17 of the Most Read Exodus Trekkers Stories Since 2010
Here are the 17 most read--if not talked about--Exodus Trekker articles of the more than 133 articles read by several thousand people in 20 different countries since 2010. Comments are welcome at rrschwarz777@gmail.com
Sincerely,
Robert R. Schwarz
[To read any story here, simply click on the blog's address or highlight it first and then click it ; or to link to an updated current blog address, email me at rrschwarz777@gmail.com ]
1. Almost a Lifetime as a Prisoner of Schizophrenia, then a Divine Miracle of a Mind Coming Alive with Freedom for My Brother (part 1 of 3 parts)
Part 1 of 3: Hard confessions to Mom Exodus Trekkers: Almost a Lifetime as a Prisoner of Schizophrenia, then a Divine Miracle of a Mind Coming Alive with Freedom for My Brother (part 1 of 3 parts )
Part 2: Spiritual Combat in the Penitentiary
Exodus Trekkers: Almost a Lifetime as a Prisoner of Schizophrenia, then a Divine Miracle of a Mind Alive with Freedom for My Brother (part 2 of 3 parts)
Part 3: Dying to One's Self..."In my 20 years as chaplain , I've only seen this twice ." Exodus Trekkers: Almost a Lifetime as a Prisoner of Schizophrenia, then a Divine Miracle of a Mind Alive with Freedom for My Brother (part 3 pf 3 parts )
2. A Home-Visiting Cleaning Lady from Poland with the Mission to Also Clean the Souls of Her Clients
" When we fall in love with God, He works His will through us, sending us to people that are in need, especially the ones who have spiritual struggles... I Need to Be Strong So I Can Help Others" (Grace Bigas)
exodustrekkers.blogspot.com/2020/01/a-cleaning-lady-who-also-tidies-clients.html
3. Skills Congress and Our Leaders Must
Practice More to Avoid a Civil War ?
" If we don't get a handle on this , it could lead to
a civil war unless we get our hands off each other's throats .
( Social Worker Michael McGillicuddy)
4.They Lived in a Concentration Camp Hell Yet Experienced Amazingly Profound Freedom
This report is about priests and other clergy of different ethnic backgrounds who amazingly survived years of a hellish life behind barbed wire in a Nazi concentration camp during World War II. The Dachau camp existed in Upper Bavaria from 1933 until 1945. By the time it was liberated by the U.S. Army on April 29, 1995, it had held 67,665 registered prisoners. A reported 31,95l prisoners had perished there, many from typhoid , others from torture ; several were murdered by guards. This report focuses largely on testimonies and published comments of Dachau 's 2,579 imprisoned Catholic priests ( a few were Protestant ), monks, and seminarians .
5.What a Deacon Learned from His Ministry for Poor People Living and Working on a Famous Race Track
You Ask, What’s Wrong with America?
"It’s a Family Falling Apart. People Are
Drifting away from God"
(Deacon Luis Trevino)
6.WHAT 17 NATURE ANGELS HAVE TO TELL US ABOUT THEIR GOOD LIFE AT THE ABBEY
It is love that impels them to pursue everlasting life;
therefore they are eager to take the narrow road.
A Rule of St. Benedict
For many of us, monasteries and the lives of monks and cloistered nuns appear other-worldly and a convenient way to avoid the realities of everyday life; monastic lifestyles, due mostly to Hollywood movies and the scant number of in-depth media reports, have left us with the distorted impression that these lifestyles , though laudable in many respects, are severely strict and unnecessary for a Christian life. As a former newspaper reporter and editor, this once was my perception, too . But it gradually changed, not due to any particular religious leaning but rather to interviewing and writing about monastic people around the world, including Mother Theresa and her Sisters of Charity at their Calcutta headquarters. A few months ago and now retired, I decided to update my observations of monastic life and, with my wife, Mary Alice , drove to the Our Lady of the Mississippi Abbey near Dubuque, Iowa. This is a report of that visit ( with a bit of editorializing added, I admit ) .
