With Us Still

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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