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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