{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Heart of the Father: A Dominus Project","home_page_url":"https://heartofthefather.fireside.fm","feed_url":"https://heartofthefather.fireside.fm/json","description":"Entrepreneur Tim Hanley, Deacon Michael Parker, and Dr. Brian Pedraza take you deep into the adventure of Catholic dadding. Minivans, dad hacks, jokes, and cries from the heart included.","_fireside":{"subtitle":"A Podcast by Catholic Dads for Catholic Dads","pubdate":"2025-06-09T00:00:00.000-05:00","explicit":false,"copyright":"2025 by The Dominus Project","owner":"The Dominus Project","image":"https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-images-2024/podcasts/images/d/db0bc25f-c17f-45d8-bfe0-8b6a7be5bcd2/cover.jpg?v=1"},"items":[{"id":"715db3c2-3ea5-4d47-9734-b38ab2814016","title":"Episode 10: Honor Your Father","url":"https://heartofthefather.fireside.fm/10","content_text":"It's the season finale! Tim, Deac, and Doc pay heed to the fourth commandment and share stories about their dads as well as other men who have fathered them spiritually. As a surprise, before they honor their fathers, they also give shout outs to their wives. And to close out, they drop some fervorinos for all dads everywhere. We're every man. It's all in us.\n\nHeart of the Father is brought to you by The Dominus Project (www.thedominusproject.com), an endeavor of Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University (FranU) to help dads and all parents/caregivers be the first witnesses of the faith to their children in the home. Like what you hear? Support us at patreon.com/thedominusproject, and help spread the word. Pray for us. No, really. Pray for us.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eIt\u0026#39;s the season finale! Tim, Deac, and Doc pay heed to the fourth commandment and share stories about their dads as well as other men who have fathered them spiritually. As a surprise, before they honor their fathers, they also give shout outs to their wives. And to close out, they drop some fervorinos for all dads everywhere. We\u0026#39;re every man. It\u0026#39;s all in us.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHeart of the Father is brought to you by The Dominus Project (\u003ca href=\"http://www.thedominusproject.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ewww.thedominusproject.com\u003c/a\u003e), an endeavor of Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University (FranU) to help dads and all parents/caregivers be the first witnesses of the faith to their children in the home. Like what you hear? Support us at patreon.com/thedominusproject, and help spread the word. Pray for us. No, really. Pray for us.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"In the season finale, Tim, Deacon Michael, and Dr. Brian honor the men who fathered them into who they are now. 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The brothers tackle issues of the body, from fasting to exercise to the integration of the person physically, spiritually, emotionally, and psychologically.\n\nHeart of the Father is brought to you by The Dominus Project (www.thedominusproject.com), an endeavor of Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University (FranU) to help dads and all parents/caregivers be the first witnesses of the faith to their children in the home. Like what you hear? Support us at patreon.com/thedominusproject, and help spread the word. Pray for us. No, really. Pray for us.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eTim opens up his heart to Deac and Doc about living the lie that his glory days of fitness are behind him. 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Pray for us.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Tim, Deacon Michael, and Dr. Brian challenge each other to take on the physical disciplines necessary to become integrated, virtuous dads.","date_published":"2025-06-02T00:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/db0bc25f-c17f-45d8-bfe0-8b6a7be5bcd2/8be6ffab-cf6a-4e12-81d8-26bf95e9f239.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":103394985,"duration_in_seconds":6131}]},{"id":"e91667d4-1edb-4860-a819-de12918f7db3","title":"Episode 8: Dad Hacks","url":"https://heartofthefather.fireside.fm/8","content_text":"Doc asks Tim and Deac to come up with some of their favorite dad hacks to help dads everywhere level up in their marriages, parenting, and culinary choices. Buckle up, dads. It's time to get \"Olive Garden Fancy.\"\n\nHeart of the Father is brought to you by The Dominus Project (www.thedominusproject.com), an endeavor of Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University (FranU) to help dads and all parents/caregivers be the first witnesses of the faith to their children in the home. Like what you hear? Support us at patreon.com/thedominusproject, and help spread the word. Pray for us. No, really. Pray for us.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eDoc asks Tim and Deac to come up with some of their favorite dad hacks to help dads everywhere level up in their marriages, parenting, and culinary choices. Buckle up, dads. 