Daniel P. Horan, OFM, is a Franciscan Friar of Holy Name Province, assistant professor of systematic theology and spirituality at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago, and author of numerous articles and 12 books, including The Franciscan Heart of Thomas Merton: A New Look at the Spiritual Inspiration on His Life, Thought, and Writing (Ave Maria Press, 2014) and Reading, Praying, Living Pope Francis’s Rejoice and Be Glad (Liturgical Press, 2019). His next book is Catholicity and Emerging Personhood: A Contemporary Theological Anthropology (Orbis Books) due out fall 2019. He is also co-host of The Francis Effect Podcast. 

For more information visit DanHoran.com and follow him on Twitter @DanHoranOFM.

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Politics
Spirituality
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Faith Seeking Understanding: The ever-widening gap between Trump's self-presentation and reality has returned my attention to Merton's writings on the "true self" and the "false self."

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M. Shawn Copeland's retirement is a time to celebrate this friend of God

Opinion
People
Theology
May 1, 2019

Faith Seeking Understanding: For M. Shawn Copeland, soon to retire from Boston College, being a professor of theology is not merely a career, but a profound vocation.

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We should preach about the death penalty on Good Friday

Opinion
Justice
Apr 17, 2019

Faith Seeking Understanding: This is the first Good Friday after Pope Francis had the catechism revised to reassert the lasting human dignity of everyone and to state the church's determination for the abolition of capital punishment worldwide.

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The problematic rise of armchair theologians

Opinion
Theology
Apr 3, 2019

Faith Seeking Understanding: Professional theologians and ethicists have spent years studying and teaching in their fields. They are needed to help people — both lay and ordained — understand what it is we say we believe.