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Chasing Faith with Dorothy Lucey

Chasing Faith with Dorothy Lucey

Written by: Jason Ball
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Chasing Faith is a podcast that brings honesty, humor, and curiosity to one of life’s biggest questions: what does it mean to believe? Hosted by Emmy-winning journalist Dorothy Lucey and Emmy-winning news director Jason Ball, the show explores faith as a living, evolving journey. Each episode blends personal storytelling, open dialogue, and thoughtful reflection on how belief shapes the way we see ourselves, our communities, and the world.

The heart of Chasing Faith is conversation sometimes tender, sometimes challenging, always real. Drawing from their own diverse backgrounds in faith and decades in media, Dorothy and Jason create a space where listeners can wrestle with doubts, celebrate discovery, and find resonance in stories of transformation. Whether you’re rooted in a tradition, questioning it, or searching for a new path altogether, Chasing Faith invites you to join in the pursuit of meaning and connection.

Dorothy Lucey grew up Catholic on the East Coast, where her early faith was rooted in tradition and ritual. Over time, her journey has taken her through questions, doubts, and new discoveries, leading her to Vintage Church Malibu, where she now worships in a community that blends scripture, prayer, and openness to the needs of the world.

Dorothy is a TV host whose career has spanned network, syndicated, reality, and talk shows. She reported news in New York and Los Angeles, before co-hosting Good Day LA for nearly two decades becoming a trusted, witty, and unfiltered presence in Southern California households.

Beyond the newsroom, Dorothy has been an adjunct professor for more than a decade, teaching Broadcast Journalism at Pepperdine University and Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts. She’s also a podcaster, a philanthropist, and, whenever she can steal a moment, a paddle boarder.

Her heart for service has taken her to Africa, Asia, Central and South America, volunteering on medical missions with Mending Kids, where she has served on the board for 10 years and been honored twice for her dedication. She has also been recognized for her charitable work by the Alliance for Women in Media, The Good Shepherd Shelter, The Downtown Women’s Center, The Special Needs Network, the Hollenbeck PALs, and The Good News Foundation.

Dorothy is married to former CBS2 investigative reporter David Goldstein. They have an amazing son and daughter-in-law who remain central to her joy.

She loves God, writing, teaching, her family, and floating away on a paddleboard.

Jason Ball was raised Southern Baptist in Arkansas, where Sunday mornings meant church pews, hymnals, and a faith tradition that shaped his earliest understanding of the world. As his journey unfolded, so did his spiritual path leading him to United Church of Christ congregations in Tennessee and Florida, where he found a community rooted in inclusivity, questioning, and a living faith that continues to evolve.

Professionally, Jason built a distinguished career in television news, rising to the role of News Director at KTLA in Los Angeles from 2008 to 20221 and leading major-market newsrooms through stories that defined their times. After stepping away from broadcast journalism, he reinvented his path bringing his storytelling skills and leadership into new ventures, including Life After News, a podcast exploring reinvention, resilience, and purpose beyond the newsroom. He also writes Desert Dispatch, a monthly publication born of his move to Palm Springs, where he lives and works today.

Jason served on the board of Project Angel Food 2018 to 2025 and continues to support it. He has also supported UNICEF programs in Kenya and Vietnam and currently sits on the board of the Coachella Valley Journalism Foundation.


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  • 🌷✨ Easter Special: Chasing Faith with Dorothy Lucey ✨🌷

    🌷✨ Easter Special: Chasing Faith with Dorothy Lucey ✨🌷
    Apr 5 2026


    This Easter, we’re talking about resurrection, renewal, and what it really means to live from a place of love.

    Dorothy and Jason welcome Mike Morgan of Bel-Air Presbyterian in Los Angeles, a longtime spiritual guide and someone Dorothy knows personally as her son’s former youth pastor. This conversation is warm, honest, and full of the kind of perspective we all need right now.

    🙏 In this episode, we explore:

    • Why Easter is more than a holiday, it’s a reminder that Sunday is coming
    • The power of presence and listening in a distracted world
    • What it really means to love people who don’t think like us
    • A powerful image of Jesus as a gardener cultivating new life after the resurrection
    • Why we struggle to feel loved—and how to finally rest in it
    • Relationships, marriage, and the truth about trying to “fix” people

    💬 A moment to sit with:
    “Jesus doesn’t just rise from the garden… He rises as the gardener cultivating new life in us.”

    🌼 Whether you’re celebrating Easter with faith, tradition, or just a basket of jelly beans… this episode is about hope, renewal, and learning how to love better.

