{"podcast":{"title":"Catholics Coast to Coast","slug":"catholics-coast-to-coast-6364443","podcast_index_feed_id":6364443,"rss_url":"https://www.ewtn.com/api/audios/en/~PM.xml","website_url":"https://www.ewtn.com","image_url":"https://www.ewtn.com/img/rss/~PM.jpg?v=12","author":"EWTN Global Catholic Television Network","episode_count":100,"summary":"A weekly look at some of the best Catholic podcasts from across America, all available at EWTN’s Podcast Central!","last_synced_at":"2026-06-14T04:21:09.177102+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/catholics-coast-to-coast-6364443"},"episode":{"title":"More Than One Way To Parent","slug":"more-than-one-way-to-parent","published_at":"2026-03-28T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/catholics-coast-to-coast-6364443/more-than-one-way-to-parent","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/catholics-coast-to-coast-6364443","url":"https://i.listen.ewtn.com/~PM/~PM20260328.mp3","audio_url":"https://i.listen.ewtn.com/~PM/~PM20260328.mp3","summary":"Parenting is a sacred mission that requires prioritizing marriage and seeking external support rather than striving for perfection. This episode explores how to build a God-centered home by embracing the messiness of family life and recognizing when to seek professional help.","meta_description":"Discover how to navigate the challenges of parenting by centering your family on marriage, mission, and the humility to ask for help when needed.","key_points":["Main idea: The foundation of a healthy family is a strong, God-centered marriage","Practical takeaway: View parenting as a mission to form character rather than a quest to produce a perfect result","Failure mode: Relying solely on your own strength and refusing to seek counseling or outside support for your children","Main idea: Parenting is an irreplaceable role in a child's spiritual and human formation","Practical takeaway: Use the formative years of childhood to intentionally build autonomy and Christian maturity"],"chapters":[{"start_ms":60000,"title":"The Mission of the Messy Family","summary":"Introduction to the Hernan family's perspective on embracing the chaos of raising ten children."},{"start_ms":310000,"title":"Finding Purpose in the Chaos","summary":"Reflecting on the shift from viewing children as a burden to seeing them as a divine mission."},{"start_ms":800000,"title":"Marriage as the Family Foundation","summary":"Why the relationship between spouses must be the primary focus to sustain the rest of the family."},{"start_ms":1300000,"title":"The Transformative Power of Parenting","summary":"How the challenges of parenthood force growth in patience, love, and prayerful dependence."},{"start_ms":1550000,"title":"Parenting as a Sacred Calling","summary":"Moving away from seeing children as products and instead focusing on the irreplaceable role of the parent."},{"start_ms":2300000,"title":"The Strength in Seeking Help","summary":"Discussing why seeking counseling for children or oneself is a sign of wisdom, not failure."}],"topics":["Catholic parenting","Marriage and family","Spiritual formation","Lent","Child psychology","Christian vocation","Family leadership"],"duration_seconds":3296,"processing_state":"processed","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/catholics-coast-to-coast-6364443/episodes/more-than-one-way-to-parent/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/catholics-coast-to-coast-6364443/more-than-one-way-to-parent.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}