A family podcast by Domenico Bettinelli and Melanie Bettinelli, who are raising five kids in the Boston area. They discuss marriage, homeschooling, Catholic faith, their adventures far and wide, cooking exotic dishes, exploring nature, engaging culture and more.
The Betts share their experience of (half the family) going back to Mass for the first time; talk about waiting in line at Whole Foods; and ... Read more
The Betts celebrate Pentecost and the birthday of the Church; watch SpaceX make history in space; keep grilling new recipes; notice the kids' ... Read more
The farmers market is open again and the Betts discuss how different is now (hint: drive-through), plus they made lots of great recipes on the ... Read more
The Betts 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 ... Read more
The Betts 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 ... Read more
The Betts 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 ... Read more
The Betts are recovering from Easter, recounting how they made the Triduum and Easter special this year, the new tradition Melanie introduced ... Read more
The Betts have a Palm Sunday without (fresh) palm branches, are cutting their own hair, and pondering the effects of self-isolation on the ... Read more
Since outdoor exercise has been deemed an essential activity, the Betts ventured out to enjoy some nesting herons and other birds. They've also ... Read more
This week, the Betts are handwashing dishes for Lent (for now), ranting about the clock change, doing a Polar Challenge, discussing their ... Read more
The Betts are easing into Lent with the family, rather than racing out of the gates and sputtering early this year. Plus Blue & Gold, a walk in ... Read more
Dom and Melanie Bettinelli discuss why some people always seem to get summonsed for jury duty; winter farmers market; Pinewood Derby; scallops, ... Read more
The Betts visit the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston and then come home to no power in the house. Melanie makes sure the power outage soup won't ... Read more
The Betts get out of the house on gray February day, contemplate a presidential cage match, Dom reveals his pancake secrets, Melanie talks ... Read more
The Betts deal with the legacy of the quickie renovations done by their home's previous owners; bribe their kids to do school; discuss what ... Read more