Catholic in A Small Town
In this weekly podcast, Catholic converts Mac and Katherine talk about raising kids, Catholic issues, movies, books, games, podcasts and anything else that comes up. Mac and Katherine have been podcasting since 2006.
January 8, 2020
Appliances are breaking down faster than Christmas lights in our Protestant neighborhood. We jump off Nakatomi Plaza with John McClain, get brainwashed by The Imagineering Story, and soar into the stratosphere with The Aeronautics. Also we talk about the temptations of autonomy and fake freedom.
Movies, TV, & Podcasts:
Die Hard (Blu-Ray)
The Imagineering Story (Disney+)
The Aeronauts (Amazon Prime)
December 31, 2019
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The Barrons sit down with the Willits to wax nostalgic about the year that was. Also we were on The Journey Home!
Movies, TV, & Podcasts:
Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker
Billy Newton’s Hermitage Go Fund Me Efforts
Mac’s book! Clueless in Galilee
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December 30, 2019
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We recap favorite Christmas gifts, are happy to have an empty house, and defend the Mandolorian. Also, we liked Star Wars, I Am Still Alive, This Way Up, and thought Hearts Beat Loud was just OK.
Movies, TV, & Podcasts:
Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker
This Way Up (Hulu)
Hearts Beat Loud (Hulu)
The Mandolorian (Disney+)
Ginger Maple Bourbon:
2oz bourbon
½ oz maple syrup
½ oz ginger liqueur
Splash of bitters
December 19, 2019
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We live half a day as sports parents, spend Sunday with the Willits, school is winding down, Mac loves a documentary on scotch, the family watches Peanuts, and we steal some good ideas about reconciliation from Greg.
Movies, TV, & Podcasts:
A Charlie Brown Christmas
Scotch: The Golden Dream (Amazon Prime)
December 12, 2019
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Mac takes a trip to Winston-Salem after Mac becomes obsessed with a wood-working project. We are really disappointed in Knives Out but Katherine is really impressed with The Crown Season 3. We also use the franchising of churches as a jumping-off point for some crazy Catholic talk.
Movies, TV, & Podcasts:
Knives Out
The Crown Season 3 (Netflix)
December 1, 2019
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We spend a crazy week chasing babies in Swainsboro for Thanksgiving, watch some Family Guy Star Wars and some bad TV, and Katherine does a mia culpa for not appreciating dirty Santa.
Movies, TV, & Podcasts:
Family Guy Star Wars
Seinfeld
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Tron
Tron Legacy
Hot Toddy Recipe:
2oz Rum
6oz Boiling apple cider
Cinnamon stick
November 22, 2019
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Movies, TV, & Podcasts:
Home Town
Books:
Till We Have Faces by CS Lewis
Billy Newton’s Hermitage Go Fund Me Efforts
Preparing to have your shopping done before the next advent.
November 15, 2019
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Mac & Kat take on Beaufort, SC for an outdoor wedding, winter sits itself down, Disney+ hits big, and Mac has some thoughts on Exodus 90.
Movies, TV, & Podcasts:
The Mandolorian (Disney+)
Dr. Sleep
Biggest Little Farm (Hulu)
Billy Newton’s Hermitage Go Fund Me Efforts
Preparing to have your shopping done before the next advent.
Mac’s book! Clueless in Galilee
November 7, 2019
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We get to speak to an RCIA group, the big family camping trip rolls around again, Katherine catches up on scary online movies (Wounds & Eli), and an eyelash update gets emotional real quick for Katherine.
Movies, TV, & Podcasts:
Holiday in the Wild (Netflix)
Wounds (Hulu)
Eli (Netflix)
Billy Newton’s Hermitage Go Fund Me Efforts
Preparing to have your shopping done before the next advent.
October 26, 2019
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Kat takes the boys away for the weekend, comes home to find Mac clean-shaven and so colors her hair out of revenge. We really like Living With Yourself, Mac loves Till We Have Faces, and we look at what goes wrong when it becomes all about what we want.
Movies, TV, & Podcasts:
Living with Yourself (Netflix)
Till We Have Faces
Manners Through Mystery
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