Category Archives: Spirituality

“Unity? Hardly,” Third Sunday in Catholic Ordinary Time, Mark 1:14-20

Posted on January 24, 2015 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

“(Jesus) walked along a little farther and saw James, the son of Zebedee, and his brother John.  They too were in a boat mending their nets.  Then he called them.  So they left their father…” Everybody’s right and everybody else … Continue reading →

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Funeral Sermon for a Mother

Posted on January 20, 2015 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

She’s the beginning and she is never the end. She starts and then she endures. She is the wisest of all creatures, carries you where ever she needs to be herself – feeds, clothes and proudly places your distorted drawing … Continue reading →

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John 1:35-42, “Second Sunday in Ordinary Catholic Time”

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

35 The next day John was there again with two of his disciples, 36 and as he watched Jesus walk by, he said, “Behold, the Lamb of God.” 37 The two disciples heard what he said and followed Jesus. 38 Jesus turned and saw … Continue reading →

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“Bucket List?”

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

Copycats seems the order of every day even though we hold individualism as a higher priority.  We copy haircuts, musical tastes, tattoos, home furnishings…even murder patterns.  For our supposed uniqueness we are mimic people.  Now it’s the “bucket list,” from … Continue reading →

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“Being There”

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

A 1979 movie featured Peter Sellers as Chauncey Gardiner who does nothing else but reflect the projections of others including Shirley MacLaine acting out to making love to him as he watches TV on the edge of the bed along … Continue reading →

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January One

Posted on January 1, 2015 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

I woke up this morning with the same urge for a deep, dark cup of coffee that woke me up December 31.  I went to work (priests and holidays don’t mix should be a bumper sticker) and everyone seemed beaming … Continue reading →

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2014 in review

Posted on December 30, 2014 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 2,200 times in 2014. If it were a cable car, it … Continue reading →

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New Year’s Eve: “Knowing ‘The End'”

Posted on December 29, 2014 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

Two nights ago I watched the 20 minute end to a movie.  I heard that movie was good and watched it, well, at the end.  You can do that kind of stuff with cable these days. Tonight I got to watch … Continue reading →

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Walter, My Dad

Posted on December 28, 2014 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

Dutifully went to work at the newly formed credit union for over 40 years.  The adverb cannot be emphasized enough.  8-5 and Fridays until 8 pm were the hours he kept while continually warning clients that a credit union is … Continue reading →

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Straw for Jesus

Posted on December 27, 2014 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

Joseph and Mary tried their best to prepare for their Bethlehem trip and be counted along with all the other Jews in the area.  (Why should they be left out of retirement benefits!)  Joseph smoked as many Old Gold cigarettes … Continue reading →

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