Category Archives: Spirituality

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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Never Say “Goodbye”

Posted on August 31, 2014 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

(a funeral sermon for a 94 year old named Hank) I don’t like saying “goodbye.” For whatever reason it just seems awkward to me. I know that I’ll see these folks again so perhaps the “goodbye” stands as a “thank … Continue reading →

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50th Wedding Anniversary Prayer

Posted on August 17, 2014 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

On behalf of St. Sebastians parish – we offer you a blessing on this happy occasion. In gratitude for God blessing you all these years, we turn to Him in humble thanksgiving. Thankful for the gift of this united life, … Continue reading →

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“Five Feet” of Flexibility, Please!

Posted on August 17, 2014 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

A friend of mine talks about her daughter’s work in Dubai, United Arab. Her daughter lives where the tallest building in the world resides. It reaches up 2,722 ft. with 58 elevators, 900 apartment homes, 304 hotel rooms and 2,957 … Continue reading →

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The “Good News” for Us All

Posted on August 17, 2014 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

The good news of the gospel is intended to speak to everyone, every time in every and any place. That’s quite a tall order for a bunch of words placed together to form a paragraph on a page. But what … Continue reading →

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Smelling God

Posted on August 17, 2014 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

It’s the bread that’s slowly baking in the oven when I open the door coming home from school. “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” Cinnamon was our family’s Saturday morning treat growing up along with sugar … Continue reading →

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Wedding Vows

Posted on August 17, 2014 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

“The path that I have walked alone, I now share with you.  I want to travel this path together with you.  I hope that we will walk together always, side by side. If I see you running ahead of me, … Continue reading →

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