Posts Tagged With: SLU

Today’s find: Pearls

Posted on August 16, 2019 by John Schroeder

I got wind of a writing gig a few weeks back…and I wound up spitting the bit. Continue reading →

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Today’s find: Father Fix-It

Posted on November 4, 2017 by John Schroeder

I guess I wasn’t overly surprised at the crowd that showed up for the “social justice” lecture series at Saint Louis University the other day. The speaker, Fr. Gregory Boyle S.J., is a bit of a rock star as Jesuits go – the author of a New York Times bestseller, Tattoos On The Heart.

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Today’s find: Do-over

Posted on January 26, 2017 by John Schroeder

We haven’t had much to cheer about this season…we fans of the SLU Men’s Basketball Billikens. Just three seasons removed from a conference championship, our guys have become the bottom-feeders in the Atlantic 10.

Adding insult to injury, the university’s athletic department ‘re-designed’ the team’s mascot this season—turning our beloved Billiken into something that was borderline demonic.

Last night though there was redemption of sorts.

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Today’s find: Assyria, Trump, Hillary & Campion

Posted on March 4, 2016 by John Schroeder

The Cardinal Archbishop of Toronto took me to task last evening – with an able assist from the prophet Hosea at this morning’s Mass.

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Today’s find: Poppy seed bagel

Posted on January 14, 2015 by John Schroeder

My simple breakfast—poppy seed bagel, slathered in cream cheese—stirred up a lovely memory this morning.

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Today’s find: Soft touch

Posted on January 17, 2014 by John Schroeder

Lately I’ve been thinking that maybe Michelangelo got it wrong.

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That’s one powerful digit.

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