Monthly Archives: December 2013

Fact or Faith?

Posted on December 22, 2013 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

The night is December 24 and it’s one of the coldest Decembers with more snow on the ground to make a 10 year old the happiest of kids and a 61 year old query, “Why do I continue to live … Continue reading →

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Christmas’ Redemption

Posted on December 20, 2013 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

Ahhhhh. It’s finally finished.  The wars have ended.  Famine is now an ancient word that future generations will ask, “What was that like back then?”  Unemployment, fare wage, healthcare will have solved themselves because of this historic and faith-filled day. … Continue reading →

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Where Is Eucharist Celebrated?

Posted on December 17, 2013 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

My priest friend and I were finishing a hiking tour in Austria and spent our last days in London.  We saw a Broadway show on Saturday night and then Sunday morning arrived.  We walked to St. Martin in the Fields … Continue reading →

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The Beheading of John the Baptist

Posted on December 15, 2013 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

“Boy, it’s noisy up there, I wonder what’s going on.  The guard told me that King Herod was having a big party and here I am, stuck down here.  Accused of nothing, I’ve been told, but still stuck, and for … Continue reading →

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Angel & Wings

Posted on December 15, 2013 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

Angel wings have three prominent feathers on each wing.  Don’t ask me how I know this, just trust me.  Each feather represents an important aspect in life for the angel.  To lose a feather would be catastrophic; to keep all … Continue reading →

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Third Sunday of Advent, “Rejoice & Suffering”

Posted on December 15, 2013 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

I love words beginning with the letters “re” because those letters begin a word that push us to something more, something greater and sometimes just to something. Even the word REtirement begins with those two delicious letters. Ahhhh.  REtirement, the … Continue reading →

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“Adopt An Apostle” Salvatorian Vocation Campaign

Posted on December 14, 2013 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

The Salvatorians, a Catholic religious order of priests and brothers, has a “blessed problem.” We have too many men studying in formation. Watch this video to learn more and to consider how you may help us out with this “blessed … Continue reading →

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Things I wish I had said to my father.

Posted on December 11, 2013 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

Excellent topic for all of us to consider.

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“Adopt An Apostle” Catholic Religious Vocation Campaign

Posted on December 11, 2013 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

As a nuclear medicine technologist, Michael Johnson has had some difficulty adjusting to religious life. In his second year of formation for the U.S. province of the international Salvatorian religious community, he’s quiet a lot, spending hours in prayer and … Continue reading →

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Second Sunday of Advent, “Monkey See…” (Isaiah 11)

Posted on December 8, 2013 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

“Is it because the sandbox is too small for us or that you just will not give me a little more room.” Isaiah 11 tells us that the bud is blossoming and that animals of all kinds will be neighbors … Continue reading →

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