Dr. Marcellino D’Ambrosio, also known as “Dr. Italy,” holds an MA and PhD in historical theology from Catholic University of America and is known for delivering profound Catholic truths in understandable and relevant terms. In addition to teaching for CDU, Dr. D’Ambrosio has been a professor at the International Catholic University, Ave Maria University, University of Dallas and Loyola College in Maryland.

Dr. D’Ambrosio is the director of CrossroadsInitiative.com and regularly discusses the Catholic faith on secular and Catholic TV and radio. His scholarly work has been published in the theological journal Communio. Dr. D’Ambrosio is a New York Times best-selling author for his Guide to the Passion: 100 Questions about the Passion of the Christ and an Amazon best-selling author for his book When the Church was Young: the Voice of the Early Fathers. Most recently, he has contributed to the immensely popular video Bible Studies by Ascension Press, Jesus the Way, the Truth and the Life and What We Believe: the Beauty of the Catholic Faith.

Dr. Italy has been leading family, friends, and fellow Christians closer to the person of Christ through his various works for decades. On this episode, The BeatiDudes dive deeper into Dr. Italy’s journey and the current work and impact of his children.

On Blessed are the Joke Makers, the Dudes must take on the persona of the Biggest Loser to address the prompt, “Doubting Thomas wished he was known for ______.”

On the TBD Question of the day, the BeatiDudes and Dr. Italy all share their prayer intentions, one that is personal and one for someone else.

This episode also includes a surprise Mozart version of the BeatiDudes welcome back song.

The song concludes with Reverse Simpsons during which Dr. Italy sings one of his favorite prayers from the Liturgy of the Hours.

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