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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.

Father Buoy

Posted on April 16, 2015 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

After 35 years of this privilege and the shenanigans we call the Roman Catholic priesthood, I guess I’m entitled to some retrospect. I’ve meet and heard about all types of us guys over those years.  There are those who want … Continue reading →

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Sam & Sylvia Are Me

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

I’ve had these two beastly cats for ten years now so I know their moods, behavior and movements as much as they know mine. I have owned that they are both a part of me even though cats refused to … Continue reading →

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“Vicarious”

Posted on April 14, 2015 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

If, for just a moment, we could be that someone who is not us.  A part of us realizes that the investment is temporary but during that transient period we substitute ourselves for “that person.” Each generation has those to … Continue reading →

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Uncovering Your Passion

Posted on April 13, 2015 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

Imagine someone asking you, “How can I find my passion?” as though you have the answer to a question that is already living and breathing within the questioner?   I hope that you would just smile at the person and … Continue reading →

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“The End”

Posted on April 13, 2015 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

Those two words appear on the screen but you still have some popcorn left so you watch those rolling names that usually appear in your back as you leave the theater.  Except this time the rolls include everyone you’ve known … Continue reading →

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“Grace”

Posted on April 12, 2015 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

It’s tasteless, odorless; you cannot hold or grab it and it’s not for sale in spite of indulgences (one of the darker Catholic moments). It’s the word that’s as beautiful to say as it is to experience.  Grace.  There’s something … Continue reading →

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Of My Cats and Mine’s Minds

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

My two cats can only be who they are, no more or less.  The controls of their lives are controlled by instincts that we can only sometimes admire.  You can try to train them for small feats or even discipline … Continue reading →

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“What Did You Say?” – Hearing Aids & Me

Posted on April 10, 2015 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

Listening and hearing the Word of God is pretty 101 for a Catholic priest but what if those verbs are diminishing?  With Baby Boomers booming into old age, if I could invest it’d definitely be in a hearing aid company.  All … Continue reading →

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Flying Free

Posted on April 8, 2015 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

It’s the freedom and fluidity that I marvel.  Breezing through the wind as though it’s being led yet not knowing where it will land.  The backs and forths, the ups and downs pauses me to simply watch.  There is no … Continue reading →

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Abraham Lincoln 150 Years Later: Despite Ourselves, We must think anew and act anew

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

by Todd Robert Murphy It was a gorgeous spring day in Washington D.C. The streets were bustling with people as Charles Leale strolled among them. It was unseasonably warm. Spring had arrived, and he noticed freshness to the air as he … Continue reading →

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