Catholic in a Small Town

After almost three weeks, we regale you with wasabi accidents, low canine platelet counts, and an abundance of leaf-blowers. We’ve watched lots of stuff to various levels of enjoyment and Katherine reads a book about mothers that hits a hopeful (and emotional) note.   Movies & TV: 3 Body Problem (Netflix) Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire Musica (Hulu) Fallout (Amazon Prime Video)   Books:   Ben’s short film:   Other great stuff we like: Retreat Center from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey PDF   Mac’s book!   Find us on   Theme song by...

Catholic in a Small Town

Jude is home! The table has left the building! Kat & Jennifer go camping, Supercell is very “B”, Manhunt isn’t as good as everyone says and Brideshead Revisited deserves attention.   Movies & TV: Supercell Manhunt Anatomy of a Murder Books: Brideshead Revisited   Ben’s short film:   Other great stuff we like: Retreat Center from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey PDF   Mac’s book!   Find us on   Theme song by Mary Bragg.   Our other show:   We use Amazon affiliate links. We may get a little kickback if you use the link...

Catholic in a Small Town

Jude turns 15 and gets a visit from Ben, Katherine has a tea with the book club ladies, American Fiction is super sharp but problematic, and A Severe Mercy deserves a reread every decade or so.   Movies & TV: American Fiction Resident Alien   Books: The Ferryman by Justin Cronin   Ben’s short film:   Other great stuff we like: Retreat Center from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey PDF   Mac’s book!   Find us on   Theme song by Mary Bragg.   Our other show:   We use Amazon affiliate links. We may get a little kickback if you...

Catholic in a Small Town

Katherine is getting a little better, we get an unexpected update on Jude, Dune Part 2 is worth the trip to the theater and we talk about the importance of thinking about the next step.   Movies & TV: Dune Part 2 Mr. Holmes The Awful Truth   Ben’s short film:   Other great stuff we like: Retreat Center from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey PDF   Mac’s book!   Find us on   Theme song by Mary Bragg.   Our other show:   We use Amazon affiliate links. We may get a little kickback if you use the link above to purchase from Amazon....

Catholic in a Small Town

The Barrons travel to Scranton to visit Jude, Kat is sick, and SAM GETS ENGAGED! We talk about True Grit, Miss Potter, and an abundance of English regency-era entertainment. For Catholic Stuff we talk about True Grit and Merchant of Venice as a double feature on looking at Justice and Mercy.   Movies & TV: True Grit Emma (movie with Gweneth Paltrow) Emma (BBC series) Miss Potter Merchant of Venice (2004)   Ben’s short film:   Other great stuff we like: from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey PDF   Mac’s book!   Find us on   Theme song by Mary...

Catholic in a Small Town

Mac suffers the grind and the tickle (not a euphemism), Sam is back in town, Argyl is not worth your time, but Self-Reliance and The Guard are, and we wax nostalgic over how great (and peppered with faith) the show ER was.   Movies & TV: Argyl Self-Reliance The Guard ER   Ben’s short film:   Other great stuff we like: from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey PDF   Mac’s book!   Find us on   Theme song by Mary Bragg.   Our other show:   We use Amazon affiliate links. We may get a little kickback if you use the link above to purchase...

Catholic in a Small Town

Kat takes Jude back to Scranton. We live the empty-nester’s life with the food subscription service to prove it. We show Jude what everyone compares his school to (Dead Poets Society), and we lament how modern society frowns upon early marriage…also we complain a lot about Monarch.   Movies & TV: Dead Poets Society Monarch Season 1 Role Play Regarding Henry The Big Sleep Northern Exposure   Ben’s short film:   Other great stuff we like: from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey PDF   Mac’s book!   Find us on   Theme song by Mary Bragg....

Catholic in a Small Town

Sam becomes a working man, Mac & Kat take off to the mountains, Maggie Moore(s) is pretty dark, and we catch up on lots of emails from you, good people of CSTonia.   Movies & TV: Maggie Moore(s) The Italian Job (2003)   Ben’s short film:   Other great stuff we like: from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey PDF   Mac’s book!   Find us on   Theme song by Mary Bragg.   Our other show:   We use Amazon affiliate links. We may get a little kickback if you use the link above to purchase from Amazon.

Catholic in a Small Town

Our week is bookended by parties, Die Hard+Towering Inferno = Skyscraper and Kat has thoughts…lots of thoughts… on Barbie.   Movies & TV: Skyscraper Godzilla (2014) Barbie Macbeth Twelfth Night   Ben’s short film:   Other great stuff we like: from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey PDF   Mac’s book!   Find us on   Theme song by Mary Bragg.   Our other show:   We use Amazon affiliate links. We may get a little kickback if you use the link above to purchase from Amazon.  

Catholic in a Small Town

Barron Christmas recap, Last Night in Soho is disappointing, Shakespeare in Love is more problematic that we remember, but just as entertaining as ever, and we look back over the past year and hope (with a little help from St. Teresa) for the new one.   Movies & TV: Last Night in Soho Shakespeare in Love Airplane Klaus Gremlins     Ben’s short film:   Other great stuff we like: from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey PDF   Mac’s book!   Find us on   Theme song by Mary Bragg.   Our other show:   We use Amazon affiliate links....