The Dinner Table Is a Liturgy | The Catholic Man Show

The Dinner Table Is a Liturgy | The Catholic Man Show

From The Catholic Man Show by The Catholic Man Show

April 22, 2026 · 1h 18m

About this episode

The episode features a humorous story about a DIY project gone wrong, a scotch tasting, and an update on Baby Mary's health.

Adam went out to the shop and heard birds. Which would be fine — except the shop has closed-cell spray foam insulation. Thick stuff. Solid. Apparently it doesn't matter, because the birds had been pecking through it anyway, six spots deep, living inside the walls like they owned the place. He grabbed a can of expanding foam, took his six-year-old Leo out to help seal the gaps, and watched Leo immediately stick his hand in the wet foam. It went everywhere. On Leo. On the shop doors. On a previous car that is now long gone. If you've ever tried to wipe expanding foam off anything, you know how the rest of that goes. He opened the show with that story. Then Jim Spencer showed up — back after a long hiatus, cowboy hat on, ready to weigh in — and they cracked a bottle of Kilchoman's 14th Edition, an Islay scotch that doesn't get the attention of a Laphroaig or Ardbeg but probably deserves it. A $110 bottle. Jim put it at a 3.91 on the yummy scale (it was a prime number recording day, so that's out of 7 — work it out yourself). They all agreed it was legitimately good. Before getting into the main topic, Dave gave an update on Baby Mary. She's been on a paralytic to help her grow, and…

People in this episode

Host: Adam

Guest: Jim Spencer

Topics covered

  • family
  • parenting
  • scotch tasting
  • health updates
  • faith

Keywords

  • dinner table
  • liturgy
  • expanding foam
  • scotch
  • Baby Mary

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Kilchoman's 14th Edition

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