Daniel P. Horan

"The Francis Effect": NCR senior correspondent Heidi Schlumpf, columnist Daniel Horan and David Dault discuss the implications of President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet picks for vulnerable populations. 

Americans must decide if we want to embrace the path of conversion, writes Daniel P. Horan. Only then might we be in a position to denounce the Trump-like vision of America as "not who we are."

In this episode of "The Francis Effect," Heidi, Dan and David welcome their guests, Fr. Bryan Massingale and Social Service Sr. Simone Campbell, to look at the 2024 election and consider: Where do we go from here?

It is essential to vote for the common good, writes Daniel P. Horan. And when the ballots are counted and the winner declared, we must continue to work for the common good for failure to do so is to shirk our earthly responsibilities.

Listen: Heidi, Daniel and David talk about the role of U.S. Catholic voters, and look at the concluding weeks of the synod, including an interview with Loyola Chicago's Michael Canaris, just back from Rome.

We cannot afford to remain illiterate when it comes to the book of nature, writes Dan Horan, for though the chapter we find ourselves in now is indeed grim, the story is not yet over.

Listen: Heidi, Daniel and David talk about the hurricanes devastating the southeastern U.S.; Daniel discusses his recent announcement; and Heidi interviews Massimo Faggioli about the meeting of the synod in Rome.

Franciscan Fr. Dan Horan, a longtime NCR columnist, shares with readers the conclusion of his prayerful vocational discernment.

Listen: Heidi, Daniel, and David talk about the rising calumny among Catholic candidates and elected officials, and examine changing demographics in Gen Z. Heidi interviews Jeanné Lewis, CEO of Faith in Public Life.

Higher education, and the pursuit of knowledge more broadly, can expand the spiritual horizons of the learner, argues Fr. Dan Horan.

Listen: Heidi, Father Daniel and David explore the possibilities of women in the diaconate and look at the Season of Creation in light of environmental destruction. Also, Heidi interviews ethicist Emily Reimer-Barry.

Franciscan Fr. Daniel Horan asks, if Jesus entrusted Mary of Magdala to be the first witness to his Resurrection and St. Paul entrusted the Deacon Phoebe to be a minister in the early Christian community, then what is our excuse today?

Listen: Heidi, Father Daniel and David talk about summer politics.

Dan Horan asks: "Can the church rise to the vocational task we have received to reject the interests of the powerful and comfortable and instead advocate for justice and peace?" 

Fear has always been a challenging dimension of our human experience, making it an important topic for people of faith — particularly those interested in a mature Christian spirituality, writes Daniel P. Horan.

Live concerts can be one metaphor to think about the unity and diversity of experiencing the transcendent, writes Fr. Daniel Horan.

The fate of Louisiana's law mandating the Ten Commandments in public classrooms could rely on the Supreme Court's yearslong "trajectory of weakening the establishment clause," David Golemboski tells Fr. Dan Horan.

Laughter is a gift from God and a reminder that we are meant to be witnesses of God's joy in the world, not merely echo chambers of misery, division and gloom, writes Fr. Daniel P. Horan.

If whales — and other nonhuman creatures by extension — might be capable of "hearing" divine revelation, then it follows that they, according to their own modality, might be capable of responding. This communication is what we call prayer.

Fr. Daniel P. Horan reflects on Pope Francis' recent remarks to the leadership team of the International Network of Societies for Catholic Theology, which includes more than 20 member societies from across five continents.