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.
Author Archives: John Schroeder
Today’s find: Fed by wonder
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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
Today’s find: Bread man
There are times when you encounter an exhortation in the Gospel that both beggars the imagination and pierces the heart. And then, only a prophet – a holy man – can help you find the wisdom in Jesus’ words.
I like to remember “Bob, the priest” – Father Bob Menner – as just such a blessing in my life.
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Tags: Archdioces of St. Louis, Bob the priest, Bolivia, Bolivia Bob, Bread man, Fr. Bob Menner, Robert Menner
Today’s find: Disruption
Third time’s a charm, I suppose.
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Tags: Bank Holiday, Bryan Massingale, Commonweal Magazine, Disruption, Juneteenth
Today’s find: Scraps
Lately, there’ve been times when I’ve felt the past three months have seemed like years.
Three years…or thirty.
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Tags: Cardinal Nguyen Van Thuan, Cardinal Van Thuan, Corpus Christi, Feast of Corpus Christi, scraps, The Road of Hope
Today’s find: Descent
The Spirit stirred a bit in a city park yesterday. So why am I surprised?
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Tags: Descent, Faith sharing group, Faith-Sharing, Gift of Tongues, Gifts of the Spirit, Pentecost, Pentecost 2020
Today’s find: Weathered
A most unusual storm derailed a family tradition yesterday, and sent us scurrying for safety.
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Tags: Bourbeuse River, Covid-19, Feast of the Ascension, Franklin County, Memorial Day, Pandemic, Reason for our hope, storm, Storms, Weathered
Today’s find: COVID-19 Communion
The Psalmist had a message for me – for us – as we gathered in the pews this morning. Which, you’d have to agree, is quite a trick considering that the verses were written 2,500 years or so ago.
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Tags: All things new, Bandits, Covid Communion, Covid-19, Jailer, Paul and Silas
