Interview
This past week I had the privilege of being interviewed by Curtis and Karen Herbert on their podcast titled The Midlife Catholic. Their theme was finding purpose, a nice fit […]
Entries by Dr. John Olesnavage
Reflection and Freedom
We may talk about transformation and freedom to be who we really are, but many of us are trapped in our own life story. Don’t we even know future choices […]
Mass Shootings
We are all made numb by the endless string of mass shootings happening across the country. We can pray that our elected leaders take meaningful steps to stop these horrible […]
Turbulent Times
I saw a headline yesterday; “Turbulent times: What to invest in.” It made me laugh because the answer should be obvious. We should be investing in ourselves. Why? Because the […]
Discernment
Discernment is an adult skill, one that seeks understanding through self-reflection and divine guidance. Discerning the powerful question embedded in our own life story moves us beyond the lessons we […]
Critical First Step
A critical first step in finding our most powerful question is examining our life story and narrative, identifying themes and patterns. Among these is what I call our “apriori” theme. […]
Easter Greetings!
Easter Greetings! He is risen, Alleluia! Alleluia! In a recent workshop we focused on the themes that emerge in our life story and narrative (Narrative is the story we tell […]
Finding Your Powerful Question Within Your Spiritual Gifts Workshop
This past weekend, Joe Hilke and John Olesnavage conducted a workshop for the United Methodists NE District, Circuit 12, in Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin. The workshop was titled, “Finding Your Powerful […]
Relationships
The proof that we exist is that we have relationships. How many of us are trying to exist without relationships, especially without a relationship with God who brought us into […]
Ukraine
It is hard to think about anything else this week except what is going on in Ukraine. I do hear more insistent questions being asked than ever before; questions like, […]