Author Archives: John Schroeder

About John Schroeder

A spiritual pilgrim...who also happens to be a professional writer...one who 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: Hope

Posted on September 14, 2025 by John Schroeder

Tony and I had a moment during his marvelous concert Saturday evening.

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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: faith, Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross, fiction, God, Gospel of John, Hope, John 3:16, Jubilee Year of Hope, short-story, St. Joe Jubiliee, St. Joe Manchester, Tony Melendez, writing

Today’s find: Sandman

Posted on September 7, 2025 by John Schroeder

A nine-year-old tends to have strange ideas about what’s fun, really fun.

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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, bible, Book of Wisdom, Calculating the cost, christianity, faith, God, Gospel of Luke, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Sandman

Today’s find: Flat Stick

Posted on August 31, 2025 by John Schroeder

The greens at Boone Valley are the most challenging I’ve ever played.

Slick. Hard to “read”. Even, at times, seeming to defy the laws of physics. (“How can that putt NOT slope down toward the water?!?”)

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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, bible, Boone Valley, Boone Valley Golf Club, christianity, faith, Flat Stick, God, Gospel of Luke, Hot Putter, Jesus, Kingdom of God

Today’s find: Zip-tie

Posted on August 24, 2025 by John Schroeder

Weeks ago, a summer deluge turned our splendid topiary into a hot mess.

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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time, Bamboo, bible, christianity, Discipline, faith, God, Gospel of Luke, Hydrangea, Hydrangea tree, Jesus, Letter to the Hebrews, Narrow gate, Zip-tie

Today’s find: Fresh produce

Posted on August 17, 2025 by John Schroeder

I bought several green bananas for my Mom the other day. It was an act of faith, and of gratitude.

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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Christ, Cloud of Witnesses, faith, family, Fresh produce, Green bananas, hospital stay, Letter to the Hebrews, life, Love, Pear-shaped

Today’s find: Gala!

Posted on August 10, 2025 by John Schroeder

What a party! (And what an odd feeling, too!)

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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: 19th Sunday In Ordinary Time, bible, christianity, faith, Gala, God, Gospel of Luke, Hope, Jesus, Letter to the Hebrews, Multi-Cultural Gala, St. Joseph - Manchester

Today’s find: Collapse

Posted on August 3, 2025 by John Schroeder

I had one job to do: gently score the tops of the sourdough loaves prior to baking.

Sigh.

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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time, baking, bread, Bread Lame, Colossians, Enjoy Every Sandwich, food, Gospel of Luke, Parable of the Rich Man, Qoheleth, recipes, Sourdough, Sourdough Bread, Vanity of vanities

Today’s find: Chicken-sit

Posted on July 27, 2025 by John Schroeder

Birdie didn’t seem particularly pleased to see us.

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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time, backyard-chickens, Chicken-sit, chickens, Eggs, Gospel of Luke, homestead, homesteading, Laying Hen, Mother Hen, Our Father, Poultry, Rooster, The Lord's Prayer

Today’s find: Argon

Posted on July 20, 2025 by John Schroeder

Turns out, I’ve been breathing ancient air all week. And here I thought it was just the oppressive humidity.

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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Ancient air, Argon, bible, Christ in me, christianity, Colossians, faith, God, Gospel of Luke, inert, Jesus, Martha and Mary, Noble gas

Today’s find: No. 3

Posted on July 13, 2025 by John Schroeder

So, if somebody said, “Bring me a No. 3 pencil, please…” would you be able to comply?

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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: 15th Sunday of Ordinary Time, bible, christianity, Colossians, faith, God, Good Samaritan, Gospel of Luke, Jesus, No. 2 Pencil, No. 3 Pencil, The Good Samaritan

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