Daniel P. Horan

Listen: Heidi, Father Daniel and David launch Season 11 of the podcast. They discuss diocesan policies that exclude LGBTQ+ parishioners, and talk about the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

During this Season of Creation, columnist Fr. Daniel Horan reminds us of the frightening short- and long-term consequences of nuclear war on the environment.

Fr. Daniel Horan: Too often, the gospel that is preached by Christians in word and deed is not that of Jesus Christ, but of power, influence, politics, control and fear.

Fr. Daniel Horan: Over the years, my perspective on the U.S. has shifted when I'm abroad and able to look at America from afar — most recently in South Africa as the Jan. 6 hearings were held back home.

Fr. Daniel Horan: Recognizing that I could not run competitively in these July races, I gave prayerful thanks for the gift of health and recovery that allowed me to put one step in front of another, at whatever pace.

Fr. Daniel Horan: Too often, we humans live as if everything is about us and all nonhuman creation is for us to do with as we please. But more of us are beginning to explore of the idea of nonhuman animal personhood.

Utica is unquestionably better off because of the thousands of refugees and their families that have resettled there, and as Susan Hartman's new book makes clear in their own words, so are they.

Fr. Daniel Horan: To paraphrase one of Jesus' teachings, you cannot serve both God and guns. To those trying to square the circle of their demonstrated love of guns and alleged love of God, I ask: What is your true religion?

Those who identify as Christians, especially those of us who are white Christians, have a responsibility rooted in the core of our faith tradition to diagnose and respond to the viruses of racism and gun violence.

Listen: Heidi, Father Daniel and David discuss the leaked decision from the Supreme Court and the announcement that Catholic News Service will close its U.S. offices; they also recap the previous season.

What if our starting point in thinking about what it means to be a person in communion with God, oneself and the world was not reduced to institutional belonging, but instead began with humans' inherent capacity for God?

Listen: Heidi, Father Daniel and David talk about Network lobby's 50th anniversary, the takeaways from the French elections, and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' recent attacks on both major corporations and the vulnerable.

In Lenten practices, I hadn't yet done much in terms of what might be called "digital fasting." And I was unsure what to expect when Ash Wednesday rolled around this year and I logged off the social media apps.

Listen: Heidi, Father Daniel and David take it a little easy for Holy Week, and catch up on shows and music that they've been enjoying. They also nerd out about liturgy at the beginning of the conversation.

Fr. Daniel Horan: Just as racism is a white problem, sexual abuse in the church is a clergy problem. White people need to name and confront "white fragility," and we clergy need to name and confront "clerical fragility."

Listen: Heidi, David and Father Daniel discuss recent reforms allowing more lay leadership, allegations connecting Ginni Thomas to the Jan. 6 insurrection, and the confirmation hearings for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson

Adjusting to this return of regular in-person activities and more-frequent travel has given me reason to step back and reflect on what is needed in order to cope better with the world as it changes. 

Gen Z's search for truth in the midst of a world saturated by "alternative facts" leads them to forge their own paths toward what they see as a more just, equitable and sustainable future. That gives me hope. 

Listen: In this episode, David, Father Daniel and Heidi talk about Russia's attack on Ukraine; Pope Francis' recent virtual dialogue with students from North, Central and South America; and plans for Lent 2022.

Fr. Daniel Horan: Far from a celebration of human athletic excellence and peaceful international sportsmanship, the Olympics have snowballed into a phenomenon that often distracts from the sporting events themselves.