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: Breaking bread

Posted on April 12, 2013 by John Schroeder

Yesterday was ‘food day’ at golf league – one of several times during the season that we finish off our matches with a simple meal and some fellowship. It turned into something of a salvific event for me – a chance to take the edge off an otherwise horrific round.

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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: Aberdeen Golf Club, Breaking bread, Caryll Houselander, Communion, Eucharist, St. Joe Golf League, The Risen Christ

Today’s find: The Divine Milieu

Posted on April 10, 2013 by John Schroeder

By the time I first encountered Pierre Teilhard de Chardin in the late 1970s, he was relatively famous—at least in spirituality circles.

He’s been something of a hero to me since I’ve been old enough to think – and wonder – for myself. Long before I’d ever heard of quantum physics or the Theory of Everything, Teilhard’s words had a way of opening my mind to cosmic possibilities. ‘Here’s a guy,’ I thought, ‘who can see deep into things.’

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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: Pierre Teilhard de Chardin S.J., Quantum Physics, Teilhard, The Divine Milieu, Theory of Everything

Today’s find: Yes! Monday!

Posted on April 8, 2013 by John Schroeder

Most years, the church celebrates the solemnity of the Annunciation – the feast commemorating Mary’s ‘yes!’ – on March 25. This year, because that date fell during Holy Week – the celebration was moved to today, April 8.

And isn’t it perfect that it falls on a Monday.

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Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: Annunciation, Blessed Virgin, Easter, Gabriel, Mary, Mother of God, Solemnity, To-Do List

Today’s find: Real-time…and beyond.

Posted on April 7, 2013 by John Schroeder

It was the oddest thing yesterday afternoon, listening as my eldest son cheered Carlos Beltran’s RBI single in the fifth versus the Giants. We were watching the televised game ‘together’ on the phone* – me, in suburban St. Louis…Chris, half-a-continent away in Berkeley, just across the bay from San Francisco.

Suddenly, Chris interrupted an unrelated thought to yelp in delight at the run-scoring hit. Meanwhile, I’m sitting in front of my flat-screen, mystified…because in the picture I’m seeing at that moment, the hurler hadn’t even begun his wind-up.

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