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Pip: Soulful Muse — where a celibate priest writes marriage sermons and The Wizard of Oz turns out to be a graduate-level theology seminar. Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS. has been busy. Mara: He has. This episode moves through two territories: … Continue reading →

At first glance, the movie, The Wizard of Oz seems like a simple, silly children’s story complete with song and dance: a Kansas girl gets tornadoed away to a strange land, meets super unusual companions, defeats a wicked witch with mere water, … Continue reading →

Yes, you heard me right, be happy you’re a sinner. More than that, be proud of it… Tell your family and friends and if that’s not enough go tell the whole world. What would it mean to have no sin? … Continue reading →

Life‘s  Spiritual twists and turns What kind of God would ask a father to kill his son. Abraham and Isaac, always a confusing story and confession of faith for us. But, is it not only the event but the context that … Continue reading →

seven gifts of the Holy Spirit “For the Spirit scrutinizes everything, even the depths of God.”  St. Paul Wisdom, Understanding, Counsel, Fortitude, Knowledge, Piety, Fear/Awe of the Lord St. Peter thought he’d hit the nail on the head when giving Jesus … Continue reading →

We go to sleep at night filled with an abundance of worries and fears and then awake to a new day filled with hope and joy….thinking or feeling “Behold.” On a cold, windy January morning with the snow accumulating and … Continue reading →

We know them respectfully as John the Baptist and Jesus Christ. We honor them whenever the Mass calls for it. But these two people were, indeed, people. Just like you and me. Their mysterious lives slowly unfold, just like ours. … Continue reading →