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: Timber!

Posted on August 28, 2013 by John Schroeder

We lost an old friend yesterday…a stately 65-foot shingle oak.

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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: County Tree Service, Joyce Kilmer, Oak Wilt, Shingle Oak

Today’s find: Ba’al Players

Posted on August 19, 2013 by John Schroeder

Sometimes, I wonder about those loony Israelites.

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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: Ba'al, Busch Stadium, Dallas Cowboys Stadium, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, MLB, Moses, NBA, NFL, Staples Center

Today’s find: Love feast.

Posted on August 11, 2013 by John Schroeder

Ever have one of those moments in which you were deeply blessed – but it took years (maybe even decades) to appreciate the abundance of grace that had just been poured out on your life?

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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: Blake Shelton, LoRusso's, Magnificat, Saint Louis University

Today’s find: Unity.

Posted on August 2, 2013 by John Schroeder

We sang an old-time hymn at Mass this morning, and much to my amazement, it almost brought a tear to my eye.

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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: John 17, Lord Who At Thy First Eucharist, Vatican II

Today’s find: Wheat and weeds.

Posted on July 28, 2013 by John Schroeder

Things don’t always turn out the way we plan.

One hot ride, courtesy of Sarah Schroeder.

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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: Hearts on Fire: Praying with the Jesuits, Litany of Contradictory Things, Michael Harter S.J., Michael Moynahan, S.J., Wheat and weeds

Today’s find: Encounter

Posted on July 21, 2013 by John Schroeder

The other day, our son Chris had dinner at a farmhouse located just outside of Cascavel, Brazil. His hosts – José and Gesmari Broca – speak Portuguese. Chris knows some Spanish, but English is definitely his go-to language. And even so, he reports, the encounter managed to bless everyone involved.