Category Archives: Spirituality

50%

Posted on March 20, 2014 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

What if you only performed 50% in your occupation or even in your life?  Where would your job be if the workday yields 50%? Heart surgeon unemployed Baseball player millions and millions of dollars and endorsements Hair Stylist half the … Continue reading →

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Posted on March 20, 2014 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

My eighth grade nun told us that, “there is a place for everything and everything in its place.”  We can do that with people as well.  We love and need to categorize and label people so that we can place … Continue reading →

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“The Song Has Ended But The Melody…”

Posted on March 20, 2014 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

(a funeral reflection) An Irving Berlin song sings, “the song has ended but the melody lingers on….”  Is there a better phrase for this musical funeral?  I don’t think so.  But I’m wrong because there is another, more appropriate, Irving … Continue reading →

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Lent & Earworm

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

I just learned a new word for an old experience.  It’s been happening to me since who knows when and I didn’t know that it had a name. Earworm.  98% of us experience earworm.  Women and men experience the phenomenon … Continue reading →

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April In Wisconsin

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

God of Spring, We know that you’re out there, somewhere; we just can’t seem to find you. You don’t seem to live in Wisconsin. Come, fill us with your light and warmth. You tempted us sometimes with double the normal … Continue reading →

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“Bro”Mance

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

There still ought to be a squiggle little line under that word meaning that it’s misspelled but it now means that two men can enjoy a dinner together without buying furniture afterwards. “Bromance.”  Apparently it was created by an editor … Continue reading →

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An Open Letter to my Nephew in Basic Training

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

Hi Ethan, These weeks must not be easy for you.  It is intended to be difficult and perhaps even rough because of the job that lies before you.  You are in the military which carries an organized discipline and regimen … Continue reading →

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“I Can Smell It!”

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

It’s the sense that’s secondary to what we think are the dominant senses of seeing and hearing but its prevalence is outstanding.  We easily say to each other, “I hear what you’re saying,” or “I see the picture of your … Continue reading →

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My Guardian Angel

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

You’re on my shoulder, my mother told me but I never believed her.  How could you rest on my shoulder, you might fall! I never thought of you being anywhere except everywhere.  Why else would angels have wings if not … Continue reading →

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John 3:16

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

You once encountered them at airports but I think they gave up on us weary travelers.  They are no longer strangers but can be your neighbor or even a member of your family.  I’d call them the “John 3:16” crowd.  … Continue reading →

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