supplemental rabbit hole, Robin Hood Prince of Thieves is still great, and in Catholic Stuff we take on fasting.

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Mac has a busy week full of work parties, trivia hosting, and tennis matches. Kat HATES looking for cars. Not much has been that entertaining. And how relationships are far more important than things…

Mac is back from retreat, and we are spending money on house repairs, almost all of our watching lets us down, and why can’t Jesus just be clearer?

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Jude is home for his birthday, Gladiator II is an epic disappointment, The Resort is a welcomed surprise, and you’ve been lied to about the natural order of relationships… and it matters.

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The Barron house plays host to nieces, House of David is pretty good, A Real Pain is just fine, and Kat walks us through her thoughts on Conclave.

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A neighborhood is going up next to ours, local beef is the best, Nosferatu is just as disturbing as you’ve heard, and we talk about deliberate discernment of your Lenten practice.

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