RTB055: Summer is here along with its heat and Dom and Melanie and the kids are stuck indoors, and this year they don’t even have the option to go out to indoor places like museums. Plus Mass in a non-air-conditioned church with masks on; and fear, judgment, and total disclosure before God.

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* Total Disclosure – Mount Saint Mary's Abbey – Wrentham, MA

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RTB054: Dom and Melanie Bettinelli go on an unexpected adventure that ends at an historic lighthouse; Dom gets to go back to Mass; and they visit his mom after a long absence. Food this week includes kale salad, lime cheesecake, and smoked salmon. Plus they talk about Corpus Christi and the family table.

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* James Lawrence – Wikipedia

* The Army of Two: The Mass. Girls Who Turned Back the British Navy – New England Historical Society

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RTB053: Dom and Melanie Bettinelli share their experience of (half the family) going back to Mass for the first time; talk about waiting in line at Whole Foods; and discuss Jerusalem’s Upper Room and King David’s Tomb. Plus micheladas and the sublime flavor of clamato.

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* Jerusalem: The IMAX Movie

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* Netflix’s Space Force

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RTB052: Dom and Melanie Bettinelli celebrate Pentecost and the birthday of the Church; watch SpaceX make history in space; keep grilling new recipes; notice the kids’ prayers become more profound during the lockdown; and discuss the significant role of the Upper Room as the place where four sacraments originated.

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* Sally Thomas’ recorded live reading of poems from Motherland

* Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet (TV Series 2020– ) – IMDb

* “Catholicism in the Time of Coronavirus”

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RTB051: The farmers market is open again and Dom and Melanie Bettinelli discuss how different is now (hint: drive-through), plus they made lots of great recipes on the grill (because the weather’s been so nice), and then Cardinal Seán’s homily on Jesus’ last two commands: Love one another and make disciples of all nations.

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* Competitive birding turned me into a monster – The Boston Globe

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RTB050: Dom and Melanie Bettinelli had a parade for their nephew JohnPaul, who once embraced his namesake saint in Rome and has now become a US Army officer. Plus a daughter’s birthday, a Mother’s Day out, movies recommended and shows not recommended, and remembering to give a reason for your hope with gentleness.

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RTB049: Dom and Melanie Bettinelli share their own family discussion of how they will decide when they can go back to Mass, when it’s available to them, taking into account their own family situation. Plus, book discussion of Crimson Bound and their shared enjoyment of TV show The Rookie.

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RTB048: Dom and Melanie Bettinelli have a full-on campout in their backyard, build a new garden, cook up a ton of great food, watch the new series everyone is talking about, The Chosen, and ponder what parish life will be like when we can have that again.

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RTB047: Dom and Melanie Bettinelli are back and rebutting a Harvard Law prof’s attack on homeschooling; catching up on bird-watching and outdoor adventures; and watching shows (Ahem, Tiger King) and reading new books. Plus, the road to Emmaus and the Eucharist.

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* “Homeschooling: Parent Rights Absolutism vs. Child Rights to Education & Protection,” by Elizabeth Barthloet

* A Bad Time To Hate Homeschool – Arc Digital

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RTB046: Dom and Melanie Bettinelli are recovering from Easter, recounting how they made the Triduum and Easter special this year, the new tradition Melanie introduced to the family, and the amazing feast they laid out on Easter Sunday.

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