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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.

“Just”

Posted on August 6, 2015 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

Words have multiple meanings but how about one that just means time, lowliness, righteousness and precision. “Just Married” noisily trails the overpriced limo that takes you to a garden for pictures where your wedding never took place.  “I’m just a … Continue reading →

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What is Sin These Days?

Posted on August 3, 2015 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

“Don’t judge,” I’m sternly told about someone having three kids with no husband or no wife.  “You just don’t understand” is the statement given to level off off all kinds of behavior.  “You’re just wrong” is my dismissal when a … Continue reading →

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Jesus: “I Am the Bread of Life”

Posted on August 1, 2015 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

There’s an episode of M.A.S.H. where Hawkeye is under house arrest, in his tent.  Frank Burns mockingly stands at the entrance and hops in and out saying, “I can go in and I can go out.”  He does this enough … Continue reading →

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The Meaning and Purpose of “Church”

Posted on July 11, 2015 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

I don’t know about other denominations but the Catholic Church made the Mass life’s centerpiece, it is its center as though it’s an oasis or isolated island carefully tucked away from the life of the world. Having fun with pronouns, … Continue reading →

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“When I’m 64”

Posted on July 1, 2015 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

If I don’t pass away tonight in the next 52 minutes my obituary will say, “He quietly (or violently) passed away at the age of 63.”  62 sounds as bland as 63 when the Beatles made “64” a milestone when … Continue reading →

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Now, Then, Forever

Posted on June 24, 2015 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

You could call them the “ion’s” of life.  They are gratification, satisfaction and fulfillment.  Oh, sorry.  The last doesn’t seem to fit my cute threesome of “ion’s.”  Although it is a part of the list it has a kind of … Continue reading →

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Buttons and Bows

Posted on June 22, 2015 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

They are the connections that bring the two parts of your shirt together or the decoration on your blouse.  They are the four things on a sport coat that serve no purpose but to play with during a boring meeting.  … Continue reading →

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The “Shadow” Knows”

Posted on June 19, 2015 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

It’s behind me all day no matter what direction I walk.  Sometimes it’s lean, unlike my growing girth and other times it’s wide as ever finally showing my present colors.  Van Morrison sang about a “Moon Shadow,” a wonderful song … Continue reading →

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Carrying Another’s “Stuff”

Posted on June 19, 2015 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

“A violent squall came up and waves were breaking over the boat, so that it was already filling.  Jesus was in the stern, asleep on a cushion.  [The Apostles] woke him and said to him, “Teacher, do you not care … Continue reading →

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The “End” of Us?

Posted on June 15, 2015 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

How many “end times” have there been in your simple lifetime or the lifetimes of those before you?  (Notice I used “you” twice in one sentence because that seems to be the “end time” these days.)  Our society begins and … Continue reading →

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