Category Archives: Spirituality

Guardian Angels, October 2

Posted on October 4, 2014 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

Someone was staring at one of the angel curio cabinets at work (with angels remembering a deceased love one) and as I walked by she said, “I like to talk to him.”  I was about to give her one of … Continue reading →

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To Be Catholic Is To Be Liberal (or is it vice versa?)

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

Having the luxury of a Catholic education – complete with nuns in complete habits and the privilege of cleaning the blackboard at the end of the day, it strikes me now how liberal the Catholic Church’s teaching is on many … Continue reading →

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Archangels

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

“In status, rights and opportunities” is the definition of equality.  Equality is a goal we all want but never seem to achieve.  (Why would we have a goal that we say we want but don’t try to realize?)  In the … Continue reading →

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“The Vine and the Branches”

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

Jesus tells us that he is the vine and we are the branches.  Our unity is only found in him.  It it a unity and oneness that can never be rescinded or destroyed. I gotta stop here.  I can’t go … Continue reading →

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Those Aging Years

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

“Stop it,” I keep saying to myself as the years pile on and retirement slowly becomes a real word for me. “I want to be 18 again with all the silly questions and worries that preoccupied me then.  All my … Continue reading →

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Creator vs. Creature

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

I think they’re looking out the window and admiring creation –  squirrels and birds this quiet morning when they’re actually planning an escape.  I provide their food each morning before going to work but they expect it whether I remembered … Continue reading →

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Tools For the Trade

Posted on September 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 they need wrapped around their waist as though preparing for a gun fight with the town’s villain.  Sometimes … Continue reading →

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“A Time for Everything,” Even a Wedding

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

“There is a time for everything under the sun,” says Ecclesiastes.  John Houseman made famous the phrase, “We will serve no wine before its time.” There are specific tasks for every stage of life, according to psychologists.  To miss one … Continue reading →

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The Angel on my Left Shoulder

Posted on September 18, 2014 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

If there’s a list of the ten most worst feelings I suspect that regret would be either number one or two, depending on your age.  The longer you live, the more susceptible regret may rise to the top five. We … Continue reading →

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Grade School: The Second Time

Posted on September 16, 2014 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

If only I could do it again, it’d be much different from the first time.  The first time I was drowsy from the early morning hour until recess when I perked up and then drowsy throughout the afternoon from lunch, … Continue reading →

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