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: Black Diamond

Posted on October 27, 2024 by John Schroeder

Heard from a friend that the Chubb Trail is a real gem, ideal for spotting fall foliage.

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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: 30th Sunday In Ordinary Time, Bartimaeus, Black Diamond, Chubb Trail, Jeremiah, Prophet Jeremiah, West Tyson County Park

Today’s find: Gathering gourds

Posted on October 20, 2024 by John Schroeder

Grandson #1 disappeared into the thicket of the crabapple tree. And so, yesterday’s gourd harvest had begun.

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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: 29th Sunday In Ordinary Time, Climbing Vines, Crabapple tree, Gathering gourds, Gourd, Gourd harvest, Suffering Servant

Today’s find: Net-net

Posted on October 13, 2024 by John Schroeder

Spent a few hours yesterday helping set up for Sausage Supper.

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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: 28th Sunday In Ordinary Time, Net-net, Sausage Supper, St. Joe Sausage Supper, Synod on Synodality, Timothy Radcliffe OP

Today’s find: Champs

Posted on October 6, 2024 by John Schroeder

The Cup is coming home again, at last.

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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: Championship Cup, Genesis, Golf League, Golf League Championship, Golf League Tropy, Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, Two Become One

Today’s find: Sushi

Posted on September 29, 2024 by John Schroeder

I took a trip to Tokyo the other day, and came away unimpressed.

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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: Joshua, Moses, Nigiri, Sushi, Tokyo Sushi, Twenty-Sixth Sunday In Ordinary Time

Today’s find: Golden

Posted on September 22, 2024 by John Schroeder

It’s the oddest feeling, celebrating one’s 50^th anniversary of high school graduation. There’s a part of my brain that’s still 18 years-old, and it protests vociferously: “No…it can’t be 50! Twenty-five years…or 30, maybe. But half-a-century? That simply cannot be.”

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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: 50th Reunion, Class of '74, SHP Reunion, St. Henry's Prep, St. Henry's Prep Seminary, Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Today’s find: Going low-(ish)

Posted on September 15, 2024 by John Schroeder

“Well, that’s going to leave a mark…” I muttered disgustedly, after yanking my very first shot into the weeds at Golf League the other day.

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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: Going Low, Going low(ish), Psalm 116, Salvation, Suffering, Transformation, Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Today’s find: PGA Champions

Posted on September 8, 2024 by John Schroeder

More than once yesterday, I found my patience being tested out on the course. “Man, these guys are playing SLOW…” I thought to myself. (And maybe I even griped about it out loud.)

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