Heart of the Father: A Dominus Project
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.
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 77 minutes
- Episodes
- 10
- Years Active
- 2025
Episode 10: Honor Your Father
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 ho…
Episode 9: Fit for the Fight: Theology of the (Dad) Body
Tim opens up his heart to Deac and Doc about living the lie that his glory days of fitness are behind him. The brothers tackle issues of the body, from fasting to exercise to the integration of the p…
Episode 8: Dad Hacks
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 G…
Episode 7: Presence Over Presents
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 i…
Episode 6: Fathering Families into Deeper Intimacy with Jesus
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 t…
Episode 5: The Household as a Common Project
Tim, Deac, and Doc explore the Church'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 …
Episode 4: Leisure: The One Thing Necessary
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 th…
Episode 1: Gather Your Tribe
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 …
Episode 3: Stop Meeting Them Where They're At
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…
Episode 2: Real Men Cry
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 …