Daniel P. Horan

Franciscan Fr. Daniel P. Horan is the director of the Center for the Study of Spirituality and professor of philosophy, religious studies and theology at Saint Mary's College in Notre Dame, Indiana. He is also affiliated professor of spirituality at the Oblate School of Theology in San Antonio, Texas. His most recent books are Engaging Thomas Merton: Spirituality, Justice, and Racism (Orbis Books, 2023) and Fear and Faith: Hope and Wholeness in a Fractured World (Paulist Press, 2024). Follow him on Facebook: Facebook.com/DanHoranOFM.

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The Francis Effect podcast: Anti-trans policies; Thich Nhat Hanh; winter break

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The Francis Effect podcast: COP26 opens; Biden meets the pope; COVID vaccine for kids

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The Francis Effect podcast: Popular movements, paternity leave, and climate change

Why Catholics should use preferred gender pronouns and names

The Francis Effect podcast: Francis and EWTN; religious liberty standoff; pop culture roundup

Biden administration's deeply unchristian immigration policy must change

The Francis Effect podcast: Synodality, deportation of migrants, and a papal trip

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