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: New Year

Posted on November 21, 2020 by John Schroeder

Not a moment too soon, this confounding year comes to a conclusion this week.

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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: Christ The King, Covid-19, Feast of Christ The King, King of the Universe, Lord of the Cosmos

Today’s find: Still falling

Posted on November 8, 2020 by John Schroeder

Autumns come, and autumns go. Year on year, decade after decade. Even so, I can never seem to get the ratio correct: “leaf bag” to “actual leaf drop”.

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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Book of Wisdom, Leaf Bags, Leaf-Raking, Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time, Wisdom, Wise and Foolish Virgins

Today’s find: Gazing

Posted on October 30, 2020 by John Schroeder

From our grandkids’ perspective, the transformation now appears to be complete. And it is wonderful in their eyes.

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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: All Saints Day, Gazing, Great Pumpkin, Halloween, Halloween 2020

Today’s find: In the hunt

Posted on October 24, 2020 by John Schroeder

When the skunk scurried across the first fairway, perhaps I should have taken it as an omen.

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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: 2020 Golf League Champions, 30th Sunday In Ordinary Time, Golf League, Missouri Bluffs, Skunk, Skunked

Today’s find: 4-Irony

Posted on October 10, 2020 by John Schroeder

Here’s a great irony: I love to play a game – golf – that I am only marginally competent at playing.

And then there’s this: With each passing year, it seems, I surrender a bit more of my (already congenitally-limited) skills to time’s relentless march.

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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: 28th Sunday In Ordinary Time, 4-Iron, Driver, Golf, Hybrid, Irony

Today’s find: Apples, in abundance

Posted on October 4, 2020 by John Schroeder

I developed a deeper appreciation for the expression “low-hanging fruit” when we went on an apple-picking expedition with our grandsons the other day.

Or perhaps I should say, a taller appreciation.

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Today’s find: Riverbend

Posted on September 28, 2020 by John Schroeder

Typically, a trip to the riverfront in Washington, MO, is an altogether pleasant affair – particularly when I’m in the company of my dear 92-year-old Mom.

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