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These articles comprise over ten years worth of writing from Dr. James Schroeder, with the most recent listed first. If you are looking for a specific article or perspective on a particular topic we advise utilizing the Search bar. You may also filter articles by Category using the menu above the articles.
Faith • Mental Health • Relationships
The Anxiety Dilemma: An Integrated Perspective to One of the Most Powerful Forces in the World
We begin with the foundation of Christianity, as noted in Matthew 22: 37-40. Jesus declared, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and […]
Faith
Mechanical Works of Mercy
I was back at the Oasis, and it felt like anything but a haven in the desert. I had just left Great Sand Dunes National Park, where the kids were […]
Health
The Slow Leak of Our Lives
We were sitting on the side of the road, just off I-70, and it was starting to feel like 2021 all over again. We had just completed our Colorado tour, […]
Exercise • Health • Nature
Two Centuries In One – From the St. Louis Arch to Downtown Evansville
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith – 2 Timothy 4:7 As I entered the darkness that morning with Andrew, and […]
Parenting • Technology
The Tide is Turning: Don’t Wait to Be Part of the Tech Countermovement
For well over a decade, you have heard me voice serious concerns about mobile devices in the hands of our youth. It has been clear that the risks have far […]
Health
The Universal Principle of FID – Better Understanding Ourselves and Each Other
I recently spoke with a woman whose husband was diagnosed with cancer years ago, who had recently gone into remission. As we were talking, she relayed that despite the good […]
Faith • Family
Four Generations of Service
On Earth as in Heaven, Right here in my heart I held her worn, yet wiry hand. Minutes earlier, her great-granddaughter Emma had been crowned the May Day queen. Although […]
Faith • Health
Why We as Catholics Need to Reexamine Our Relationship with Food. Today
As Catholics, we pride ourselves on being protectors and pursuers of God’s design in the world. Even in situations that aren’t popular and are downright counterculture, Catholicism has long professed […]
Exercise • Faith
Willpower – Amy’s Marathon Journey
On April 13th, my wife, Amy, ran the Carmel Marathon, her third race at this distance. She finished in 4 hours, 13 minutes, about 2 ½ minutes off her personal […]
Technology
Turning Communication Into a Commodity
We are in the midst of a communication revolution, and undoubtedly every day brings new revelations and ideas about how we can further expedite, expand, and enable interaction on levels […]