Faith Seeking Understanding

Franciscan Fr. Daniel P. Horan writes about politics, culture and theology in this column that appears twice a month.

Zoom meeting on a laptop (Unsplash/Chris Montgomery)

My reluctant gratitude for technology this Thanksgiving

Nov 25, 2020

Faith Seeking Understanding: Like so many other people, I am struggling to be grateful this Thanksgiving. I have brought to prayer these concerns, my laments, moments edging near despair.

People ride down Fifth Avenue in New York City Nov. 8, a day after the news media declared Democrat Joe Biden declared the winner of presidential election. (CNS/Reuters/Andrew Kelly)

The audacious return of hope

by Daniel P. Horan

Nov 11, 2020

Faith Seeking Understanding: Electing Biden and Harris is a significant starting point, but it is only the beginning of the work of healing a broken nation that has perhaps not seen such division since the end of the Civil War.

People in Houston gather to protest outside of a federal courthouse Nov. 2, where a judge rejected a GOP bid to throw out ballots cast at drive-through polling locations. (CNS/Reuters/Callaghan O'Hare)

We can only move forward if we acknowledge 'dangerous memories'

by Daniel P. Horan

Nov 4, 2020

Faith Seeking Understanding: For Christians seeking to move forward toward reconciliation and peace after the 2020 election, we have to avoid cynicism, preserve memory and restore a sense of our shared humanity.

Australian bishops get it right on mental health

by Daniel P. Horan

Oct 28, 2020

Faith Seeking Understanding: Few Catholic leaders or public figures in the United States are talking about 2020's toll on mental health. But the Australian bishops offer an incredible contribution.

Columns ›

My reluctant gratitude for technology this Thanksgiving

The audacious return of hope

We can only move forward if we acknowledge 'dangerous memories'

Australian bishops get it right on mental health

Trump's coronavirus response a case study in toxic masculinity

Relationship leads us to peace: Three key Franciscan themes in 'Fratelli Tutti'

Systemic impunity for police parallels clerical protection of abusers

The complicated reality of Catholic bishops on Twitter

This 'Season of Creation' demands attention to environmental racism

The heresy of oversimplified Christianity

The importance and challenge of doing nothing

Running while white

The preferential option for the removal of statues

The truth about so-called 'gender ideology'

When will the US bishops address the evil of systemic racism head-on?

If COVID-19 frightens you, you should be terrified by climate change

Naming the dehumanizing agenda of some Christians

We are suffering a crisis of imagination in the church and world

As the suffering of many weighs on me, I'm learning to pray again

For the love of God (literally), stay home, be safe and pray

Communion of saints, an important tenet of our faith, can help during coronavirus times

What we need is an 'integral economy'

Integral ecology requires a larger 'seamless garment'

Commemorating Black History Month as a white Catholic

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