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...
info_outline CST 711: I Don’t Know How Babies are Made on that Planet, but I Bet it Ain’t GoodCatholic 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....
info_outline CST 710: Quality of Mercy is Not StrainedCatholic 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...
info_outline CST 709: The TickleCatholic 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...
info_outline CST 708: Nice AND SketchyCatholic 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....
info_outline CST 707: Ridiculously MagicalCatholic 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.
info_outline CST 706: An Apocalypse & An EpiphanyCatholic 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.
info_outline CST 705: Bar Stool Wisdom from St. TeresaCatholic 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....
info_outline CST 704: Kat’s Emotional Lead-Up to ChristmasCatholic in a Small Town
We get Jude home, despite his best efforts, Tristan & Cheyenne’s party was a delight, Fred Claus was not, Leaving the World Behind gets top marks for style and tension, but not for a satisfying resolution, and Regina Doman reminds us how to incrementally take our advents to a more traditional level. Movies & TV: Fred Claus Love Actually Leaving the World Behind 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...
info_outline CST 703: The Rug SituationCatholic in a Small Town
Kat is disappointed with a rug purchase but is super-proud of our clean blinds, Mac revisits Die Hard 35 years after his first viewing, Four Christmases is pretty good, Kat recommends two older movies and we try to untangle a knot of issues revolving around feminism in the modern world. Movies & TV: Die Hard Four Christmases The Bachelor and the Bobby Soxer Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream Home 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...
info_outlineMax pees in our bed, first Kat then Mac takes the boys camping, Katherine watches The Best of Me while Mac watches Django Unchained. Your email is unbelievably sweet, and we look at the spiritual challenges in the movie, Calvary.
Movies & TV:
The Best of Me
Home
Django Unchained
Calvary
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