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…

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 Retr…

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 B…

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 sh…

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 Blanke…

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 Th…

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…

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 Re…

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 Gre…

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 L…

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 …

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+) Boo…

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: Somethin…

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 …

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 Retrea…

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 regist…

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 gr…

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 Blanke…

Camping trips, seeing Jude, Mother’s Day, The Fall Guy is the best!, and we lament about not plugging into the community. Movies & TV: The Fall Guy The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare No Country for Old Men The Boys on the Boat Books: Jayber Crow by Wendyl Berry State Parks: Claytor Lake State Park Sam & Mena’s registry Ben’s short film: Somethin…

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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 Ou…

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) Fal…

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 i…

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 I…

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 Cente…

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) …

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 Instagra…

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 Regardin…

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 Resto…

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 Cult…

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 …

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…

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 Bo…

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…

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 f…

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’…

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-…

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: Sa…

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 C…

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 st…

As Katherine's father passes away, we contemplate his life.

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 r…

Updates on Jude & Mr. Wilder, Mac’s terrible grad class, two giant shark movies, and the connection between Kat’s book addiction and the transfiguration. Movies & TV: Meg 2: The Trench Black Demon Nacho Libre Other great stuff we like: Sam’s Instagram Pacem in Terris retreat center Picnic Blanket Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Cl…

All about sending our youngest boy off to boarding school…the days before, the construction crew outside our hotel, two irish pubs, rotund passengers, and tearful phone calls. Movies & TV: Books: 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 Abb…

Update on Katherine’s dad, Jude’s trip to the ER, Mac’s mom visits and Mac gets contacts! The Mask of Zorro is a balm to our post-modern fatigued souls, The Eyre Affair is total crack for book nerds with a sense of humor and we break down chapters 1 & 2 of Lewis’s The Great Divorce. Movies & TV: The Mask of Zorro (YouTube) Lost (Hulu) Books: The Ey…

Kat’s Dad finally gets moved to rehab, School starts back for Mac, Ben survives RAGBRIA, Kat watches a manly movie marathon with her dad while Mac catches up on Hijack and The Bear. Also, John Senior is rolling in his grave over a parish belltower in the Atlanta area. Movies & TV: The Bear season 2 HiJack Fury Open Range Plane Our next book study w…

Kat’s Dad suffers a stroke, Juan runs us all over Ga for his last few days, tornado-like weather makes trouble for Forsyth County. The Bear season 2 is true to the first season, Judith’s Marriage makes us wonder about the truth of some fiction, The Road still holds up after several readings, and Ice Pirates remains one of the wonkiest relics of the…

Mac chaperones a Steubenville Atlanta weekend, the Barrons head to Swainsboro, and Juan learns to shoot squirrels. The new Mission Impossible isn’t as good as the last one, but it’s still pretty great. Liar Liar is still funny, and John Senior has some strong ideas about Our Lady. Movies & TV: Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One Liar Liar S…

Braves Games, laser-cut jigs, and a Sawstop resurrection. The Sound of Freedom is the most important movie you’ll see, Extraction is super cool, and Black Mirror actually looks on the bright side every now and then. Movies & TV: Sound of Freedom Extraction (Netflix) Indy 5 Back Mirror Sister Wilhelmina’s Biography, God’s Will Catholic Family Summer…

More lightning fallout, Zina the super-fan stops by, we are housing a Spaniard, Asteroid City is pretty weird, and we encourage a listener to be open to life. Movies & TV: Asteroid City Jury Duty (Hulu) Ted Lasso Season 3 (AppleTV+) Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel (Max) Sister Wilhelmina’s Biography, God’s Will Catholic Family Summer C…