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: Wild Card

Posted on September 19, 2021 by John Schroeder

It’s a truism that a baseball game tends to proceed at a leisurely pace. (That’s how a fan sees things anyway. The disinterested might put the observation a bit more bluntly: “Baseball is boring!”)

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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Book of Wisdom, Gospel of Mark, MLB, San Diego Padres, St. Louis Cardinals, Wild Card

Today’s find: Els

Posted on September 13, 2021 by John Schroeder

I came very close to running into one of my pro-golf heroes yesterday. In fact, I almost walked right into his backswing.

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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Ascension Charity Classic, Ernie Els, PGA Champions Tour, The Big Easy

Today’s find: Gondola

Posted on September 5, 2021 by John Schroeder

Just a hunch here: The view from inside the gondola is a lot more exciting in February than in August.

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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Boreas Pass, Breckenridge, CO, Continental Divide, Gondola, Isaiah, Rockies, Rocky Mountains

Today’s find: Golden

Posted on August 22, 2021 by John Schroeder

A bit of evidence, perhaps, that this city in Colorado is well-named.

And even the mountains bask in the glory!

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Today’s find: Deliverance

Posted on August 14, 2021 by John Schroeder

It was a dark and stormy night. Quite literally.

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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: Aberdeen, Aberdeen Golf Club, Blessed Mother, Deliverance, Feast of the Assumption, Mother Mary

Today’s find: Peach Salsa

Posted on August 3, 2021 by John Schroeder

Here’s a thought about Grandsons: Pretty much the last thing you want to do is curb their enthusiasm.

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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Eckert's, Peach salsa, Peaches, Pick-Your-Own-Peaches

Today’s find: Mix-Tapes

Posted on July 25, 2021 by John Schroeder

The irony was not lost on me: Spotify was curating the playlist yesterday… as I labored to dispose of a once-cherished collection of mix-tapes and CDs.

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