Author Archives: John Schroeder

About John Schroeder

A spiritual pilgrim (and untrained preacher)...who writes pretty well...and thoroughly enjoys sharing stories of his encounters along the way. Most days, those encounters are occurring in and around my community in Manchester, MO (St. Joseph Parish). For more about my commercial experience, see my Personal Links below. http://www.corpwrite.com/ http://www.linkedin.com/in/corpwrite https://withusstill.wordpress.com/

Today’s find: Vigil

Posted on April 9, 2023 by John Schroeder

The tree’s been there every bit of 35 years, maybe all of 41 – as long as our eldest son has been alive, I thought. So why did it seem as if it had been planted for just this moment?

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Today’s find: Washed

Posted on April 7, 2023 by John Schroeder

I wonder if the Romans thought it odd, the way they treated a lifeless body just now taken down from the cross.

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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: Good Friday, Washed

Today’s find: Preparations

Posted on April 5, 2023 by John Schroeder

In the pre-dawn gloom, I encountered a beacon of hope this morning: a trio of long-dark light fixtures illuminating the iconic bell tower at my parish once again.

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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: Bell Tower, Holy Week, The Passion

Today’s find: STOP sign

Posted on April 2, 2023 by John Schroeder

Don’t know what it is with me and the setting sun, but lately it seems to be encouraging me to take a second look at things.

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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: Holy Week, Palm Sunday, STOP Sign

Today’s find: Evangelization 101

Posted on March 26, 2023 by John Schroeder

Ok, so maybe it didn’t break the space-time continuum exactly. But it was still kinda weird to witness something of a time-warp yesterday.

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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: Fifth Sunday of Lent, Lazarus

Today’s find: Train

Posted on March 19, 2023 by John Schroeder

For Grandsons on their first-ever Amtrak trip, a train is decidedly an adventure.

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Today’s find: Athirst

Posted on March 12, 2023 by John Schroeder

I went to prison yesterday. And I gather, that was a lot more entertaining way to spend the day than watching my favorite college basketball team close out its (once quite promising) season.

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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: Living Water, Third Sundany In Lent