The Pastor's Sandal Path

About the Book

The Pastor’s Sandal Path relates my envisioning of God in nature. I was privileged to grow up with my sister and five brothers on a farm where our parents instilled in us the presence of God in our daily lives, as well as in the majesty of God’s nature. My early schooling took place in a one-room country school where our fantastic teacher incorporated the beauty of God and nature in the classroom and on field trips. In the upper grades, the Dominican sisters assisted my parents in laying a solid faith foundation. After graduation, I entered St. Mary of the Lake Seminary Mundelein where my faith was deepened, my love of Jesus increased, and God’s presence in nature more keenly perceived. I hope my perceptions of God in nature will help the reader to encounter God in their ordinary experiences of life.

About the Author

Father Henry Schmidt, pastor of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Carrollton, All Saints in White Hall, and St. Michael in Greenfield has ministered in the Diocese of Springfield in central Illinois for over fifty years serving in rural and city parishes of varying sizes.