Deacon Michael Parker
Co-Host of Heart of the Father: A Dominus Project
Deacon Michael Parker was the youngest deacon ordained in the country. He is current area director of Vagabond Missions, which brings the hope of the Gospel to inner-city kids. A drummer, a line-dance artist, a DJ, a pastoral administrator, and a Twilight lover, Deac daydreams of being Batman while actually helping to save souls in our city.
Deacon Michael Parker has hosted 10 Episodes.
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Episode 10: Honor Your Father
June 9th, 2025 | 1 hr 52 mins
dads, fatherhood, guides, manhood, masculinity, mentors, wives
In the season finale, Tim, Deacon Michael, and Dr. Brian honor the men who fathered them into who they are now. And they throw in a little surprise for their wives, too.
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Episode 9: Fit for the Fight: Theology of the (Dad) Body
June 2nd, 2025 | 1 hr 42 mins
body, body image, exercise, fasting, lifting, men, running
Tim, Deacon Michael, and Dr. Brian challenge each other to take on the physical disciplines necessary to become integrated, virtuous dads.
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Episode 8: Dad Hacks
May 26th, 2025 | 1 hr 6 mins
advice, coffee, hacks, kalita, olive garden, parenting, pour over, siete tortillas
Tim, Deacon Michael, and Dr. Brian each offer up 3 pieces of dadvice to help dads dadhack their way to awesomeness.
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Episode 7: Presence Over Presents
May 19th, 2025 | 1 hr 27 mins
accumulation, economics, family, minimalism, simplify, stuff, toys, vacation
Tim, Deacon Michael, and Dr. Brian fight for more ordinary and extraordinary moments with their families against the rising tide of stuff.
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Episode 6: Fathering Families into Deeper Intimacy with Jesus
May 12th, 2025 | 1 hr 21 mins
contempation, family, jesus, meditation, prayer
This is the Heart of the show. Tim, Deac, and Dr. Brian wrestle with how to help families climb Mt. Sinai and touch the holy fire of God.
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Episode 5: The Household as a Common Project
May 5th, 2025 | 1 hr 16 mins
common good, community, expressive individualism, family, grades, household, kid's sports, parenting
Tim, Deac, and Dr. Brian go hard in the paint against "expressive individualism" and how it creeps into and damages family life.
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Episode 4: Leisure: The One Thing Necessary
April 28th, 2025 | 54 mins 37 secs
busy, busyness, family, leisure, rest, vacation, work
Tim, Deac, and Doc fight against the dictatorship of noise and busyness to spend time on what the Lord teaches is the one thing necessary.
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Episode 1: Gather Your Tribe
April 21st, 2025 | 1 hr 2 mins
catholic, community, fatherhood, individualism, loneliness, parenting, tribe
Tim, the Deac, and Dr. Brian zero in on the absolute necessity of a tribe of dedicated men to help dads raise their kids.
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Episode 3: Stop Meeting Them Where They're At
April 21st, 2025 | 57 mins 12 secs
education, femininity, masculinity, parenting, skills, technology, youth
Tim, Deac, and Dr. Brian discuss the rise of "youth culture" and flip the script on the ministry phrase "Meet them where they're at."
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Episode 2: Real Men Cry
April 21st, 2025 | 1 hr 16 mins
emotion, masculinity, men
Tim, Deac, and Dr. Brian get frustrated about the pressure on men to keep their emotions to themselves.