Fr Dominik Domagala, OMI, serves in Inchicore, Dublin. Studied Theology in Poznan (Poland) and currently is working on a Licentiate in Sacred Scripture. Author of the sermon-video-blog The Social Oblate. Send your questions to thesocialoblate@icloud.com
Zephaniah 2:3, 3:12-13 1 Corinthians 1:26-31 Matthew 5:1-12a Stand your ground.” That is one of the great commandments of the modern world. Be assertive. Be visible. Be successful. Make sure your voice is heard, your rights defended, your interests protected. Never let yourself be pushed around. Never be a doormat. Christianity, from its very…
* Isaiah 49:3,5-6 – *1 Corinthians 1:1-3 – * John 1:29-34 The Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, leads us along almost the same path as the previous Sunday. Once again, we return to the River Jordan and to the event of Jesus’ baptism. This time, however, we are no longer direct witnesses of the…
God’s eternal plan has been in place from the very beginning says Fr Dominik Domagala Ecclesiasticus 24:1-2, 8-12 Ephesians 1:3-6, 15-18 John 1:1-18 What is the central theme of this Sunday’s readings? It doesn’t strike us immediately, but once you look closely it becomes quite clear: each reading points us back to God’s eternal plan…
The Scriptures tell us that Christ is close at hand. Advent is the time to ask: what fruit does my life bear? says Fr Dominik Domagala Isaiah 11:1-10 Romans 15:4-9 Matthew 3:1-12 The message this Sunday is really quite serious: the Messiah is coming—and not in some distant, symbolic sense. No, Scripture tells us…
The world today desperately needs Christians who reflect the kingship of Christ, writes Fr Dominik Domagala Samuel 5:1-3 Colossians 1:12-20 Luke 23:35-43 God is love… God is Father…” These are words that reveal much about God—but they can also conceal the truth, if we reduce them to our own limited ideas of love or fatherhood.…
Ezekiel 47:1-2, 8-9, 12 * 1 Corinthians 3:9-11, 16-172 * John 2:13-22 Why does this feast hold such significance? The Basilica of St John Lateran (dedicated to St John the Baptist and St John the Evangelist) bears the title Mother and Head of All the Churches of the City and of the World.…
Exodus 17:8-13 2 Timothy 3:14-4:2 Luke 18:1-8 How does one obtain an identity card, a passport, or a certificate of good conduct? You submit an application, attach the required documents, and wait. But what about gaining access to a good hospital, finding decent employment, or securing social housing? Is it enough to file the…
True faith grows not through wonders but through steadfast trust that God acts, even when He seems silent, writes Fr Dominik Domagala It is easy to say: “I promise you love.” Yet we know that daily life demands that such a promise be lived out in many different ways and circumstances. The same is true…
Readings: Amos 8:4-7 1 Timothy 2:1-8 Luke 16:1-13 On the Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, in the prophet Amos, we read about dishonesty, and from St Paul, about prayers for rulers. In the Gospel, Jesus tells the parable of the dishonest steward. Surprisingly, He praises him. What is the common denominator of all these…
Readings: Wisdom 9:13-18 Philemon 9-10, 12-17 Luke 14:25-33 Education? Erudition? Expertise? Are these the same as wisdom? Do they automatically translate into prudence? This Sunday’s readings don’t give us a clear-cut answer to that question. Instead —as so often happens in the pages of Scripture—they point us toward those dimensions of wisdom that are…