Category Archives: Spirituality

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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“The Holy Family” & Life; A Sermon

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

(the church is cross shaped with a left, center and right row of pews with the altar in the middle.) “The Holy Family feast day is as much about them as it is about our lives, in all its fullness.  … Continue reading →

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Cooking & Relationships

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

Who needs Julia Childs?  Who needs Graham Kerr, “The Galloping Gourmet?”  Do you remember Graham Kerr?  I remember that he drank double the wine that he used in his cooking. We have a superb chef who easily knows his way … Continue reading →

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Window Washers, Priesthood & Life

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

These two guys had eight, handy tools surrounding them for easy access.  I know because I’m watching them and count the tools wrapped around their waists as though preparing for a gun fight with the town’s villain.  Sometimes this tool … Continue reading →

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A Christmas Message

Posted on December 23, 2014 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

“It’s a miracle,” we’d say to our family and friends.  “It’s a miracle, the birth of God’s Son into our broken and troubled world.”  It’s a miracle. Unfortunately, we’d all be wrong.  There is no miracle today.  I’m not being … Continue reading →

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A Manger Blessing

Posted on December 21, 2014 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

Well, here they all are together and where are we? The darkest nights of the year are slowing brightened by this new small child; not a committee or council, not a book or government intervention.  A small child provides the … Continue reading →

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“Behold,” Fourth Sunday of Advent

Posted on December 19, 2014 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

“Behold.” The word says what it saw.  Underused but trustworthy. The curtain’s been lifted. There are no strings attached, and there is no agenda. Just that one, spoken word that startles you from whatever you were thinking or doing, “Behold.” … Continue reading →

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Obsessed In Wisconsin

Posted on December 19, 2014 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

 Shopping Freedom Twenty special days each year are offered to shoppers who like to browse uninterrupted and without crowds. Whether it’s clothing or grocery, the ease of shopping is made easier at least twenty times.  Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee’s main downtown … Continue reading →

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