Daniel P. Horan

Daniel P. Horan: Why is it only when things seem to occur on an extraordinary scale or during the most-dire situations that we pause to acknowledge the possibility of divine presence at work in our world?

Listen: Heidi, Father Daniel and David discuss Pope Francis' recent remarks about "social poets"; the dustup over Pete Buttigieg and paternity leave; and COP26, the upcoming U.N. climate change summit.

Daniel P. Horan: Calling individuals by the names and pronouns they prefer is not only the decent and respectful thing to do, but it also aligns well with the important role names have throughout Christian Scripture and tradition.

Listen: Heidi, Father Daniel and David look at the world's largest Catholic media empire, the recent clashes between Church Militant and the city of Baltimore, and talk about what they've been watching recently.

Daniel P. Horan: The treatment of migrants, refugees and asylum-seekers at our nation's border is something for which debate is not needed, because the moral imperative is plain as day.

Listen: Heidi, Father Daniel and David explore synodality, look at U.S. policy playing out with Haitian migrants, and welcome guest Christopher White to talk about the pope's recent visit to Hungary and Slovakia.

Faith Seeking Understanding: With this past Sunday's Gospel, I found myself reflecting on the question Jesus poses to his disciples about his own identity. I imagined what God might ask us about our own identity and that of the rest of creation.

Listen: Heidi, Father Daniel and David recap the big changes that happened over the summer, as well as reviewing the fallout from Traditionis Custodes, and the continuing battles over COVID-19 mitigation.

Faith Seeking Understanding: What is starkly missing from these bishops' statements and similar transphobic remarks by church leaders in recent years is any encounter with transgender persons themselves.

Faith Seeking Understanding: Whatever the cause of some peoples' refusal to accept the truth, persisting down the path of inaction, the new climate report offers those with "eyes to see and ears to hear" a grim reality check.

Faith Seeking Understanding: In their book Seeing Differently, three Anglican Franciscans return to the roots of the spiritual tradition of St. Francis to recover a vision of creation that is grounded in the Gospel.

Faith Seeking Understanding: The indifference millions of men and women display toward climate change and its disastrous consequences for our fellow human beings is at the core of what I'm calling a spiritual crisis.

Faith Seeking Understanding: As U.S. bishops imprudently forged ahead with a document on Communion ostensibly targeting Biden, I returned to some of Merton's writings on ecclesial and social crises of the mid-1960s.

Faith Seeking Understanding: Church leaders and self-identified Christians are largely responsible for anti-LGBTQ violence in Ghana, given the population's largely Christian makeup. But this is also a disturbingly Catholic problem that the global church must face.

Faith Seeking Understanding: May we take time during this celebration of Pentecost not only to recall the Holy Spirit's enduring presence in human history, but to come to see more clearly the divine action of the Spirit throughout the broader community of God's creation. 

Faith Seeking Understanding: How should Christians engage with the internet and social media? The wisdom of the 800-year-old Franciscan spiritual tradition has some robust and surprising insights for our 21st century context.

Listen: In this episode, hosts Heidi, Father Daniel and David discuss the first hundred days of the Biden presidency — and the reactions from some Catholic quarters. They also look at factors influencing some Catholics to leave the church.

Faith Seeking Understanding: Long before I was ordained a priest or became a theology professor, I was a professional photographer.

Listen: In this episode, hosts Father Daniel and David talk about anti-transgender bills introduced in state legislatures and the way the free exercise clause is being interpreted. Also, it's the 51st Earth Day celebration April 22.

Faith Seeking Understanding: There have been constructive Catholic pastoral statements and resources, though they often do not receive the attention that the most vocal culture-warrior and transphobic church leaders garner.