{"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":"2025-04-28T00:00:00.000-05:00","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":"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. 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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? 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