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: Timekeeper

Posted on October 24, 2017 by John Schroeder

Things did not begin auspiciously for me on Day One of our recent ACTS retreat.

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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: ACTS Retreat, ACTS Retreats, Hope House Men's Choir, Timekeeper, Vigilant, vigiliance, You Can't Hurry My God

Today’s find: Extra-ordinary

Posted on October 23, 2017 by John Schroeder

As I settled in to say my ‘regular’ morning prayer today, I realized that I hadn’t done so for the past several days.

Odd, but guiltless, this realization. You see, those days were spent at a retreat center…where I was serving on team for our parish’s fall ACTS Retreat.

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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: ACTS Retreat, Extra-ordinary, John XXIII, Routine, Vatican II

Today’s find: Not so bright

Posted on October 15, 2017 by John Schroeder

I made a snap decision at the home improvement store recently, and boy, did it come back to bite me.

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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: LED Bright White, LED Daylight, Parable of the Wedding Banquet, Pete Townshend, The bargain, Wedding Guests

Today’s find: Creamy PB

Posted on October 7, 2017 by John Schroeder

It’s getting close now, the bottom of the jar. ‘Peter Pan Creamy’ peanut butter, to be precise. And I won’t mind polishing it off…getting that jar out of the pantry once and for all…so that I can return to my much-preferred variety of the bread spread: ‘Extra Crunchy.’

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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: Christ the Cornerstone, Creamy Peanut Butter, Crunchy Peanut Butter, Isaiah, Parable of the Tenants, Peter Pan Peanut Butter, Vineyard

Today’s find: Tom Petty, throwback post

Posted on October 3, 2017 by John Schroeder

When news came yesterday of Tom Petty’s demise, it stirred up a memory in me…of a blog post I’d written long ago. Back far enough, in fact, that it appeared on my first blog — Steadfast Spirit, in 2013.

I’m fairly certain Mr. Petty never knew that he’d served as my muse of ‘found spirituality’ once upon a time. But I remain grateful for the inspiration, and offer a link to that original post…in tribute to a worthy and memorable rock-n-roller:

Today’s find: Tom Petty, Prophet

Let us pause now…to recall that we are in the presence of the Holy & Merciful One.

IHS

Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: Don't Do Me Like That, Refugee, Tom Petty, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Waiting

Today’s find: Ring of fire

Posted on October 1, 2017 by John Schroeder

By the time I arrived (a little after 9 AM), our annual parish apple-butter cooking was in full swing Saturday morning: Four enormous copper kettles, all a-bubble-splosh-and-steaming…accompanied by an iTunes sound track already well into its “country” playlist.

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