We didn’t exactly breach the Gates of the Netherworld yesterday, but at least we delivered a good solid rap on the door. Continue reading
Author Archives: John Schroeder
Today’s find: Speed Trap
As lawbreakers go, I am decidedly a third-rate scofflaw.
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Tags: 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Canaanite Woman, Scofflaw, Speed trap
Today’s find: In-Seine…or Overboard?
One thing you notice, when out on the Sea of Galilee, is that conditions change quickly. In just a heartbeat, the sea’s glassy surface can turn choppy – and suddenly you’re surrounded by whitecaps.
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Tags: 19th Sunday In Ordinary Time, Gospel of Matthew, Habakkuk, in-seine, Sea of Galilee, Walking on the water
Today’s find: Hello, ol’ Friend
Boy, did I blow my chances to display a little thoughtfulness today.
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Tags: Covid Communion, Covid-19, Eucharist, Feast of St. Martha, Martha and Mary, Mercy Hospital, Real Presence, Serendipity
Today’s find: Monster Cookies
Lingering ever-so-pleasantly in our kitchen this morning: the enticing aroma of homemade Monster Cookies…
Today’s find: Disorder in the house
The past few months, it seems, disorder has been my constant companion. And frankly, I don’t always handle it well.
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Today’s find: Vestige
Traversing the labyrinth at King’s House takes about 10 minutes, at a meditative pace.
Add three to four minutes if you decide to pull the odd weed or sprout along the way.
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Today’s find: Fed by wonder
A couple of hours into our hike at Emmenegger Nature Park, I figured the Little Guy had probably had a bellyful of adventure – more than enough for one morning.
I was wrong.
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Tags: 15th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Caterpillar, Isaiah 55, Wonder
Today’s find: Sport-circuited
I got a jolt when I opened up the Sports section of the local rag the other day.
There it was: proof…in a disorienting sheath-of-newsprint…that the entire world has gone sideways.
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Tags: 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Broadsheet, Gospel of Matthew, Newspaper, Sideways, St. Louis Post Dispatch, Yoke, Yoke of Jesus
Today’s find: Boomin’ blooms
The 4th of July – like much of “normal” life – promises to be pretty much a dud in 2020. COVID has claimed many of the fireworks spectaculars we’ve tended to take for granted in years past.
But that doesn’t mean we have to settle for a “boom-free” celebration of Independence Day – at least not in my backyard.
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Tags: 4th of July, Be still, Bloom, Boomin' blooms, Hydrangea, Hydrangeas, Independence Day, Psalm 46
