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  • 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

    Sam & Mena’s registry

    Ben’s short film:

    Something’s Out There

    Other great stuff we like:

    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 and Mena’s podcast: Engaged at 18

    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 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.

  • 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

    Sam & Mena’s registry

    Ben’s short film:

    Something’s Out There

    Other great stuff we like:

    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 and Mena’s podcast: Engaged at 18

    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 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.

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  • 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

    Sam & Mena’s registry

    Ben’s short film:

    Something’s Out There

    Other great stuff we like:

    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 and Mena’s podcast: Engaged at 18

    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 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.

  • 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

    Sam & Mena’s registry

    Ben’s short film:

    Something’s Out There

    Other great stuff we like:

    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 and Mena’s podcast: Engaged at 18

    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 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.

  • 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

    Sam & Mena’s registry

    Ben’s short film:

    Something’s Out There

    Other great stuff we like:

    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 and Mena’s podcast: Engaged at 18

    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 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.

  • 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

    Sam & Mena’s registry

    Ben’s short film:

    Something’s Out There

    Other great stuff we like:

    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 and Mena’s podcast: Engaged at 18

    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 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.

  • 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)

    Sam & Mena’s registry

    Ben’s short film:

    Something’s Out There

    Other great stuff we like:

    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 and Mena’s podcast: Engaged at 18

    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 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.

  • 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)

    Sam & Mena’s registry

    Ben’s short film:

    Something’s Out There




    Other great stuff we like:

    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 and Mena’s podcast: Engaged at 18

    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 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.

  • 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

    Sam & Mena’s registry

    Ben’s short film:

    Something’s Out There




    Other great stuff we like:

    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 and Mena’s podcast: Engaged at 18

    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 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.

  • 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

    Sam & Mena’s registry

    Ben’s short film:

    Something’s Out There




    Other great stuff we like:

    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 and Mena’s podcast: Engaged at 18

    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 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.

  • Sam and “the boyz” have a super nerdy bachelor party weekend, Jude’s face explodes, we fall for Gosling and Blunt again, get entranced by the Exorcist Files and point our fingers at ourselves when discussing rampant consumerism.

    Movies & TV:

    The Fall Guy

    Avengers Infinity War

    Podcasts:

    The Exorcist Files

    Books:

    The Power and the Glory by Graham Greene

    Sam & Mena’s registry

    Ben’s short film:

    Something’s Out There




    Other great stuff we like:

    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 and Mena’s podcast: Engaged at 18

    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 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.

  • We spend a weekend in Richmond, VA as Jude visits friends, preplanning has started for Mac, and we are running out of space at our dining room table. Twisters lets us down while Presumed Innocent is hard not to like. Also the Olympics desecrated our faith.

    Movies & TV:

    Twisters

    Presumed Innocent



    Books:

    The Power and the Glory by Graham Greene

    The Last Tribe

    Bishop Cozzens letter about the Olympics opening ceremony.

    Sam & Mena’s registry

    Ben’s short film:

    Something’s Out There




    Other great stuff we like:

    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 and Mena’s podcast: Engaged at 18

    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 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.

  • As Mac’s Summer draws to a close, the Barrons make the most of local concerts, pellet grills, American epics, and assassination attempts. Also, Mac cries like a baby at a brewery.

    Movies & TV:

    Horizon

    The Bear (season 3) (Hulu)

    Hit Man (Netflix)

    White House Down (Prime)

    Books:

    A River Runs Through It by Norman MacLean

    Remaining Faithfully Catholic Near the End of the Francis Pontificate article at Crisis

    Sam & Mena’s registry

    Ben’s short film:

    Something’s Out There




    Other great stuff we like:

    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 and Mena’s podcast: Engaged at 18

    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 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.

  • Katherine wrestles with one of life’s biggest problems: how to organize a home library. The Quiet Place Day One is a solid addition to the series, Mac does not get Flannery O’Conner, and we find a unicorn novice ordo mass in the mountains of North Carolina.

    Movies & TV:

    Quiet Place Day One

    Presumed Innocent (2024 Apple+)

    Dying Laughing (Apple+)



    Books:

    Plague Journal by Michael O’Brien

    Wise Blood by Flannery O’Conner

    Sam & Mena’s registry

    Ben’s short film:

    Something’s Out There




    Other great stuff we like:

    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 and Mena’s podcast: Engaged at 18

    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 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.

  • Mac & Kat head to West Virginia to confirm it is, in fact, “almost heaven.” Ridley Scott’s Robin Hood is a real stinker, The Hunter is charming but foul, and we remind you that it is good to get away for a little while.

    Movies & TV:

    Robin Hood (2010 MGM+)

    The Abyss

    X2

    Books:

    The Hunter by Tana French

    Sam & Mena’s registry

    Ben’s short film:

    Something’s Out There




    Other great stuff we like:

    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 and Mena’s podcast: Engaged at 18

    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 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.

  • All boat rides can’t be the best, especially when you are all mad at each other and you forget to fill the tank! Inside Out 2 is fun and Shogun is probably not good for the soul… which you won’t really know until you’ve (once again) done some soul-searching about your media consumption.

    Movies & TV:

    Inside Out 2

    Shogun (HULU)

    The Beach (Prime)

    Sam & Mena’s registry

    Ben’s short film:

    Something’s Out There




    Other great stuff we like:

    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 and Mena’s podcast: Engaged at 18

    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 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.

  • Our old friend Zina stops in for an afternoon, Max continues to slow down, The fam watches an 80’s classic, and Katherine waxes nostalgic for fathers.

    Movies & TV:

    Stand By Me (Prime)

    The Way Way Back

    Albert Brooks Defending My Life (Max)

    Sam & Mena’s registry

    Ben’s short film:

    Something’s Out There




    Other great stuff we like:

    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 and Mena’s podcast: Engaged at 18

    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 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.

    We use Amazon affiliate links. We may get a little kickback if you use the link above to purchase from Amazon.

  • Jude is back in the nest after an exiting camping adventure involving breakdowns, bears, and too much teenage boy stuff. We finally see Godzilla Minus One, Backdraft is better and worse than you remember and Katherine finds a passage about the Our Lady and female virtue.

    Movies & TV:

    Godzilla Minus One (Netflix)

    Backdraft (MGM+)

    Sam & Mena’s registry

    Ben’s short film:

    Something’s Out There




    Other great stuff we like:

    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 and Mena’s podcast: Engaged at 18

    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 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.

  • CST 718: Everything Annoys Mac and Katherine

    Mac and Katherine are on the road, they have uncomfortable conversations about prayer, and Furiosa is amazing but also really weird?

    Movies & TV:

    Furiosa

    Sugar - Apple TV

    French Girl

    Games:

    We’re Not Really Strangers: couple’s edition



    Sam & Mena’s registry

    Ben’s short film:

    Something’s Out There




    Other great stuff we like:

    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 and Mena’s podcast: Engaged at 18

    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 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.

  • Audio issues, Max’s gross bump, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, and more Tombstone talk than you can shake a six-shooter at.

    Movies & TV:

    Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

    The Idea of You

    Clarkson’s Farm

    Tombstone



    Sam & Mena’s registry

    Ben’s short film:

    Something’s Out There




    Other great stuff we like:

    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 and Mena’s podcast: Engaged at 18

    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 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.