Author Archives: Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

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About Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

A Roman Catholic priest since 1980 and a member of the Society of the Divine Savior (Salvatorians). www.Salvatorians.com. Six books on the Catholic church and U.S. culture are available on Amazon.com.

Returning God’s Love for Us

Posted on April 21, 2024 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

A great tragedy of our world is that men and women do not know, really know, that God loves them. Some believe it in a shadowy sort of way, but their belief in God’s love for them can be very … Continue reading →

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Worthy!? Come on!

Posted on April 7, 2024 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

“Lord, I am not worthy that you should come under my roof…” Unworthy? Ummm… Abraham was not only too old to have a kid but he enjoyed the company of a mistress and it wasn’t just for tea and crumpets. … Continue reading →

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Easter! One Day!?

Posted on April 4, 2024 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

It had been a startling week since Easter Sunday. These disciples had had their worlds, as we would say today, truly rocked and rolled. What to do when everything around you is shaken, no longer the same? Nothing makes sense … Continue reading →

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The day before “Holy Week”

Posted on March 25, 2024 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

We absorb watching the movie move from one moment to many moments. We press the pause button and notice there are 34:50 seconds left. We are intrigued and perhaps identified with some characters but are happy that the others are … Continue reading →

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Easter Sunday for Older Catholics

Posted on March 23, 2024 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

Easter’s joy may be cloudily looming by so many, many of our accumulating years. Young ears heard about eternal judgment, again and again, and inculcated during those so very important and formative growing years. All about the practices (whether doing … Continue reading →

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Why Catholic Sermons are so Bad

Posted on March 23, 2024 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

I begin the sermon, as I begin every sermon with, “In today’s Gospel.” I then proceed to illustrate how dumb you all are by repeating the Gospel you’ve just heard, sprinkled with long words you’ve never heard of, many not … Continue reading →

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Holy Week’s, “Light”

Posted on March 21, 2024 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

Holy Thursday, “Passing the Light” Please excuse my bluntness. I don’t know if it’s sad news or good news. The other Fr. Joe is shrinking. I know, it’s true. “Two inches” last year, he told me. It could be more … Continue reading →

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Funeral Sermon for Duane Schuler

Posted on March 21, 2024 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

We all would love to be anywhere else in the world then here today. Yet, there is no other place we would rather be then right here, right now. “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus … Continue reading →

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Pause

Posted on March 20, 2024 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

The group leader says, “We pause for a moment of prayer” when no one knows how long that pause will last. These days the uselessly used word in our crazy culture proudly declares us to be one of 24/7. TV … Continue reading →

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“The Green Thing,” Retrospect

Posted on March 18, 2024 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

Checking out at the store, the young cashier suggested to the much older woman that she should bring her own grocery bags because plastic bags weren’t good for the environment. The woman apologized and explained, “We didn’t have this ‘green … Continue reading →

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