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: Go Cubs go

Posted on November 4, 2016 by John Schroeder

Sometimes, I find insights into God’s great mercy in the strangest of situations.

Take the Chicago Cubs, for instance.

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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: Chicago Cubs, Parable of Lost Coins, Rally Squirrel, St. Louis Cardinals, World Series 2016

Today’s find: Among the (living) Saints

Posted on November 1, 2016 by John Schroeder

I’m quite sure my buddy Jim had no intention of sounding like a Holy Elder when our paths crossed on the church parking lot…just as 6:30 Mass was letting out this morning.

‘Who ARE all these people?’ he grumbled, half-kiddingly. ‘And why are they getting in my way?’

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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: All Saints Day, Blood of the Lamb, Revelation, Solemnity of All Saints

Today’s find: Sizeable

Posted on October 29, 2016 by John Schroeder

‘How Big Is Your God?’ asked Paul Coutinho provocatively in his spiritual best-seller a few years ago.

And this weekend, we get an answer of sorts.

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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: Book of Wisdom, Cephei, Coutinho, Gospel of Luke, StarDate, VV Cephei, Zacchaeus

Today’s find: Unbound

Posted on October 25, 2016 by John Schroeder

What do you think she noticed first, the woman who for 18 years had been ‘bent over, completely incapable of standing erect’? What did she see…as she straightened her spine and looked into the eyes of the One who had just cured her infirmity?

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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: Crippled Woman, Gospel of Luke, Kairos Prison Ministry

Today’s find: Immersed

Posted on October 20, 2016 by John Schroeder

Grandson Francis and I have at least this much in common: We know when we’re surrounded by love.

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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: Cookies For Kairos, Ephesians, Grandson, Immersion, Kairos Prison Ministry

Today’s find: Psalm 12

Posted on October 14, 2016 by John Schroeder

Had something of a “moment” with Psalm 12 this morning.

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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: Clinton and Trump, Decision 2016, Psalm 12, WikiLeaks

Today’s find: Sure thing

Posted on October 3, 2016 by John Schroeder

Heading into the final weekend of MLB’s regular season, I figured the Cardinals would find a way to sneak into the playoffs in 2016—and make a sixth-straight appearance in the postseason.

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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: 27th Sunday In Ordinary Time, Cardinals, Gospel of Luke, MLB, MLB Playoffs, MLB Postseason, Mulberry Tree, Mustard seed, St. Louis Cardinals

Today’s find: ‘shroom

Posted on September 25, 2016 by John Schroeder

We’ve reached the tipping point, I think, with the annuals that adorn the planters on our front porch. After giving us a summer of vigorously contained beauty, the blooms are just about tuckered out heading into these last days of September.

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