    ⭐️ If you love what you hear:

    • Leave us a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ rating
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    • Share this episode with a friend who could use a little hope

    📲 Join the conversation:
    Follow us on Instagram and share your faith story—come chase faith with us.
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    36 mins
  • 🎙️ Chasing Faith and News with Samantha Cortese 🎙️✨

    🎙️ Chasing Faith and News with Samantha Cortese 🎙️✨
    Mar 29 2026

    This week on Chasing Faith with Dorothy Lucey, we sit down with KTLA anchor-reporter Samantha Cortese for a conversation that goes way deeper than headlines.

    From covering the Pope as a devout Catholic to getting criticized for wearing a cross on-air to reading the entire Bible during COVID, Samantha opens up about what it really means to live your faith out loud in a world that isn’t always comfortable with it.

    We talk about:
    🔥 Faith inside a newsroom
    🔥 Grief, family, and how God shows up in crisis
    🔥 Social media overload and “media fasting”
    🔥 Identity after career success
    🔥 Why belief isn’t something to hide

    This one is honest, raw, and surprisingly practical. If you’ve ever struggled to stay grounded in your faith while living in a loud, chaotic world… this episode is for you.

    👉 Listen now and tell us what hit you.

    And if you like what we’re building here:
    ⭐ Leave a rating
    📝 Write a review
    📲 Share this episode with a friend

    That’s how this podcast grows. That’s how more people find it.

    Come chase faith with us.

    #ChasingFaith #FaithInAction #KTLA #PodcastLife #ChristianLife #MediaFasting #FaithJourney #HolyWeek #PalmSunday #SpiritualGrowth #PodcastRecommendation
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    44 mins
  • 🎙️ Patricia Heaton on Faith, Loss, Sobriety, and Finding God in Ordinary Moments ✨🍷🙏

    🎙️ Patricia Heaton on Faith, Loss, Sobriety, and Finding God in Ordinary Moments ✨🍷🙏
    Mar 22 2026

    This week on Chasing Faith with Dorothy Lucey, Dorothy and Jason welcome Emmy-winning actress Patricia Heaton for a funny, heartfelt, and deeply honest conversation about faith, grief, purpose, and her decision to stop drinking.

    Patricia opens up about two profound spiritual encounters that changed her life, how losing her mother at 12 shaped her view of God and suffering, and why scripture feels more alive to her now than ever before. She also shares the personal story behind giving up alcohol and launching her alcohol-free wine brand, Solubrae.

    It’s a wide-ranging conversation filled with wisdom, vulnerability, humor, and the kind of truth that stays with you long after the episode ends. 💫

    In this episode, Dorothy, Jason, and Patricia talk about:
    ✨ Patricia’s powerful encounters with God
    🙏 Growing up Catholic and returning to the Catholic Church
    📖 Why the Bible became more personal and real to her
    💔 Losing her mother at a young age and how it shaped her faith
    🎭 Her remarkable career on Everybody Loves Raymond and The Middle
    🍷 Why she stopped drinking and how that changed her life
    🌿 The story behind her alcohol-free wine, Solubrae
    🇮🇱 Her work supporting the Jewish community after October 7
    💬 Why faith matters more than ever in a chaotic world

    Memorable moments from this episode:

    · Patricia describing a holy moment while rocking her infant son during a thunderstorm

    · Her hilarious and moving take on Peter’s “What about him?” moment in scripture

    · A candid conversation about alcohol, aging, identity, and clarity

    · Dorothy and Patricia bonding over Dry January and the ritual of the wine glass

    · A reminder that God uses imperfect people, again and again

    Mentioned in this episode:
    🍷 Solubrae alcohol-free wine
    📱 Follow the podcast on Instagram: @ChasingFaithPod

    Next week:
    Dorothy and Jason welcome Samantha Cortese, who shares how she deepened her faith during the pandemic and read the Bible from beginning to end. 📚🙏

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    Please help us grow by leaving a 5-star rating, writing a great review, and sharing this episode with a friend who could use some encouragement. Your support really helps more people find the show. 💛

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    #ChasingFaith #DorothyLucey #PatriciaHeaton #FaithPodcast #ChristianPodcast #CatholicFaith #SobrietyJourney #AlcoholFreeLiving #Solubrae #BibleStudy #FaithAndCulture #EverybodyLovesRaymond #TheMiddle #SpiritualJourney #PodcastRecommendations
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    40 mins
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