Episodes

  • 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.

  • 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.

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  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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:

    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.

  • 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:

    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.

  • 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:

    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.

  • 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:

    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.

  • 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

    RosaryArmy.com/donate

    Regina Doman’s Substack

    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.

  • 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

    RosaryArmy.com/donate

    Regina Doman’s Substack

    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.

  • 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

    RosaryArmy.com/donate

    Hilary White’s Substack post mentioned

    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.

  • Kat is going to a chiropractor, we are treated to breakfast with some great listeners, Ben is almost all moved out, Lady Ballers is a throw-back silly comedy, and Katherine ties her reading and watching together for a knot of insanity. Also, Rosary Army needs your support.

    Movies & TV:

    Lady Ballers

    The Women

    Love Has Won

    RosaryArmy.com/donate



    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.

  • The Barrons head to Swainsboro for a huge Thanksgiving. Jude is back in PA, Sam is driving a little red truck, Ben is moving out, and Mac is sporting new rims! Kat liked Penny Serenade, Philadelphia Story is a mixed bag, and Escape from New York is such an 80s time capsule. No mail, but we go on and on about a eucharistic procession and preparing for advent.

    Movies & TV:

    Penny Serenade

    The Philadelphia Story

    Escape from New York

    Monarch Ep 3.

    Hillary White’s X post mentioned: https://twitter.com/hilarityjane/status/1728528148407435736

    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.

  • Kat takes the camper to pick up Jude from St. Greg’s, Ben signs a lease, Mac installs dust collection in the shop, Monarch is disappointing, and Robin Hood is lots of fun. Finally, we talk about the connection between formality and proper worship.

    Movies & TV:

    Monarch: Legacy of Monsters

    Books:

    The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Howard Pyle

    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.

  • Kat keeps busy with work and executor duties and still finds time for camper-backing questions. Dreamin’ Wild is disappointing, and we talk about despair versus hope with current events in our church.

    Movies & TV:

    Dreamin’ Wild

    Penny Serenade

    Runaway Bride

    Blog mentioned:

    Article by Kevin Wells: https://crisismagazine.com/opinion/bishop-strickland-becomes-a-victim-for-the-church-he-loves

    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.

  • We wrap up the annual GLS State Park camping trip where we got to show off our new teardrop. We watch the classic Aliens with the boys, make a case for The Conjuring as the perfect horror movie, and discuss catholic themes in Bram Stoker’s proto-vampire classic, Dracula.

    Movies & TV:

    Aliens

    The Conjuring

    Books:

    Dracula

    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.

  • Kat & Sam go visit Jude, Mac is knee deep in paper-writing, Spooky Buddies gets a little theological, and we talk through our anxieties about Jude at boarding school.

    Movies & TV:

    Spooky Buddies

    Hocus Pocus

    Terminator Salvation

    Books:

    True Grit

    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.

  • Alliteration rules the day with a Walter Willits Wedding, Mac and Kat try to get back in the swing of regular life and pick up pickleball. The only movie we watch new to us is an 80s “classic” and we talk through Mac’s big mistake and the good that can come from it.

    Movies & TV:

    Midnight Run

    Hobbs and Shaw

    Passengers

    Limitless

    Snatch

    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.

  • Jude starts classes, Mac visits mom, Kat visits Dad, Sam visits Indiana, the Barrons struggle to find something to watch, and we talk about viewing the gospel through the eyes of a medieval… and the traditional Act of Contrition.

    Movies & TV:

    The Greatest Beer Run Ever

    Greyhound

    Afterparty Season 2

    Podcast mentioned:

    The Symbolic World episode on reading literature like a medieval.

    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.