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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.

St. Sebastians Catholic Church, Milwaukee

Posted on November 9, 2014 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

I arrive for the Sunday 8:00 a.m. twenty minutes before the Mass begins.  The parking lot has one other car.  It doesn’t bother me. I enter the 150 year old church, modernized now, and the ushers immediately greet me.  I … Continue reading →

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“In Between” Time

Posted on November 9, 2014 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

One of my favorites themes is, “inbetween time.”  It’s supposed to be two words but it is always one event and it’s choked full of meaning. Most of our lives is lived “inbetween.”  In between the yesterday event and the … Continue reading →

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The Schmucks of This World

Posted on November 9, 2014 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

St. John was definitely having a bad hair day when he wrote this.  “Do not love the world or the things of the world.  If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.  For all … Continue reading →

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Moments of Grace

Posted on November 8, 2014 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

Grace.  Not easy to define but easy to spot.  The Catholic Church tried to define grace and does it by dividing it up but both end up in the Church’s usual clinical way, stale and unemotional. Grace –wholly touching a … Continue reading →

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The Wonderful Years of Aging

Posted on November 8, 2014 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

“I’m Glad I’m Not Young Anymore” “Poor boy! Poor boy! Down-hearted and depressed and in a spin Poor boy! Poor boy! Oh, youth can really do a fellow in! How lovely to sit here in the shade With none of … Continue reading →

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The Birth of Church

Posted on November 6, 2014 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

It all begins with a personal yearning deep inside you.  You feel that something is missing, an emptiness that you hope can be at least satisfied if not fulfilled.  The yearning is for something more and that something more is … Continue reading →

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Diversion: The U.S. Distraction

Posted on November 1, 2014 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

It’s a delicate subject because it places ourselves in a personal place where no opinion other than our own is appreciated but just think how much of your life is a series of diversions.  A redirection from something or someone; … Continue reading →

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“Life With Cats”

Posted on October 26, 2014 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

(counselor: “So tell me a little about it.”) Well, it’s not easy to talk about it but I’ll try.  Growing up our family had one that lasted 14 years.  “Midnight” was her name and living across from a gully, she … Continue reading →

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The Crazy Family Living In My Head

Posted on October 26, 2014 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

She’s my second cousin, Grief. I see her periodically. I don’t go out of my way to visit her. She comes on her own to be with me for a while. I treat her gently in the hope that she’s … Continue reading →

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“Yes”

Posted on October 26, 2014 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

I hate when someone calls to ask me a favor and begins with the question, “What are doing tomorrow night?” I have no idea what is involved but I’m expected to give an instant answer. Am I to be an … Continue reading →

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