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CST 716: It’s about Community

Release Date: 05/14/2024

CST 736: Where’s the Remote to my Candles?

Catholic in a Small Town

Katherine is in charge of the booze for the wedding, Mac gets a taste of the “good” life, Reality Bites actually rules, the Aeneid is crazy violent, and pre-advent slipped right past us…did we mention a wedding coming up? Movies & TV: Reality Bites Books: The Aeneid by Virgil 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...

CST 735: A Kathrocentric Universe

Catholic in a Small Town

We get the chance to adult with our adult children, lots of tennis for Mac, and wedding rehearsal prep for Katherine. Nobody Wants This is sharp, A Room with a View is British, and Katherine has some medieval views of our place in the whole grand scheme of things. Movies & TV: Nobody Wants This A Room with a View 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....

CST 734: Draw a Line

Catholic in a Small Town

The Barrons head to Birmingham to heckle Paul Kingsnorth, Mac finds the best pipe shop ever, Goodbye Christopher Robin fails to endear you to any of the characters, and we talk about ways we can resist the machine in our everyday lives. Movies & TV: Fools Rush In Bad Monkey Goodbye Christopher Robin 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...

CST 733: A Kegerator Phase

Catholic in a Small Town

Kat waxes on about her pilgrimage, tis the season for scarier stuff (The Stand, Cloverfield), Mac actually finishes a book, and a listener goes way back in our archives. Movies & TV: The Stand (2021) Cloverfield Books: Declare by Tim Powers 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...

CST 732: Cheesy Sugar

Catholic in a Small Town

Our dogs become those people who send back food at a restaurant, Kat stresses out about upcoming events, Colby takes refuge at our place and Mac takes a big test. Several spooky movies pepper the season and we both are surprised by Surprised by Oxford. Movies & TV: The Thing Salem’s Lot (2024) Frighteners Surprised by Oxford 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...

CST 731: Most Terrain Vehicle

Catholic in a Small Town

Mac & Kat cut their camping trip short because of Hurricane Helene. Sam says Halloween is the most boring horror movie he’s ever seen, and Mac realizes the moment he no longer has any patience with fold that are not interested in the truth. Movies & TV: Death Becomes Her Halloween Varsity Blues The Penguin Slow Horses 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...

CST 730: Chesterton’s Gastronomic Catastrophe

Catholic in a Small Town

There are more dog woes for the Barrons. One Life is uplifting but boring, and Katherine is getting all up into Benedictine spirituality. Movies & TV: One Life (Paramount+) Palm Springs (Netflix) The Haunting (Prime) 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.

CST 729: Debatably Awful

Catholic in a Small Town

Mac & Kat ramble on about 80s TV, Mac gets invited to a debate party, and Max is slowing way down. Kat travels back to Jurassic World, and we discuss spiritual echoes as God’s gentle nudges to listen up. Movies & TV: Jurassic World Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom The Magnificent Seven (2016) 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...

CST 729: There and Back Again

Catholic in a Small Town

We drop the boy off again at boarding school and try to provide some comfort for another new St. Greg’s family. Peace Like a River is lyrical, charming, and faith-affirming while Power and the Glory is about the long defeat and the triumph of the church. Also, Cut Throat Island hasn’t gotten any better with time. Movies & TV: CutThroat Island Books: Peace Like a River The Power and the Glory 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 ...

CST 727: Exercise: Don’t Do It!

Catholic in a Small Town

Sam turns 19, boxing robots (and father/son stuff) still make me cry, and we talk about the true price of convenience. Movies & TV: Real Steel Bad Monkey (AppleTV+) Books: How Dante Can Save Your Life by Rod Drer 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.

More Episodes

Camping trips, seeing Jude, Mother’s Day, The Fall Guy is the best!, and we lament about not plugging into the community.

Movies & TV:

The Fall Guy

The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare

No Country for Old Men

The Boys on the Boat

Books:

Jayber Crow by Wendyl Berry

State Parks:

Claytor Lake State Park

Sam & Mena’s registry