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: Moonshot

Posted on July 16, 2019 by John Schroeder

We found a piece of treasure a couple of years ago, my brothers and I, as we rooted around the bedroom where we’d grown up.

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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: Apollo 11, Moonshot, Psalm 8, Walking On The Moon

Today’s find: Neighbor

Posted on July 14, 2019 by John Schroeder

Is it enough?

The question popped briefly into my consciousness yesterday, as we spent some time ministering inside the prison.

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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: Compassion, Good Samaritan, Kairos Prison Ministry, Menard, Mercy, Neighbor

Today’s find: Slaked

Posted on July 6, 2019 by John Schroeder

A new piece of liturgical “art” appeared in my parish church this week – and it filled my heart with wonder.

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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: Fourteenth Sunday In Ordinary Time, Holy Water, John 4, Living Water, Luke 10, Slaked

Today’s find: No doubt

Posted on July 4, 2019 by John Schroeder

In a blessedly sweet irony, Judy was not even “in the house” as the eyewitness reports came pouring in on the feast of St. Thomas.

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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: ACTS Missions St. Louis, Didymus, eyewitness, Feast of St. Thomas, Hospice, No doubt, St. Anthony of Padua High Ridge, Thomas

Today’s find: Golf lesson

Posted on June 29, 2019 by John Schroeder

My driver got out of jail for an extended time yesterday.

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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: Golf Lesson, Links to LaSalle, Sts. Peter and Paul

Today’s find: A pilgrim’s progress #TBT

Posted on June 27, 2019 by John Schroeder

Albert Einstein had it right, I think: Time IS relative. Or at the very least, it seems to be speeding up as I grow older.

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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: Fr. Jim Krings, Pilgrim's Progress, SSM Health, St. Augustine

Today’s find: Overtime

Posted on June 24, 2019 by John Schroeder

A nap sure sounded like a good idea to me, as I headed home from our Men’s ACTS Retreat yesterday afternoon. But the Holy Spirit had a different, Hannah-sized blessing in store.

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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: ACTS Retreats, Aloha Mini Golf, Corpus Christi, Feast of Corpus Christi