Daniel P. Horan

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.

Listen: Heidi, Father Daniel and David talk about media they've been consuming lately, as well as a recent Supreme Court case that might affect care for the homeless. Then Heidi interviews Sr. Elizabeth Johnson.

With Earth Day right around the corner, Daniel P. Horan discusses the final book by the late Catholic French philosopher and social scientist Bruno Latour, If We Lose The Earth, We Lose Our Souls. 

Dan Horan writes that the unholy marriage between Trumpian political forces and an idiosyncratic strain of Christianity is resulting in a deeply secular religion, one that has little to do with or resemblance to authentic Christianity.

Listen: Heidi, Father Daniel and David look at the recent "prayer" event for Donald Trump at Mar-A-Lago, and Heidi and Daniel teach David some things about basketball. Also, Bruce Morrill on the Eucharistic Congress.

Easter is not only about the resurrection of one individual, but it is also about the whole of creation and salvation history, which are inextricably united, writes Fr. Daniel Horan.

Listen: Heidi, Father Dan and David talk about the 2024 election race, Super Tuesday and President Biden's State of the Union address; they discuss Church Militant; and Heidi interviews Michael O'Loughlin of Outreach.

With an eye toward this weekend's Academy Awards, Fr. Dan Horan makes a case for returning to the movie theater, even when you may be able to stream the exact same content at home. 

Listen: Heidi, Father Dan and David talk about fallout from court rulings on IVF and Texas AG's attack on Annunciation House.