Sometimes, the things Jesus asks of his disciples are not so much heroic as they are…odd.
Monthly Archives: March 2015
Today’s find: Advance party
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Tags: Holy Week, Palm Sunday, Passion of Christ, Sacrament of Anointing
Today’s find: Hands-full
‘Little Bits’ had quite a dilemma on her hands yesterday—or more precisely, in her hands.
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Tags: Annunciation, Easter eggs, Feast of the Annunciation, Granddaughter
Today’s find: Sacred pause
For a short time yesterday, one of the busiest thoroughfares in West County stood stock still.
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Tags: Brother Marvin Becker, Christian Brothers, Glencoe, LaSalle Retreat Center, Sacred pause
Today’s find: Shining light
You just never know when you’re about to come face-to-face with a saint.
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Tags: ACTS Retreats, Brother Marvin Becker, Christian Brothers, Glencoe, LaSalle Retreat Center
Today’s find: Selection Sunday
What a difference a year makes: There is no joy in Billiken-ville this season, courtesy of the fact that my favorite hoopsters completed their trek from first to worst in the Atlantic 10.
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Tags: Big Dance, College hoops, NCAA Tournament, Selection Sunday, SLU Billikens
Today’s find: Light
I’ve decided that I’m not a big fan of “springing forward.” Since the switch to Daylight Savings Time last weekend, I notice that I’ve begun just about every morning in serious need of “saving.”
Categories: Uncategorized
Tags: Laetare Sunday, Lent 2015, Light, Nicodemus
Today’s find: Treasure chest
A young father told me a charming story today: After persistent requests from his son and daughter, he agreed to build a set of treasure chests—booty boxes to accompany their imaginative adventures on the high seas.
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Tags: Haitian hinges, Lent 2015, Pirate booty, Treasure Chest
Today’s find: Habit-forming
19 days in: This is about when I start to get restless. I begin to wonder if Lent is ever going to end.
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Tags: Deadly Sins, Elizabeth Johnson, Forty Days, Habit-forming, Lent 2015
Today’s find: Mugged
I was blessed by the coffee mug I received as a token of appreciation for serving as ‘program speaker’ at a local civic club yesterday.
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Tags: Four-Way Test, Kairos Prison Ministry, Truth
Good News for Lent…or any season of the year!
John Schroeder
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