Monthly Archives: February 2016

Jesus & “Fig Tree” Or Not

Posted on February 28, 2016 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

There will be various clues throughout this little charade.  It’s your job to guess who I am. First clue: I’m rented, usually just for a weekend to make you look good for all the guests and all your friends who … Continue reading →

Posted in Spirituality | Leave a comment

Sam & Sylvia

Posted on February 23, 2016 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

Their health diminished quickly and I always told myself that I would never keep cats alive for my sake.  All kinds of organs were affected in both of them and as they lived so closely together, I wouldn’t have thought … Continue reading →

Posted in Spirituality | Tagged , | 2 Comments

The “Humps” of Time

Posted on February 20, 2016 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

Time.  What a wonderfully, awkward word.  Time measures the finite.  What begins in one second ends in the next one. Wednesday is “hump” day because it’s wedged in the middle of our make-believe work week.  (Sundays are busy days for … Continue reading →

Posted in Spirituality | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Jesus Did His Homework

Posted on February 18, 2016 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

Sleep.  That glorious, peaceful prelude to what is next.  Sleep.  Eight hours or less of nothing less than the bliss that escaped you during your waking hours.  Sleep.  It’s the Godly designated time when the unconscious gets to have its … Continue reading →

Posted in Spirituality | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Patience & Death

Posted on February 16, 2016 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

Our 12 second attention span has been reduced to the smaller number of 8 says news account.  A 90 year old friend tells me that he has a year to live but wishes it would be sooner. Ahhh, patience: gift … Continue reading →

Posted in Spirituality | Leave a comment

Adult Games – Perception Style

Posted on February 15, 2016 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

The ten year old neighborhood kids played a game called “Seven Steps Around the House,” a silly but serious game of finding a hidden friend.  We loved playing it as much as we think we continue to play the same … Continue reading →

Posted in Spirituality | Tagged | Leave a comment

Lent: Transformation Not Change

Posted on February 14, 2016 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

Welcome to another Lent, the season that’s all about weighing the lives we lead.  During our evaluation of weighing ourselves, please remember that Lent is totally about transformation. I really don’t believe that people “change.”  We’re pretty much made by … Continue reading →

Posted in Lent, Spirituality | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

The Perfect Time of the Day

Posted on February 13, 2016 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

I don’t know about you but my perfect time of day is sunset. It is the ending of “this” and the beginning of an unknown “that.” “This and that” meet for but a brief fleeting  moment. You need to be … Continue reading →

Posted in A Winter Prayer to God, Spirituality | Tagged , | Leave a comment

No One Answered Pilate’s Question

Posted on February 13, 2016 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

The Roman villain in salvation’s history asks the Savior, “What is truth?”  And even the Savior evades Pilate’s question.  That elusive yet always top of our list word is that somewhere, somehow “truth” resides and we just need to unravel, … Continue reading →

Posted in Spirituality | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Heart & Soul: Together

Posted on February 7, 2016 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

Mention February 14 and instantly think of “heart.”  The saint’s day points to the organ that propels all of our blood back and forth.  Interesting.  Why is not our feet honored this loving day because it was the feet that … Continue reading →

Posted in Spirituality, Valentine's Day | 1 Comment