Daniel Drain is a Ph.D. Candidate at the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family in Washington, DC. He is writing a dissertation on von Balthasar's understanding of freedom within his theology of redemption, with particular attention given to his treatment of Christ's descent into hell on Holy Saturday. He works full-time as a Director of Religious Education in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, and teaches courses as an adjunct in the Department of Philosophy and Theology at DeSales University. Daniel lives in Souderton, Pennsylvania with his wife, Mary Colleen, and their dog, Midge.