Daily Archives: January 23, 2022

“it is what it is!?”

Posted on January 23, 2022 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

Like fingernails on a chalkboard, I hear five words way too much. It contains nothing but twelve meaningless letters. Twice last week which is a low for me. “It is what it is.” It says zero to me but the speaker thinks … Continue reading →

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Baptism…By Fire

Posted on January 23, 2022 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

Augustus, Sofia and Callie (ASC, for short) were baptized by me. (Not Christian names but that’s a different sermon.) Actually, I mean those three were baptized by all those gathered at that early 8:00 a.m. Mass here at St. Sebastian … Continue reading →

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Scrolling Out Our Gifts

Posted on January 23, 2022 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

A scroll. A youngster would ask her mom, “What’s a scroll!” Her young mom would say, “Heck if I know.” Yet the unrolled scrolls of Ezra and Jesus Christ today proclaim to us all that the good news of the … Continue reading →

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“Joy Divine”

Posted on January 23, 2022 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

One of the easiest funeral sermons I’ve delivered was an Alexian resident named Joy Divine. (Real name!) It’s not that I knew her well but her name was the key to our celebration of her life. (Can’t do much with … Continue reading →

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