As a journalist , I naturally loved to probe for the truth of the matter. After my confinement for ten days in a Czech prison during the Cold War and later, as president of a mental health agency, I valued human freedom to search for truth more than ever. I also loathed the loss of one's free will to realize the truth about one's self. Nowadays, though much of my search for truth is still in a cloud of unknowing, I feel unshackled in pursuing it, thanks to these words from my favorite Mentor and Life Teacher: " You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free."
https://exodustrekkers.blogspot.com/2015/06/what-17-nature-angels-have-to-tell-us.html
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7. 37 Years of Marriage Nourished by 8 Kids and a Life of Faith, Love and Service
" Gail and Al and their entire family is the most
Christian family I've ever met. My life has been
enriched by our friendship. " Mary B.
" I adore the Madden family…one of our best
faith-filled parishioners. " Diane A.
" [ This family ]… shows simplicity and richness
of love ." Fr. Chris Kulig
8. The Butterfly and a Pilgrim’s Question
Therefore, we do not lose heart, but though our outer
is decaying, yet our inner man is being renewed day
by day. (2 Corinthians 4: 16, 17)
And we know that in all things, God works for the good
of those who love him, who have been called according
to his purpose. (Romans 8: 28)
https://exodustrekkers.blogspot.com/2022/12/the-butterfly-and-pilgrims-question.htm
9. The Case for Re-defining the Strength of 'Weak ' People
When I am weak, then I am strong
( The Apostle Paul, 2 Corinthians, 12:10 )
God chose the weak of the world to shame the strong
( 1 Corinthians , 1: 27 )
If we should ever feel burdened by the knowledge
of our weakness…let us remember what the Lord
told St. Paul during his time of trial : "My graces
is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect
in weakness ." ( from Conversations with God by Francis Fernandez )
10. About Affectionate, Godlike Love of Some Dogs
Selfless love--agape, Jesus called it--doesn't come naturally. It takes work , practice. ….The only beings who naturally offer unconditional love are either God or perhaps a dog. (from the internet blog "Fing Your Soul" by
11. Do Many of Us Really Have True Freedom ?
Here's’ a report by Robert R. Schwarz, a retired newspaper editor and former leadership trainer for a worldwide volunteer service organization. He interviewed a few freedom-loving individuals about the freedom they most cherished and struggled to win .
1. A working mother raising seven children
2. A retired U.S. Army general wounded in the Vietnam war
3. A homeless man
4. An ex-convict and devout family man before his death
https://exodustrekkers.blogspot.com/2022/08/do-many-of-us-really-have-true-freedom.html
12. Two Amazing Missionaries to Know: One in Lebanon, the Other in Hong Kong
I He's in Troubled Lebanon, Pleading that His People Don't Give Up and Leave…
II An American Still Caring for People in Hong Kong after 39 Years…
13. What I Learned as a Probing Journalist on My Retirement Bucket List River Cruise to Germany, Poland, and Czech Republic
v That Notorious Berlin Wall and Check Point Charlie
v Luther and a Few things You Might Not Know about Him and the Reformation He Ignited
14. A Man Who Loved the "Least of Them" for 50 Years
The priest is a man anointed by tradition to shed
blood , not as soldier, through courage, not as
the magistrate, through justice, but as Jesus
Christ , through love. The priest is a man
sacrifice; by it, each day , reconciling heaven of
and earth , and by it, each day, announcing to
every soul the primordial truths of life , of
death, and of resurrection.
--Fr. Henri-Dominique, O.P.
15. Like to Have a Conversation with Jesus? Here’s What Some Say about That
16. A Hindu Farmer in India Trades Family Peace and Comfort for Ten Years on Pleasure Island (a la Pinocchio) in America, Then Hell, then Jesus Christ
https://exodustrekkers.blogspot.com/2023/03/a-hindu-farmer-in-india-trades-family.html
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17. The Life Story of a Physician Twice Born Again, once in Poland, Again Years Later After Being Dead for 30 minutes
https://exodustrekkers.blogspot.com/2013/08/odyssey-of-twice-born-again-physician.html
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