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: Shining light

Posted on March 19, 2015 by John Schroeder

You just never know when you’re about to come face-to-face with a saint.

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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: ACTS Retreats, Brother Marvin Becker, Christian Brothers, Glencoe, LaSalle Retreat Center

Today’s find: Selection Sunday

Posted on March 16, 2015 by John Schroeder

What a difference a year makes: There is no joy in Billiken-ville this season, courtesy of the fact that my favorite hoopsters completed their trek from first to worst in the Atlantic 10.

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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: Big Dance, College hoops, NCAA Tournament, Selection Sunday, SLU Billikens

Today’s find: Light

Posted on March 14, 2015 by John Schroeder

I’ve decided that I’m not a big fan of “springing forward.” Since the switch to Daylight Savings Time last weekend, I notice that I’ve begun just about every morning in serious need of “saving.”

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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: Laetare Sunday, Lent 2015, Light, Nicodemus

Today’s find: Treasure chest

Posted on March 9, 2015 by John Schroeder

A young father told me a charming story today: After persistent requests from his son and daughter, he agreed to build a set of treasure chests—booty boxes to accompany their imaginative adventures on the high seas.

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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: Haitian hinges, Lent 2015, Pirate booty, Treasure Chest

Today’s find: Habit-forming

Posted on March 7, 2015 by John Schroeder

19 days in: This is about when I start to get restless. I begin to wonder if Lent is ever going to end.

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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: Deadly Sins, Elizabeth Johnson, Forty Days, Habit-forming, Lent 2015

Today’s find: Mugged

Posted on March 6, 2015 by John Schroeder

I was blessed by the coffee mug I received as a token of appreciation for serving as ‘program speaker’ at a local civic club yesterday.

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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: Four-Way Test, Kairos Prison Ministry, Truth

Today’s find: Into the cosmos

Posted on March 3, 2015 by John Schroeder

It’s a safe bet that Peter, James and John weren’t expecting a transfiguration when Jesus led them up the mountain alone.

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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: Big Bang, Cosmos, Expanding Universe, Georges Lemaître, Transfiguration

Today’s find: Allelu-SHHH!

Posted on February 28, 2015 by John Schroeder

A funny thing happened on the way to Mass on Saturday morning…

Unbeknownst to the regulars in the 8:30 congregation, all three of our parish priests were otherwise occupied—so we celebrated with a communion service instead of the regularly-scheduled Eucharistic feast. And that’s when it happened: As we stood to hear the Gospel proclaimed, our deacon intoned the acclamation verse with a familiar setting of three ‘Alleluias.’

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