Monthly Archives: January 2024

Today’s find: Secrets of the dead

Posted on January 28, 2024 by John Schroeder

I’ve been feeling an odd sort of pressure for the past day or two – a compulsion to write something beautiful about Dad.

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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: 100th Birthday, Dad, Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Golf, Prophet, Prophet Not Politician, Secrets of the Dead

Today’s find: Summoned

Posted on January 21, 2024 by John Schroeder

I kept thinking, surely with wind chills below zero…and a nice little coat of ice and snow on the ground…the county courts will call off Jury Duty for all those summoned this week…

Think again.

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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: Juror #2, Jury Duty, Prophet Jonah, Summoned, Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, Voir dire

Today’s find: Romuald’s rule

Posted on January 14, 2024 by John Schroeder

Somehow, in the moment, it didn’t strike me as being particularly absurd – to be wishing “Happy New Year” to each of the dozen or so men I encountered yesterday at Menard.

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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: Brief Rule for Hermits, Romuald's Rule, Saint Romuald, Samuel, Second Sunday in Ordinary Time