Faith Seeking Understanding

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

The complicated reality of Catholic bishops on Twitter

Sep 16, 2020

Faith Seeking Understanding: Despite canon law's prohibition against political endorsements by clergy, many prelates have entered the partisan fray, resulting in increased division and confusion among the faithful.

Flint City Councilman Eric Mays speaks during a press conference Aug. 21 outside of Christ Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church in Flint, Michigan. (AP/The Flint Journal/Jake May)

This 'Season of Creation' demands attention to environmental racism

by Daniel P. Horan

Sep 2, 2020

Faith Seeking Understanding: News of a settlement for Flint residents poisoned by the water supply coincides with the 2020 Season of Creation, reminding us of the overlap between environmental and racial injustice.

The heresy of oversimplified Christianity

by Daniel P. Horan

Aug 19, 2020

Faith Seeking Understanding: The problem is that too many people refashion Christianity — its doctrinal teachings and moral guidance — into an idol of their own making in order to grasp a misguidedly simple and falsely clear message.

The importance and challenge of doing nothing

by Daniel P. Horan

Aug 5, 2020

Faith Seeking Understanding: American society has long been skeptical of or outright hostile to anything that seems lazy or frivolous, but doing nothing is about reordering one's priorities, values, worldview, commitments and energies.

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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

The ecological significance of the Eucharist

New year, new decade and a new chance for church renewal

Christmas is for all God's creatures

Intellectual and spiritual blindness may be our greatest cultural problem

Rehabilitate Thanksgiving and renew the practice of gratitude

Synodality isn't just an option, it's the only way to be church

St. John Henry Newman would approve of synod's final document

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