Daniel A. Drain, PhD

Director, Office for Life and Family, Arch. Philadelphia // Faculty, Systematics, St. Charles Sem. // Censor Librorum // Author, Saving Finite Freedom (2026)

[Daniel A. Drain, PhD @daniel_drain]

Dear friends: my book was published yesterday, on the feast of Our Lady of Fatima! Here's a bit about the book, titled "Saving Finite Freedom: Hope, Freedom, and Salvation in Hans Urs von Balthasar's Theology of Redemption":

https://t.co/hNrjtdDqk9

[Daniel A. Drain, PhD @daniel_drain]

@MarcelLeJeune @CMDisciples Ryan is my hero! Hosted him here in Philly back in February. What a team!

[Daniel A. Drain, PhD @daniel_drain]

@JHaddad01 @PappaSciarappa

[Soleil @soleiljolina]

Microdosing hell by being aware and literate

[Daniel A. Drain, PhD @daniel_drain]

@JLLiedl Lately The New Ressourcement has helped me to feel aware of the broadest swath of orthodox/sane theology, seems to connect folks who aren’t already running in the same social/grad school circles. I love my Communio roots still but TNR helps me feel like finger is on pulse.

[Charlotte W. Nazarian @CWNazarian]

“favorable conditions never come”

c.s. lewis

[Daniel A. Drain, PhD @daniel_drain]

@OVTweetmarck @TheCatholicEngr I didn’t even know he was sick.

[Daniel A. Drain, PhD @daniel_drain]

@agostino_harry Thanks a million, Harry!

[Daniel A. Drain, PhD @daniel_drain]

@bktheologian Thanks very much, my friend!

[Daniel A. Drain, PhD @daniel_drain]

@ByzCat Thank you so much for your kind words, Gideon, and for reposting!

[Daniel A. Drain, PhD @daniel_drain]

@JHaddad01 Good time to read some Susannah Clarke if you haven’t already. And I’m eager to commit to reading Christopher Ruocchio’s big series later this summer.

[Daniel A. Drain, PhD @daniel_drain]

@bktheologian With Pickwick under W&S there's no set pub. date, but they just sent me cover design late last week and indicated it would go to print this week!

[Daniel A. Drain, PhD @daniel_drain]

@CatholicPods It is a persistent frustration to see “theologian” thrown around so freely. IMO much greater prudence required before self-ascribing. I was afraid to say it before PhD defense, and even now am only comfortable because of seminary appt., mandatum, and oath of fidelity.

[Daniel A. Drain, PhD @daniel_drain]

@JHaddad01

[Daniel A. Drain, PhD @daniel_drain]

@TomGourlay @TomGourlay here ya go brother!

[Nostalgia @nostalgiaa]

‘How are you so focused under pressure?’

Me in 1995:

[Daniel A. Drain, PhD @daniel_drain]

@DeclueViews @PhilCatholic This is my brain on Balthasar, I guess!