Catholic In A Small Town

CST #224: The One Mac Didn’t Name

mrmediacenter — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 12:04:18 +0000

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We’ve got a new dog, Mac is a den leader, Age of Miracles is great… if you’re a girl! and how do you deal with mature content in movies when watching with a 16 year old?

Books:

Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson

TV:

Hell on Wheels (AMC)

Movies:

Once

CST #223: Goodness Forbid we Tell the Truth

mrmediacenter — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 12:02:29 +0000

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We have a new addition to the family, the school year is in full swing, we’re revisiting 30 Rock, don’t really care for the latest Bourne movie, and rail agianst the fight-picking of gay activism.

Movies/TV mentioned:

30 Rock

TED Talks

Mirror Mirror

CST #222: The Vacationing Catholic Rises

mrmediacenter — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 12:00:45 +0000

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Just back from Orlando vacation, long lines, great rides and lots of Butterbeer. We review Chronicle, Rayman Origins, and The Dark Knight Rises. In Catholic Stuff we talk about the excess of vacations and not rapping at mass.

Movies mentioned:

Chronicle

Dark Knight Rises

Video Games:

Rayman Origins

Quizboard

CST #221: Sugar is Bad

mrmediacenter — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 11:59:11 +0000

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We have to put Gus down, we review several animated things and wallow in nostalgia over Top Gun, defend the portrayal of Southerners in Abraham Lincoln, and use our addiction to sugar as a lens through which to talk about self-control in our spiritual lives.

Movies talked about:

Secret Life of Arietty

Top Gun

John Carter

Secret of Kells

TV Shows:

Transformers Prime

Podcasts:

Here’s the Thing

Also Mentioned:

Robert Lustig

CST #220: Abraham Lincoln and Brave

mrmediacenter — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 11:57:39 +0000

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In a special car trip home edition of CST, we review Abraham Lincoln and Brave.

CST #219: Fortnight for Freedom

mrmediacenter — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 11:55:46 +0000

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The Barron family hits Six Flags, Kat has been working a lot, we left the boys in Blakely and were out of Gevalia!

Entertainment mentioned:

Movies –

War Horse

Gone

A Little Bit of Heaven

TV –

The Killing

Apps –

QuizBoard

Links mentioned –

http://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/religious-liberty/fortnight-for-freedom/

catholicfamilypodcast.com

CST #218: Prometheus and Nudging

mrmediacenter — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 19:08:16 +0000

Confirmation Sunday lasts almost 3 hours, mac drones on and on about all the stuff he’s been watching, we do full review of Prometheus, and we talk about God’s nudges in our lives.

Movies mentioned:

No Escape

The Messenger

Prometheus

TV Shows:

Revenge

The Killing

Transformers Prime

Books:

A Severe Mercy by Sheldon Vanauken

Listen to Episode #218 here or subscribe via iTunes.

Catching up on Catholic in a Small Town

mrmediacenter — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 13:07:23 +0000

Just added some posts to catch up this site to our most recent shows, in case this is how you find them.

Look for a new Catholic in a Small Town later today!

CST #217: Summer Napping and Parish Hopping

mrmediacenter — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 13:04:48 +0000

Mac is out for summer? What are your summer projects? Mac puts up lots of fence. Kat saw the Avengers, The Vow, and This Means War. Mac reads alternate history. We also discuss our reasons for leaving our home parish.

Movies mentioned:

The Avengers

The Vow

This Means War

Books Mentioned:

Leviathan, Behemoth, and Goliath by Scott Westerfield

Listen to CST #217 here, or subscribe via iTunes.

CST #216: In memory of Mrs. Elaine

mrmediacenter — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 13:01:18 +0000

We talk about the passing of Katherine’s mom, Mass Confusion gets an award, the Avengers is the greatest movie ever, Tree of Life is amazing until the end, and we give our perspective on Hospice Care.

Listen to Episode #216 here, or subscribe via iTunes.