We talk about the passing of Katherine's mom, MC 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.

Updates on Kat's Mom and cousin, our boys heavily invest in Skylanders, we enjoyed Hunger Games and take part in the annointing of the sick.

The Barron family goes through some hard times... not counting having to sit through Cruddy Buddies.

We're back from a long break, we have a new dog - a golden retriever, Jude is three, Kat talks about Beutiful Boy and Forget me Not, Mac talks about Robopocalyse and Fault in our Stars, and we respond to a listener that questions the Church's political stance on contraception.

Ben has a butt cheek full of stitches, we ohh and ahh over Real Steal, Kat shares an app you fellas won't care about and we talk about talking through miscommunication in marriage.

The Krispy Kream fairies show up, Mac brews, we're godparents, Mac takes a fresh look at In Time, Kat takes a hint and wears a helmet, and we remind everybody not to judge small families.

This week: We debate the Pros and Cons of getting an iPhone, our boys lose Pinewood derby with really great looking cars, Mac's iPod disappears, Rise of the Apes underwhelms, Justin Bieber wears his heart on his sleeve, we bemoan a lack of the sacred in little Jesus cups, and ask you to keep an eye out for Chick Tracks.

Mac and Katherine review the holidays and the new Sherlock Holmes and Mission Impossible movies. We read from plety of email and talk about New Evangelizers.

We review Hanna, miss the boys, play through Trine and discuss whether Midnight Mass is a cheat.

Decorating the tree, watching Up All Night, and taking the time to be joyful.