David Dault

David Dault is assistant professor of Christian spirituality at Loyola University Chicago's Institute of Pastoral Studies. He is executive producer and host of "Things Not Seen: Conversations About Culture and Faith." He is also co-host of The Francis Effect, along with Fr. Daniel P. Horan and NCR senior correspondent Heidi Schlumpf.

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Residents of San Diego drive up to drop off their mail-in ballots at the offices of the Registrar of Voters for San Diego County Oct. 19. (CNS/Reuters/Mike Blake)

Oct 21, 2020

The Francis Effect podcast: Election update, Michigan militias and 'Fratelli Tutti'

Listen: NCR's Heidi Schlumpf has joined "The Francis Effect" podcast for its new season as a co-host with Franciscan Fr. Dan Horan and David Dault. The podcast is available on NCR's site and various podcast apps.

Oct 07, 2020

The Francis Effect podcast: Open SCOTUS seat, Trump's taxes and Fr. Flannery

Listen: NCR's Heidi Schlumpf has joined "The Francis Effect" podcast for its new season as a co-host with Franciscan Fr. Dan Horan and David Dault. The podcast will be available on NCR's site and various podcast apps.

Tamika Palmer, the mother of Breonna Taylor, weeps during a Sept. 15 news conference announcing a $12 million civil settlement between the Taylor's estate and the city of Louisville, Kentucky. (CNS/Reuters/Bryan Woolston)

Sep 23, 2020

The Francis Effect podcast: Baptism, the Breonna Taylor settlement and Mass in Milwaukee

The U.S. Capitol in Washington is seen March 18. (CNS/ Reuters/Tom Brenner)

Sep 09, 2020

The Francis Effect podcast: Political conventions, Catholic politics and the Season of Creation

Mar 31, 2020

Helping, not hoarding: After a 'prepper' childhood, I found a better way

Perspective: Growing up being prepared for the apocalypse does things to your head. It makes you think about the way the world is stitched together, and how it might unravel and come apart.