Searching for Meaning
So many people are searching for a way to feel their life has a greater meaning. If they are Catholic and Christian, they believe that meaning will begin and end […]
Entries by Dr. John Olesnavage
PQ Zoom Calls
Many who have found their powerful question have asked for additional support as they search for answers. In response to that request I am going to initiate a Zoom call-in […]
Personal Truth
Is there anything more important than coming face-to-face with our own truth? And, for those of us who have, do we see it as an invitation to a new relationship […]
What is a purpose-filled life?
What is a purpose-filled life? In his book, Art + Faith, Catholic artist, Makoto Fujimura, describes a “Theology of making.” “We are Imago Dei, created to be creative, and we […]
Thinking Big
We live in a culture that worships “Big.” We like big trucks, big houses, big celebrations, big risk and big reward. Yet, ironically, I can think of nothing bigger than […]
PQ Process
I was recently asked if finding your powerful question is a “going inside” process. The question gets to an important point. We typically gravitate to either internal or external when […]
PQ Institute Updates
Welcome to Advent, the season of anticipation and hope. In that same spirit of hope, and with a prayerful attitude, I have been busy anticipating what 2023 will bring to […]
Memories
As we mature and age, we tend to remember people and events in fragments, especially during Thanksgiving family gatherings. We also recognize that these fragments of memory are more important […]
Fall 2022 Retreat
This past weekend 21 people participated in the Powerful Question Retreat at the Augustine Center in Conway, Michigan. Nine of those individuals found their powerful question and eight presented on […]
Upcoming Retreat
In his September 7th general audience, Pope Francis offered the following. “There is a history that precedes one who discerns, a history that is indispensable to know, because discernment is […]