Tom Venzor is Executive Director of the Nebraska Catholic Conference. He earned an M.A. in Philosophical Studies from Mount St. Mary's University (Class of 2016) and is a former seminarian. Topics Discussed: how public policy is philosophy in disguise, role of philosophy in seminary formation, relation of philosophy to politics, how philosophy makes us more human, importance of the affective/emotional life, marriage and gift of self in John Paul II's play "The Jeweler's Shop," reason in the public square, teaching philosophy in the world, and Tom's advice to students.