CST #768: When the Worst Part is Your Title Character
Release Date: 09/12/2025
CST #778: Contrivances
Catholic in a Small Town
Jude is back home, Colby stops by, Love at First Sight offers non-cynical feels, and we unpack the good and the bad in Wake Up Dead Man. is now accepting subscriptions! Move over from Patreon so more of your tips go to us and not Apple. Books: Read along with Mac - Other great stuff we like: Retreat Center from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey PDF Other stuff our family does: Mac’s book! Find us on Theme song by Mary Bragg.
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CST #777: Flabbslabb
Catholic in a Small Town
Mac heads out of town as Kat babysits, Materialists is NOT a romantic comedy, Worst Christmas Pageant Ever is a new holiday classic, and we wonder at the remarkable nature of the ripples we make throughout others’ lives. is now accepting subscriptions! Move over from Patreon so more of your tips go to us and not Apple. Books: Read along with Mac - A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Other great stuff we like: Retreat Center from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey PDF Other stuff our family does: Mac’s book! Find us on Theme song by Mary Bragg.
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CST #776: Advent Misery (Poor Us)
Catholic in a Small Town
Between Mac’s cold, the miserable weather, and trying to get tradesmen to finish their work, Mac & Kat are wallowing a little in self-pity. Pluribus is mysteriously compelling, and we parce out all the problematic pieces of a debate on designer babies. is now accepting subscriptions! Move over from Patreon so more of your tips go to us and not Apple. Books: Read along with Mac - A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Other great stuff we like: Retreat Center from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey PDF Other stuff our family does: Mac’s book! Find us on Theme song by Mary...
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CST #775: The Britta of Oz
Catholic in a Small Town
Jude is back in town for a huge Thanksgiving, the basement never ends, Wicked 2 is not great, and we talk about the spiritual ramifications of The Biggest Loser. is now accepting subscriptions! Move over from Patreon so more of your tips go to us and not Apple. Books: Read along with Mac - Current book is Moby Dick by Herman Melville Other great stuff we like: Retreat Center from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey PDF Other stuff our family does: Mac’s book! Find us on Theme song by Mary Bragg.
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CST #774: Red Headed Head Rolling
Catholic in a Small Town
We stumble on the best little English pub while Mac is at the GaETC, Sam & Mena are moved downstairs, Pluribus is worth looking into, and we let you guys see our struggles with our different levels of concern about the state of the Church today. is now accepting subscriptions! Move over from Patreon so more of your tips go to us and not Apple. Books: Greg’s Book: Other great stuff we like: Retreat Center from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey PDF Other stuff our family does: Mac’s book! Find us on Theme song by Mary Bragg.
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CST #773: The Eew of it All
Catholic in a Small Town
You won’t believe which part of our freezer died, we had a great weekend camping down at GLS. Rogue Heroes delivers rogue heroics, and serves up our Catholic Stuff topic. is now accepting subscriptions! Move over from Patreon so more of your tips go to us and not Apple. Greg’s Book: Pelican + : Other great stuff we like: Retreat Center from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey PDF Other stuff our family does: Mac’s book! Find us on Theme song by Mary Bragg.
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CST #772: Self-Imposed Waterboarding
Catholic in a Small Town
The extended warranty on our fridge runs out one month before it stops working, Mac has a cold and doesn’t think House of Dynamite is all that…dynamite and Katherine reminds every good Catholic why they should be fasting on Friday. is now accepting subscriptions! Move over from Patreon so more of your tips go to us and not Apple. Movies/Books: The Order House of Dynamite Nobody Wants This (non-recommendation) Childhood’s End by Author C. Clarke Other great stuff we like: Retreat Center from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey PDF Other stuff our family does: Mac’s book! Find...
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CST #771: Ontological Opining
Catholic in a Small Town
Mac & Katherine become grandparents! Tron Ares is terrible. The Haunting of Hill House is worth your time. And we reflect on the difference in our being since baby Alex arrived. is now accepting subscriptions! Move over from Patreon so more of your tips go to us and not Apple. Books: Read along with Mac - Other great stuff we like: Retreat Center from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey PDF Other stuff our family does: Mac’s book! Find us on Theme song by Mary Bragg.
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CST #770: The New Normal
Catholic in a Small Town
Sam and Mena moved in while we were at The Pig Dance; Big, Bold, Beautiful Journey charms, Mac is inflicting the sound of a concertina on the neighborhood, and Katherine is appalled by what she sees in Swiped. is now accepting subscriptions! Move over from Patreon so more of your tips go to us and not Apple. - Use promo code CST for $2 off! Books: Read along with Mac - Other great stuff we like: Retreat Center from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey PDF Other stuff our family does: Mac’s book! Find us on Theme song by Mary Bragg.
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CST #769: How many Drugged Mules?
Catholic in a Small Town
Mac & Kat lead our boring lives…unlike Charlie Sheen or the characters in Netflix’s Untamed. Then we talk about the remarkable life of Charlie Kirk and how we want our children remembered. is now accepting subscriptions! Move over from Patreon so more of your tips go to us and not Apple. Other great stuff we like: Retreat Center from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey PDF Other stuff our family does: Mac’s book! Find us on Theme song by Mary Bragg.
info_outlineMac goes down to South GA, we get to be part of a family friend’s wedding celebration, we talk way too much about Alien Earth, and we marvel at the ripples of espousing the good, true, and beautiful.
Our locals page is now accepting subscriptions! Move over from Patreon so more of your tips go to us and not Apple.
Books:
Read along with Mac - Exogenesis by Peco Gaskovki
Other great stuff we like:
Baritus Catholic Illustrations
Pacem in Terris Retreat Center
Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey
Restoration of Christian Culture PDF
liturgical calendar from Sofia Institute Press
Gregory the Great’s St. Nicholas Guild
Total Consecration to Jesus Through Mary
Other stuff our family does:
Our libsyn page where you can find all our old episodes
Sam and Mena’s podcast: Engaged at 18
Spoiled! with Mac and Katherine
Mac’s book! Clueless in Galilee
Ben’s Photography Business: Red Barron Media
Find us on our website
Theme song by Mary Bragg.