Category Archives: Easter

April’s Easter & Weather

Posted on April 28, 2019 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

Easter Joy to all of you. You wouldn’t think that joy needs an adjective. Joy seems to stand proudly on its own. April, snow. Snow, April. There’s two words that don’t go together. We Wisconsinites seem to plan our days … Continue reading →

Posted in Easter, Spirituality | Leave a comment

Lent & Easter Combined

Posted on April 22, 2019 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

Al Jolson was wrong when he wrote and sang, “And when it’s twelve o’clock, we climb the stair, we never knock, for nobody’s there…just me…” After the resurrection, Easter healings began and the sick were placed outside “so that when … Continue reading →

Posted in Easter, Lent, Spirituality | Leave a comment

Easter’s “Six Degrees”

Posted on April 29, 2018 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

I’m at a T-Mobile store waiting for my order to be complete, and the manager approaches me and says, “I hope you don’t mind, but you look just like Fred MacMurray…when he was older.” He gets the internet, and I … Continue reading →

Posted in Easter, Spirituality | 1 Comment

Easter’s “langue des veaux”

Posted on April 15, 2018 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

I was sitting all by myself at the kitchen table after dinner. I was in third grade. Everyone had eaten and my mother was cleaning up. It was looking right at my mouth. My feet couldn’t touch the floor so … Continue reading →

Posted in Easter, Salvation, Spirituality | Leave a comment

“Follow the Fellow”

Posted on April 3, 2018 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

(The Christian seasons of Advent & Easter meets Jesus Christ through the music of Broadway) “On the day I was born, Said my father, said he. I’ve an elegant legacy Waitin’ for ye, ‘Tis rhyme for your lips And a … Continue reading →

Posted in Advent, Easter, Spirituality | Leave a comment

Easter, “Amazing”

Posted on April 1, 2018 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

It began a couple of years ago. I was good at it for a long while, but slowly, I needed assistance. I couldn’t do it alone any longer. You could say that I didn’t trust myself anymore. I, I, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Baptism, Easter, Spirituality | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

Lent’s Garbage Can

Posted on March 28, 2018 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

“Where Do We Put It?” Its shape is usually circular and placed in a corner of the kitchen. Not seen but available for those tossable tosses. Mine has a foot opener making it easier to dump, but cheaper folks need … Continue reading →

Posted in Easter, Lent, Spirituality | Leave a comment

Palm Sunday: “Which Side of the Cross?”

Posted on March 24, 2018 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

We truly are a fickle lot. We wave our palm branches saluting him and then call out loudly next week for the release of not him but “Anthony Quinn, give us Anthony Quinn!” We promise ourselves to never swear again … Continue reading →

Posted in Easter, Lent, Palm Sunday, Spirituality | 3 Comments

Easter: An Empty Tomb?

Posted on April 17, 2017 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

She travels to where he is buried, to pay homage or weep we don’t know. She mistakens an angel for a gardener and discovers the tomb is empty. Stolen? Misplaced? Joseph of Arimathea still owed money on the tomb? She … Continue reading →

Posted in Easter, Spirituality | Leave a comment

Easter Dinner Prayer

Posted on April 15, 2017 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

“Easter’s Spring is a newness for everyone. Whether gainfully employed, unemploye or retired – something new awaits each of us. Pagan or Believer, this day has an impact on us all. This is a seasonal change and a religious reversal. … Continue reading →

Posted in Easter, Spirituality | Leave a comment