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Pray for us.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Tim, Deacon Michael, and Dr. Brian each offer up 3 pieces of dadvice to help dads dadhack their way to awesomeness.","date_published":"2025-05-26T00:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/db0bc25f-c17f-45d8-bfe0-8b6a7be5bcd2/e91667d4-1edb-4860-a819-de12918f7db3.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":67413544,"duration_in_seconds":3979}]},{"id":"f8a22daa-af52-4cb5-aa35-4a63f5cb0a67","title":"Episode 7: Presence Over Presents","url":"https://heartofthefather.fireside.fm/7","content_text":"Deac opens up with Tim and Doc about wanting more moments of presence and how easy it is for dads to replace these with presents. But what's more important, the gifts or the giver? The brothers get into the struggle for simplicity and find themselves battling with the accumulation of more and more stuff in their homes.\n\nHeart of the Father is brought to you by The Dominus Project (www.thedominusproject.com), an endeavor of Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University (FranU) to help dads and all parents/caregivers be the first witnesses of the faith to their children in the home. Like what you hear? Support us at patreon.com/thedominusproject, and help spread the word. Pray for us. No, really. Pray for us.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eDeac opens up with Tim and Doc about wanting more moments of presence and how easy it is for dads to replace these with presents. But what\u0026#39;s more important, the gifts or the giver? 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Pray for us.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Tim, Deacon Michael, and Dr. Brian fight for more ordinary and extraordinary moments with their families against the rising tide of stuff.","date_published":"2025-05-19T00:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/db0bc25f-c17f-45d8-bfe0-8b6a7be5bcd2/f8a22daa-af52-4cb5-aa35-4a63f5cb0a67.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":89475330,"duration_in_seconds":5249}]},{"id":"33d1b382-1c45-41bf-a3b1-10f87bd38e0c","title":"Episode 6: Fathering Families into Deeper Intimacy with Jesus","url":"https://heartofthefather.fireside.fm/6","content_text":"Tim, Deac, and Doc wrestle with moving past \"saying your prayers\" to help their families really pray. The treasury of the Church's prayers are incredible; yet, how do we offer our hearts along with the words? How do we help our kids enter into the riches of meditative and contemplative prayer? Could our kids get so close to Jesus that they could touch his beard and laugh with joy?\n\nHeart of the Father is brought to you by The Dominus Project (www.thedominusproject.com), an endeavor of Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University (FranU) to help dads and all parents/caregivers be the first witnesses of the faith to their children in the home. Like what you hear? Support us at patreon.com/thedominusproject, and help spread the word. Pray for us. No, really. Pray for us.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eTim, Deac, and Doc wrestle with moving past \u0026quot;saying your prayers\u0026quot; to help their families really pray. The treasury of the Church\u0026#39;s prayers are incredible; yet, how do we offer our hearts along with the words? How do we help our kids enter into the riches of meditative and contemplative prayer? Could our kids get so close to Jesus that they could touch his beard and laugh with joy?\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHeart of the Father is brought to you by The Dominus Project (\u003ca href=\"http://www.thedominusproject.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ewww.thedominusproject.com\u003c/a\u003e), an endeavor of Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University (FranU) to help dads and all parents/caregivers be the first witnesses of the faith to their children in the home. Like what you hear? Support us at patreon.com/thedominusproject, and help spread the word. Pray for us. No, really. Pray for us.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"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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Are we? \n\nHeart of the Father is brought to you by The Dominus Project (www.thedominusproject.com), an endeavor of Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University (FranU) to help dads and all parents/caregivers be the first witnesses of the faith to their children in the home. Like what you hear? Support us at patreon.com/thedominusproject, and help spread the word. Pray for us. No, really. Pray for us.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eTim, Deac, and Doc explore the Church\u0026#39;s teaching on the common good to see the splendid light it shines on the darkness of expressive individualism. Families are running ragged with busyness, trying to craft each kid into the perfect achiever with good grades, participation in multiple sports teams, music lessons, and the like, but are they really happy? Are we? \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHeart of the Father is brought to you by The Dominus Project (\u003ca href=\"http://www.thedominusproject.