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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.

The “Walking Dead”

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

They are the ones breathing and moving about but their breath is old oxygen and their movements are circular. Their appearance to us seems normal or expected but inside them only lives the regrets, remorse or rehashed failures or losses.  … Continue reading →

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Empty Yourself

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

Empty Yourself.

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“Sometimes”

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

Sometimes I’m happy and other sometimes I’m irritable and quick with the quip.  What a wonderful word for those in-between times of life.  By “in-between” I mean we faithful  Church folk have a stern doctrine and beliefs to follow with … Continue reading →

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“What Happens When…”

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

It was a card table covered with a white cloth in the back bedroom of our Manitowoc, Wisconsin home that served as my sacred altar.  10 years old with no audience (I mean congregation) allowed to participate.  11:00 a.m. every … Continue reading →

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“Bits & Pieces” of Our Lives

Posted on February 5, 2015 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

“It happened this way…I remember her saying to me…It was rainy the night that we…I wanted to say more but thought that…” It’s the bits and pieces of life that gathers so many memories and then holds on to them, … Continue reading →

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22 Seconds

Posted on February 4, 2015 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

He sits underneath the traffic light at 76 and Capitol (Milwaukee) on my drive home.  He’s been there six or seven times over the past two years.  The cardboard sign he holds says, “Homeless, will work” or something like that, … Continue reading →

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“Is There Salvation for the Old?”

Posted on January 31, 2015 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

Our U.S. culture was right all along.  It’s all for the youth preferably under 30.  Baby Boomers and those older may spend all the healthcare but there’s a reward for the young in heaven.  Heaven is reserved for the young.  … Continue reading →

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Fourth Sunday in Catholic Ordinary Time: “Evil, Me?”

Posted on January 30, 2015 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

It’s great to be a sinner. I’m glad to be a sinner. How much of our lives are in search of a sinless existence?  “Someday!”  “Just one more rosary!”  “Just one more indulgence fulfilled!”  “Just two more good deeds and … Continue reading →

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How Long Is A “Moment?”

Posted on January 29, 2015 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

The Easter season is full of joy except it’s never a season but a belief, a hope, a promise. Easter joy is a moment because I believe a moment is the only timed word without a time or limit. Ask … Continue reading →

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“Body, Mind & Spirit?” Good Luck

Posted on January 28, 2015 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

Three new buzz words put together to “wow” you into whatever program or purchased service is offered to you, usually when you’re older. What better unity than one between “body, mind and spirit.”  However reading St. Paul you’d think the … Continue reading →

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