Who am I?

It has been pointed out to me (Thank you, Mr. Michael Wick), that Pope Francis’ 1998 Encyclical “Fides et Ratio” (Faith and Reason) proposes certain fundamental questions “pervasive” in all […]

Make Your Unknown Known

Georgia O’Leeffe is quoted as saying, “Whether you succeed or not is irrelevant – there is no such thing. Making your unknown known is the important thing.” Finding our most […]

Human Nature

Humans by nature are explorers. We have barely explored our oceans yet we are designing programs to reach Mars. In my opinion, what we have explored even less than the […]

Institute for Religious Life Conference

The Powerful Question booth was well received at the Institute for Religious Life conference held in Mundelein, Il. Many of the religious orders in attendance wanted information and expressed a […]

Mundelein Conference

I just returned from a two day conference with the Institute for Religious Life at Mundelein Seminary. I was moved by the devotion and dedication demonstrated by the IRL staff […]

God’s Plan

Do I really believe that God has a plan and I have a special role to play in it? If the answer is yes, do I then have some responsibility […]

Living in an Age of Anxiety

We live in an age of anxiety as evidenced by a general lack of confidence in our institutions. Renewal begins when we accept the fact that we are the institutions […]