100 episodes

In this weekly podcast, Mac and Katherine, who are Catholic converts, talk about raising kids, Catholic issues, scouting, movies, books, games, podcasts and anything else that comes up. Mac and Katherine have been podcasting since 2006.

Catholic in a Small Town Mac and Katherine Barron

    • Religion & Spirituality

In this weekly podcast, Mac and Katherine, who are Catholic converts, talk about raising kids, Catholic issues, scouting, movies, books, games, podcasts and anything else that comes up. Mac and Katherine have been podcasting since 2006.

    CST 715: Echo Chamber of Vapidness

    CST 715: Echo Chamber of Vapidness

    Car issues, raised bed gardening, and a never-ending tennis season consume our week. We consume Civil War and Fallout as we ponder the profundity of knowing who made the world.
     
    Movies & TV:
    Civil War (in theaters now)
    Fallout (Amazon Prime Video)
     
    Books:
    A History of the Island by Eustice Plough
     
    Sam & Mina’s registry
     
    Ben’s short film:
    Something’s Out There




    Other great stuff we like:
    Sam’s Instagram
    Pacem in Terris Retreat Center
    Picnic Blanket
    Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey
    Restoration of Christian Culture PDF
    Spiritual Direction.com
    Sam’s podcast: To Interview Them
    https://www.fatimafarm.com/
    liturgical calendar from Sofia Institute Press
    Wyoming Catholic
    Gregory the Great’s St. Nicholas Guild
    Total Consecration to Jesus Through Mary
    Mac’s Woodworking Shop
     
    Mac’s Online Woodcraft Store
    Mac’s book! Clueless in Galilee
     
    Please support us through Patreon
    Find us on our website
    Our libsyn page where you can find all our old episodes
     
    Theme song by Mary Bragg.
     
    Our other show: Spoiled! with Mac and Katherine
     
    We use Amazon affiliate links. We may get a little kickback if you use the link above to purchase from Amazon.
     

    • 1 hr 21 min
    CST 714: We Have a Leaf Problem

    CST 714: We Have a Leaf Problem

    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:
    Hannah’s Children by Catherine Pakaluk
     
    Ben’s short film:
    Something’s Out There
     
    Other great stuff we like:
    Sam’s Instagram
    Pacem in Terris Retreat Center
    Picnic Blanket
    Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey
    Restoration of Christian Culture PDF
    Spiritual Direction.com
    Sam’s podcast: To Interview Them
    https://www.fatimafarm.com/
    liturgical calendar from Sofia Institute Press
    Wyoming Catholic
    Gregory the Great’s St. Nicholas Guild
    Total Consecration to Jesus Through Mary
    Mac’s Woodworking Shop
     
    Mac’s Online Woodcraft Store
    Mac’s book! Clueless in Galilee
     
    Please support us through Patreon
    Find us on our website
    Our libsyn page where you can find all our old episodes
     
    Theme song by Mary Bragg.
     
    Our other show: Spoiled! with Mac and Katherine
     
    We use Amazon affiliate links. We may get a little kickback if you use the link above to purchase from Amazon.
     

    • 1 hr 23 min
    CST 713: Justified Ineptitude

    CST 713: Justified Ineptitude

    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:
    Something’s Out There
     
    Other great stuff we like:
    Sam’s Instagram
    Pacem in Terris Retreat Center
    Picnic Blanket
    Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey
    Restoration of Christian Culture PDF
    Spiritual Direction.com
    Sam’s podcast: To Interview Them
    https://www.fatimafarm.com/
    liturgical calendar from Sofia Institute Press
    Wyoming Catholic
    Gregory the Great’s St. Nicholas Guild
    Total Consecration to Jesus Through Mary
    Mac’s Woodworking Shop
     
    Mac’s Online Woodcraft Store
    Mac’s book! Clueless in Galilee
     
    Please support us through Patreon
    Find us on our website
    Our libsyn page where you can find all our old episodes
     
    Theme song by Mary Bragg.
     
    Our other show: Spoiled! with Mac and Katherine
     
    We use Amazon affiliate links. We may get a little kickback if you use the link above to purchase from Amazon.
     

    • 1 hr 4 min
    CST 712: It’s OK, I Used A Sharpie

    CST 712: It’s OK, I Used A Sharpie

    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:
    Something’s Out There
     
    Other great stuff we like:
    Sam’s Instagram
    Pacem in Terris Retreat Center
    Picnic Blanket
    Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey
    Restoration of Christian Culture PDF
    Spiritual Direction.com
    Sam’s podcast: To Interview Them
    https://www.fatimafarm.com/
    liturgical calendar from Sofia Institute Press
    Wyoming Catholic
    Gregory the Great’s St. Nicholas Guild
    Total Consecration to Jesus Through Mary
    Mac’s Woodworking Shop
     
    Mac’s Online Woodcraft Store
    Mac’s book! Clueless in Galilee
     
    Please support us through Patreon
    Find us on our website
    Our libsyn page where you can find all our old episodes
     
    Theme song by Mary Bragg.
     
    Our other show: Spoiled! with Mac and Katherine
     
    We use Amazon affiliate links. We may get a little kickback if you use the link above to purchase from Amazon.
     

    • 1 hr 25 min
    CST 711: I Don’t Know How Babies are Made on that Planet, but I Bet it Ain’t Good

    CST 711: I Don’t Know How Babies are Made on that Planet, but I Bet it Ain’t Good

    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:
    Something’s Out There
     
    Other great stuff we like:
    Sam’s Instagram
    Pacem in Terris Retreat Center
    Picnic Blanket
    Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey
    Restoration of Christian Culture PDF
    Spiritual Direction.com
    Sam’s podcast: To Interview Them
    https://www.fatimafarm.com/
    liturgical calendar from Sofia Institute Press
    Wyoming Catholic
    Gregory the Great’s St. Nicholas Guild
    Total Consecration to Jesus Through Mary
    Mac’s Woodworking Shop
     
    Mac’s Online Woodcraft Store
    Mac’s book! Clueless in Galilee
     
    Please support us through Patreon
    Find us on our website
    Our libsyn page where you can find all our old episodes
     
    Theme song by Mary Bragg.
     
    Our other show: Spoiled! with Mac and Katherine
     
    We use Amazon affiliate links. We may get a little kickback if you use the link above to purchase from Amazon.
     

    • 59 min
    CST 710: Quality of Mercy is Not Strained

    CST 710: Quality of Mercy is Not Strained

    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:
    Something’s Out There
     
    Other great stuff we like:
    Sam’s Instagram
    Pacem in Terris retreat center
    Picnic Blanket
    Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey
    Restoration of Christian Culture PDF
    Spiritual Direction.com
    Sam’s podcast: To Interview Them
    https://www.fatimafarm.com/
    liturgical calendar from Sofia institute Press
    Wyoming Catholic
    Gregory the Great’s St. Nicholas Guild
    Total Consecration to Jesus Through Mary
    Mac’s Woodworking Shop
     
    Mac’s Online Woodcraft Store
    Mac’s book! Clueless in Galilee
     
    Please support us through Patreon
    Find us on our website
    Our libsyn page where you can find all our old episodes
     
    Theme song by Mary Bragg.
     
    Our other show: Spoiled! with Mac and Katherine
     
    We use Amazon affiliate links. We may get a little kickback if you use the link above to purchase from Amazon.
     

    • 1 hr 39 min

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