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ewww.thedominusproject.com\u003c/a\u003e), an endeavor of Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University (FranU) to help dads and all parents/caregivers be the first witnesses of the faith to their children in the home. Like what you hear? Support us at patreon.com/thedominusproject, and help spread the word. Pray for us. No, really. Pray for us.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Tim, Deac, and Dr. Brian go hard in the paint against \"expressive individualism\" and how it creeps into and damages family life.","date_published":"2025-05-05T00:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/db0bc25f-c17f-45d8-bfe0-8b6a7be5bcd2/b17a5564-32f1-4486-83a6-5b2d05b015db.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":76675055,"duration_in_seconds":4570}]},{"id":"8069d717-a835-47b1-a6ff-13b93f160f69","title":"Episode 4: Leisure: The One Thing Necessary","url":"https://heartofthefather.fireside.fm/4","content_text":"Deac reads the pope's document on the Jubilee year and presses Tim and Doc on the importance of rest. The brothers open up about the battle of feeling like you're called to many things, even great things, to help the community, but realizing that the most important thing is just \"being\" with the Lord and your family. O Come let us adore Him. And let us adore them, too.\n\nHeart of the Father is brought to you by The Dominus Project (www.thedominusproject.com), an endeavor of Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University (FranU) to help dads and all parents/caregivers be the first witnesses of the faith to their children in the home. Like what you hear? Support us at patreon.com/thedominusproject, and help spread the word. Pray for us. No, really. Pray for us.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eDeac reads the pope\u0026#39;s document on the Jubilee year and presses Tim and Doc on the importance of rest. The brothers open up about the battle of feeling like you\u0026#39;re called to many things, even \u003cem\u003egreat\u003c/em\u003e things, to help the community, but realizing that the most important thing is just \u0026quot;being\u0026quot; with the Lord and your family. O Come let us adore Him. And let us adore them, too.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHeart of the Father is brought to you by The Dominus Project (\u003ca href=\"http://www.thedominusproject.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ewww.thedominusproject.com\u003c/a\u003e), an endeavor of Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University (FranU) to help dads and all parents/caregivers be the first witnesses of the faith to their children in the home. Like what you hear? Support us at patreon.com/thedominusproject, and help spread the word. Pray for us. No, really. Pray for us.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"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.","date_published":"2025-04-28T00:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/db0bc25f-c17f-45d8-bfe0-8b6a7be5bcd2/8069d717-a835-47b1-a6ff-13b93f160f69.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":55705528,"duration_in_seconds":3277}]},{"id":"ce834ceb-ee65-4469-973b-1778e4ff661c","title":"Episode 3: Stop Meeting Them Where They're At","url":"https://heartofthefather.fireside.fm/3","content_text":"After reading Jason Craig's Leaving Boyhood Behind, Doc muses with Deac and Tim on the rise of \"youth culture\" and what that has done to the way we think about raising children. The brothers dig into what it means to help their kids gain the skills needed for mature masculinity and femininity and push back on a culture that too often tends toward forming fragile children.\n\nHeart of the Father is brought to you by The Dominus Project (www.thedominusproject.com), an endeavor of Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University (FranU) to help dads and all parents/caregivers be the first witnesses of the faith to their children in the home. Like what you hear? Support us at patreon.com/thedominusproject, and help spread the word. Pray for us. No, really. Pray for us.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eAfter reading Jason Craig\u0026#39;s Leaving Boyhood Behind, Doc muses with Deac and Tim on the rise of \u0026quot;youth culture\u0026quot; and what that has done to the way we think about raising children. The brothers dig into what it means to help their kids gain the skills needed for mature masculinity and femininity and push back on a culture that too often tends toward forming fragile children.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHeart of the Father is brought to you by The Dominus Project (\u003ca href=\"http://www.thedominusproject.