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: Fitting

Posted on July 11, 2015 by John Schroeder

I’ve noticed a definite uptick in the quantity of ‘white lace and promises’ around our house in recent weeks.

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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: Colossians, Dress Fitting, Flower Girl, Gratitude, We've Only Just Begun, Wedding

Today’s find: Mystery

Posted on June 27, 2015 by John Schroeder

‘For all who will meet God in the mystery of death today, we pray to the Lord.’

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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: Abraham, Fr. Jim Krings, Genesis, Mystery, Wisdom

Today’s find: Vessels

Posted on June 22, 2015 by John Schroeder

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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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: Father's Day, Fatherhood, kenosis, Stormy seas

Today’s find: Basket case

Posted on June 10, 2015 by John Schroeder

I read the strangest story the other day, about a fourth-century desert monk named Abba Paul.

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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: Abba Paul, Basket, Basket-Weaver, John Cassian, Life In The Spirit, LISS

Today’s find: Chosen

Posted on May 30, 2015 by John Schroeder

Now here’s a question: Would you have chosen your children?

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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: Abba, Chosen, Moses, Most Holy Trinity, Trinity, Trinity Sunday

Today’s find: Stained

Posted on May 23, 2015 by John Schroeder

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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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: Deck stain, Gifts of the Spirit, Holy Spirit, Pentecost, Stained

Today’s find: The Links

Posted on May 16, 2015 by John Schroeder

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 →

Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: Aberdeen Golf Club, Driver, Golf, Golf Links, Golf Swing, Grace, Links, Putt

Today’s find: Sunday Assembly

Posted on May 12, 2015 by John Schroeder

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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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: God-free, God-spark, Salvation, Sunday Assembly

Today’s find: Half-moon Edger

Posted on May 7, 2015 by John Schroeder

I was about 20 minutes into the 25-year warranty on my brand-spanking-new half-moon edging spade…when the first crack appeared in the upper reaches of the blade.

‘Uh-oh,’ I thought. ‘This is not good.’

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