Category Archives: Spirituality

Aging: “I Can’t Do It!”

Posted on May 8, 2018 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

“I can’t do it.” Have you ever heard four more unAmerican words in your life? “I can’t do it.” “Of course you can,” says your friendly neighbor who knows nothing about your condition except that American mandate. “Crawl if you … Continue reading →

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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 →

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The Nap

Posted on April 27, 2018 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

We were forced to do in the afternoon instead of playing outside in the beautiful sun with friends. How many years later we often plan for one or heavy eyelids forces one. A nap. I call it a “gift from … Continue reading →

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Funeral for Suicide Victim

Posted on April 23, 2018 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

from the Gospel of St. John “Jesus said to the crowds, ’I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst. But I told you that although you have … Continue reading →

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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 →

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“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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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From Lent to “Living Color”

Posted on March 18, 2018 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

Sad to say but our grandmother needed to die first. We liked her a lot but her day arrived. It wasn’t long after that we got a color TV in our family home. A color TV. I thought we’d never … Continue reading →

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