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ewww.thedominusproject.com\u003c/a\u003e), an endeavor of Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University (FranU) to help dads and all parents/caregivers be the first witnesses of the faith to their children in the home. Like what you hear? Support us at patreon.com/thedominusproject, and help spread the word. Pray for us. No, really. Pray for us.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"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.\" ","date_published":"2025-04-21T23:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/db0bc25f-c17f-45d8-bfe0-8b6a7be5bcd2/ce834ceb-ee65-4469-973b-1778e4ff661c.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":58675975,"duration_in_seconds":3432}]},{"id":"f3a389f2-4a70-4637-b87a-275807dce43c","title":"Episode 2: Real Men Cry","url":"https://heartofthefather.fireside.fm/2","content_text":"Tim, Deac, and Doc open up about the virtuous and vicious expressions of emotion. The brothers wrestle with getting angry at their kids, celebrating on the sidelines of youth sports, surrendering in worship, and revealing their hearts in front of their loved ones.\n\nHeart of the Father is brought to you by The Dominus Project (www.thedominusproject.com), an endeavor of Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University (FranU) to help dads and all parents/caregivers be the first witnesses of the faith to their children in the home. Like what you hear? Support us at patreon.com/thedominusproject, and help spread the word. Pray for us. No, really. Pray for us.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eTim, Deac, and Doc open up about the virtuous and vicious expressions of emotion. The brothers wrestle with getting angry at their kids, celebrating on the sidelines of youth sports, surrendering in worship, and revealing their hearts in front of their loved ones.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHeart of the Father is brought to you by The Dominus Project (\u003ca href=\"http://www.thedominusproject.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ewww.thedominusproject.com\u003c/a\u003e), an endeavor of Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University (FranU) to help dads and all parents/caregivers be the first witnesses of the faith to their children in the home. Like what you hear? Support us at patreon.com/thedominusproject, and help spread the word. Pray for us. No, really. Pray for us.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Tim, Deac, and Dr. Brian get frustrated about the pressure on men to keep their emotions to themselves. ","date_published":"2025-04-21T23:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/db0bc25f-c17f-45d8-bfe0-8b6a7be5bcd2/f3a389f2-4a70-4637-b87a-275807dce43c.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":73603832,"duration_in_seconds":4618}]},{"id":"38b161a5-0411-43c9-b13d-87695b09cc86","title":"Episode 1: Gather Your Tribe","url":"https://heartofthefather.fireside.fm/1","content_text":"Tim Hanley, Deacon Michael Parker, and Dr. Brian Pedraza kick off Heart of the Father: A Dominus Project with a discussion on a non-negotiable for dads: having a tribe of brothers, of a tribe of men who share the same heart for the Lord, for faithfulness to their wives, and for raising amazing kids who are virtuous and prepared to take on the world with all its joys and sorrows.\n\nHeart of the Father is brought to you by The Dominus Project (www.thedominusproject.com), an endeavor of Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University (FranU) to help dads and all parents/caregivers be the first witnesses of the faith to their children in the home. Like what you hear? Support us at patreon.com/thedominusproject, and help spread the word. Pray for us. No, really. Pray for us.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eTim Hanley, Deacon Michael Parker, and Dr. Brian Pedraza kick off Heart of the Father: A Dominus Project with a discussion on a non-negotiable for dads: having a tribe of brothers, of a tribe of men who share the same heart for the Lord, for faithfulness to their wives, and for raising amazing kids who are virtuous and prepared to take on the world with all its joys and sorrows.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHeart of the Father is brought to you by The Dominus Project (\u003ca href=\"http://www.thedominusproject.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ewww.thedominusproject.com\u003c/a\u003e), an endeavor of Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University (FranU) to help dads and all parents/caregivers be the first witnesses of the faith to their children in the home. Like what you hear? Support us at patreon.com/thedominusproject, and help spread the word. Pray for us. No, really. Pray for us.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Tim, the Deac, and Dr. Brian zero in on the absolute necessity of a tribe of dedicated men to help dads raise their kids.","date_published":"2025-04-21T23:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/db0bc25f-c17f-45d8-bfe0-8b6a7be5bcd2/38b161a5-0411-43c9-b13d-87695b09cc86.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":61432359,"duration_in_seconds":3744}]}]}