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
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…
Isaiah 66:18-21 Hebrews 12:5-7, 11-13 Luke 13:22-30 There are many jokes about who at the end of times will get into Heaven. I remember this one, given by a Lutheran pastor at a religious gathering: St Peter says to the first man, “Welcome to Heaven! Back on Earth, what denomination were you?” “I was a…
Readings: Wisdom 18:6-9 Hebrews 11:1-2, 8-19 Luke 12:32-48 The author of the Letter to the Hebrews teaches us that “faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen”. Faith is both a gift from God and a human response. It is the Holy Spirit who enables us to hold…
The core of greed is fear for oneself. It reflects a lack of trust in God, writes Fr Dominick Domagala Readings: Ecclesiastes 1:2, 2:21-23 Colossians 3:1-5, 9-11 Luke 12:13-21 At a time when many people use their holidays to regain physical strength for work, the Church reminds them of what is essential. It thus…
Genesis 18:20-32. Colossians 2:12-14. Luke 11:1-13 The first reading (Genesis 18:20-32) from today’s liturgy offers a very intriguing example of Abraham’s prayer for the citizens of Sodom and Gomorrah. By examining his attitude, we can already grasp what a genuine prayer should look like. Sometimes, people think that prayer is merely a set of devotional…