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: Awestruck

Posted on March 13, 2022 by John Schroeder

An hour and a half into our family celebration, things were looking a little dicey.

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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: Ambrose & Gertie, Second Sunday of Lent, Transfiguration

Today’s find: Hiatus

Posted on March 8, 2022 by John Schroeder

After a two-year pandemic hiatus, it’s beginning to look like our Kairos Prison Ministry team may actually be allowed back inside the prison this spring.

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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: Kairos Prison Ministry, Lent 2022

Today’s find: Bedeviled

Posted on March 6, 2022 by John Schroeder

The Devil paid me a visit this week, and I didn’t wind up handling the encounter all that well.

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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: Lent 2022

Today’s find: Smokin’

Posted on February 27, 2022 by John Schroeder

I got a really bad feeling the other evening…when granddaughter Hannah – “in the house” for a sleepover – reported in astonishment, “Gramps, the toilet is smokin’!”

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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: eighth Sunday of Ordinary Time, Putin, Smokin', Ukraine