The more you look into Mary Magdalene’s story, the more you realize that she really got it right.
‘It’ being ‘Christian discipleship.’
Author Archives: John Schroeder
Today’s find: Dazzled
‘Shut up,’ I explained.
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Tags: Cana, Father of the Bride, Marriage, Sirach, Wedding feast
Today’s find: Fitting
I’ve noticed a definite uptick in the quantity of ‘white lace and promises’ around our house in recent weeks.
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Tags: Colossians, Dress Fitting, Flower Girl, Gratitude, We've Only Just Begun, Wedding
Today’s find: Mystery
‘For all who will meet God in the mystery of death today, we pray to the Lord.’
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Tags: Abraham, Fr. Jim Krings, Genesis, Mystery, Wisdom
Today’s find: Vessels
Jesus seems to have had a true ‘Father’s Day’ moment in the gospel passage we heard at Sunday Mass this week.
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Tags: Father's Day, Fatherhood, kenosis, Stormy seas
Today’s find: Basket case
I read the strangest story the other day, about a fourth-century desert monk named Abba Paul.
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Tags: Abba Paul, Basket, Basket-Weaver, John Cassian, Life In The Spirit, LISS
Today’s find: Chosen
Now here’s a question: Would you have chosen your children?
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Tags: Abba, Chosen, Moses, Most Holy Trinity, Trinity, Trinity Sunday
Today’s find: Stained
Several days later, my body’s still barking from the home-improvement project I tackled earlier this week. Yes, the time had come once again to stain the deck.
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Tags: Deck stain, Gifts of the Spirit, Holy Spirit, Pentecost, Stained
Today’s find: The Links
I gave half-a-thought the other day to pulling up stakes and moving to China. The impetus was a story I read online, noting that (technically), golf is illegal there.
So moving to China seemed like a reasonable solution to me – a way to end my obsession with a game I’ve struggled to enjoy of late. Continue reading
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Tags: Aberdeen Golf Club, Driver, Golf, Golf Links, Golf Swing, Grace, Links, Putt
Today’s find: Sunday Assembly
I read the oddest thing today: a story reporting on how some of those who’ve fled Christian denominations have wound up gathering at a place called Sunday Assembly.
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Tags: God-free, God-spark, Salvation, Sunday Assembly
With Us Still 