Daniel P. Horan

How often do we step back to think about the twisted social and economic systems at work that allow some to obtain unthinkable wealth while others are condemned to struggle to survive?

As people of faith preparing to celebrate Christmas, remember that not all members of the Body of Christ are coping with personal and collective challenges equally. The moral obligation is to call to mind that suffering exists in many forms and recognize that we can all do something to support one another and ourselves.

Listen: In this episode, hosts Father Daniel, Heidi and David talk about Dorothy Day's canonization process; developments with Pope Francis, New Ways Ministry and the Vatican; and the best and worst of 2021.

Listen: In this episode, hosts Father Daniel, Heidi and David discuss the takeaways from the recent U.S. bishops' meeting, the continuing dangers of COVID-19, and verdicts in killings in Wisconsin and Georgia.

Franciscan Fr. Daniel P. Horan: Regina Shands Stoltzfus and Tobin Miller Shearer highlight how anti-racism work is fraught with tensions and challenges, but as people of faith we are called to evaluate our motivations and commitments, even in the face of discomfort and fear.

Listen: Heidi, Father Daniel and David about the U.S. bishops on the Eucharist, comments by Los Angeles' archbishop about social justice, and the Madison Diocese forbidding parishes to be used as vaccination sites.

Daniel P. Horan: One thread linking a number of the scandalous and insensitive statements and actions of U.S. bishops is an apparent anti-intellectualism that is, sadly, not uncommon in other sectors of society.

Listen: Heidi, Father Daniel and David discuss the start of COP26, President Joe Biden's audience with Pope Francis, and the slow steps toward approving a COVID-19 vaccine for 5- to 11-year-olds.

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.