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: Weakest link

Posted on July 4, 2021 by John Schroeder

Oh, my aching back.

And: Deo gratias for my aching back.

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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Aberdeen, Ballwin Golf Course, Boone Valley Golf Club, Pauline, St. Paul, Weakest Link

Today’s find: Pathé rooster

Posted on June 26, 2021 by John Schroeder

Spend a little time around the grandsons, and you begin to wonder: What exactly can one find to love…about a concrete rooster?

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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: Ambrose, Great Grandma Georgia, Jonah Ambrose, Nipper, Pathé rooster, RCA Victor, Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, touch the tassel

Today’s find: RF Interference

Posted on June 21, 2021 by John Schroeder

Just the other day, I learned that a good friend of mine does not own a garage door opener.

O, what a lucky man he is.

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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: Book of Job, Door, Garage Door Opener, RF Interference, Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Today’s find: Holy coleus!

Posted on June 12, 2021 by John Schroeder

A bit of a mystery has begun to grow on our front porch.

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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Coleus, Gospel of Mark, Holy Coleus

Today’s find: Blood outpoured

Posted on June 6, 2021 by John Schroeder

I’ve noticed that I tend to look away whenever I’m donating blood.

Even the finger-prick at the start, to check my hemoglobin: The process may be relatively painless, but it’s just something I’d prefer not to see.

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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: Blood outpoured, Corpus Christi, Feast of Corpus Christi, Red Cross blood drive

Today’s find: Leafy Seadragon

Posted on May 30, 2021 by John Schroeder

Strange fish, the leafy seadragon. It can’t seem to make up its mind: plant or animal?

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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: Holy Trinity, Leafy Seadragon, Psalm 33, Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, St. Louis Aquarium

Today’s find: Père Marquette

Posted on May 22, 2021 by John Schroeder

Nice landing, wrong river.

Wrong direction, too.

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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: Illinois River, Mississippi River, Pentecost, Pere Marquette, Pere Marquette State Park

Today’s find: Caper

Posted on May 16, 2021 by John Schroeder

Feathers were flying all about our patio a few days ago – an oddity, to be sure. And the mystery, sadly, did not end well.

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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: Ascension, Dead chicks, Feast of the Ascension, Feathers, Mystery

Today’s find: Seeing the light

Posted on May 2, 2021 by John Schroeder

When it comes to home improvement projects, I follow an ironclad philosophy: If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.

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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: 5th Sunday of Easter, Lanterns, Light, Pruning, True Vine

Today’s find: Dino-power

Posted on April 24, 2021 by John Schroeder

What’s up with dinosaurs, anyway?

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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: 1 John, Brontosaurus, Dinosaurs, Fourth Sunday of Easter, Jurassic Quest

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