Permanent Deacon Tom Speaking
Permanent Deacon Tom Speaking is a compilation sort of podcast of spiritual thoughts , prayers and homilies for Sundays. It started with inspiration from Fr Dan Crosby OFM.Cap. The homily I choose is based on the Sunday Mass readings and the purpose is to provide an opportunity to sound out reflections on these wherever they come from. Each week the scriptures offer a new place to invite the Holy Spirit once more into our lives to explain the Word of God in our heart and mind. The music is for reflection and sometimes pure joy. It might be helpful to spend a minute or two with the Sunday readings before listening in order to let anything there touch your heart and speak to you personally, deep in your soul. Sound clips are used with permission of Learn25, The Thomas Merton Centre, and The Merton Legacy Trust. Learn25 are also the original copyright holders of many recordings made by Fr Dan Crosby and Fr Donald Goergen. These can be heard at Learn25.com. Thank you Mike Anderson , in particular, for Tongues of Fire music ministry, which has never been far from my thoughts when it comes to perfect music for Mass.
Permanent Deacon Tom Speaking
HOMPOD WEEK 15 - YEAR C- The Good Neighbour
Lord of mercy, compassion and eternal love.
1st Reading Deut 30: 10-14 Gospel LUKE 10:25-37
2nd Reading Coll 1:15-20
The parable of the Good Samaritan can be looked at in all sorts of ways .
Advice on kindness and social concern or how not to be a hypocrite or too caught up in our self importance to be delayed from our more worthwhile plans.
One interpretation I found to be useful is to see the story as an encounter with Jesus himself who wants everyone to be like him. To imitate his compassion and works of mercy. Could the Good Samaritan be Jesus himself?
The spiritual life is one of undulations . The difficult thing to understand is that sometimes it is on the lowest point that an encounter with Jesus can occur or even an offer to enter into the compassionate love shared in the Trinity.
Another idea couldbe helpful if we look at the parable as if we were on a path searching for holiness but being tempted on all sides and under constant attack by the worldly attractions along the way.
Hymn -Praise the Lord who heals the broken-hearted
© Mike Anderson 2008 (Re-written 2021) BasedonPsalm146/147 ©TheGrail,England,andusedwithpermission.
John Main Twelve Talks for Meditators - 02 The Tradition of the Mantra I
© The World Community for Christian Meditation 2012
“These talks are intended to help prepare for the silence of meditation. They are designed to help you bring your mind to a state of peacefulness and concentration and point you in the direction you need to be facing in your meditation, which is centre-wards. My recommendation is that you listen to just one of them at a time, and then begin your meditation.” JOHN MAIN
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