RTB142: Learn why Dom called last week the “Porktave” of Easter and then hear about the Confirmation of Dom and Melanie’s oldest child; their reviews of the latest books, movies, and shows, including Avengers: Endgame; and then a dispute over St. Thomas: Did he or didn’t he?

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RTB141: Christ is Risen! Dom and Melanie tell you how their Holy Week and Triduum went, including the dishes on their Easter dinner table, plus reviews of Ghostbusters: Afterlife and Raising Dion and the novel Poor Banished Children; and an Easter message that while the devil had his hour, God will have His day and Easter is that day!

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RTB140: No matter how your Lent is gone, Holy Week is an opportunity you shouldn’t miss. Dom and Melanie discuss how this week gives us a chance to enter the Easter feast with a new momentum, whether we’ve hit a spiritual homerun these 40 days or if we never got out of the batter’s box.

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* Piranesi

* Day 4, Sister Karla Goncalves | Lenten Mission – YouTube

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RTB139: Putting the new grill through its paces, Dom and Melanie try out a Brazilian steakhouse beef cut. They also discuss some Scouting and special needs challenges; talk about Amish popcorn; delve into the latest Marvel offering; and dig into the Gospel of the woman caught in adultery.

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RTB138: In the Gospel of Jesus healing the blind man, Dom and Melanie discuss sin and disability; the blindness of the Pharisees; and Jesus healing without being asked. Plus, talking to kids about living through history; Pope Francis’s consecration; cooking coffee cake and lo mein; and more.

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* Sierra Six (Gray Man Book 11), by Mark Greaney

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RTB137: After his jury service, Dom and Melanie discuss his experience and then their previous experiences in jury service. They then discuss cooking for St. Patrick’s Day and St. Joseph’s Day; more on the AppleTV+ show Severance and the book Americanah; and the Lenten Scrutinies Mass readings.

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RTB136: After a scout camping trip, Dom and Melanie discuss their first encounter with cliques and bullying and their kids; revel in their new furniture which finally arrived; discuss a bunch of movies they’ve watched; share several new soups they’ve cooked; and discuss the glories of heaven that await us.

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* Curried Chicken Soup with Coconut and Kale | Cook’s Country

* Chicken and Shrimp Jambalaya | Cook’s Illustrated

* Star Wars: The Fallen Star (The High Republic)

* The Exiles, by Hilary McKay

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RTB135: Lent has begun (but is it the middle of the first week or not?) and Dom and Melanie discuss another birthday, Lenten reading, temptation, and bread in the desert. Plus, planning ahead for summer, Japanese fried chicken, and the most fun end-of-the-world movie ever.

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RTB134: With the current events, Dom and Melanie discuss how they’re talking to their kids about what’s happening, then talk about the Gospel call to bear good fruit and how one becomes Christian by being introduced to Jesus by someone who loves Him and who loves us.

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RTB133: When teens are homeschooled how do you help them learn those important social skills? Dom and Melanie discuss how they reach their children how to live in a secularized world as intentional disciples of Christ and to build and maintain friendships, even if they only exist online.

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