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10-minute messages of positive and uplifting messages along with some homilies from Deacon Tom Scarlett, a permanent deacon in the Archdiocese of Indianapolis.

Deacon Speakin‪'‬ Deacon Tom Scarlett

    • Religion & Spirituality
    • 5.0 • 11 Ratings

10-minute messages of positive and uplifting messages along with some homilies from Deacon Tom Scarlett, a permanent deacon in the Archdiocese of Indianapolis.

    The Patience of Job

    The Patience of Job

    Season 6 Epiosode 160
    All around us is suffering and pain; we feel it – we see it – we experience it. But we should not allow ourselves to be made blind by it when all around us is also caring, and hope, and faith, and love…and God. God will never abandon you in all the suffering and pain – He will lift you. He will bolster you, He will call out to you, and He will shine a light in the darkness. Do not be made blind to what God gives you by the problems of pain.

    • 10 min
    The Conversation

    The Conversation

    Season 6 Episode 159 - The Conversation
    It all really is a conversation with God that he started with us at the moment life began for us. I say it all the time, “You will find God exactly where you look for him.” That is why it is so important to ask yourself daily in all situations: the good and the bad – where am I finding God in this? That really does provide the same answer as “Here I am,” when you start your daily search for Him.

    • 8 min
    Christmas Okra

    Christmas Okra

    To my mother’s disappointment, I never had a taste for okra. She was born and raised in the south and her family loved it, fried okra, okra gumbo, stewed okra; it seems that it was a staple for them. So when mom married a fella from southern Indiana and moved here with him to raise a family I'm sure she looked forward to many meals around the Scarlett table with okra as a part of it.
    My grandmother’s maiden name was Carrencegie and I’ve been told that I did not get the Carrencegie okra gene; that is the taste for this (in my opinion) vile little vegetable. So, I spent my entire life trying it if I had to and rejecting it back to those with iron clad stomachs and a penchant for slimy foods.

    • 8 min
    Thanksgiving - Feeding the People

    Thanksgiving - Feeding the People

    Podcast #157
    All of us cook, I think, in part to feed our daily hunger, but just as important and perhaps more so, we cook and eat to feed our spirits, to keep us all in the same orbit of life. As the generations turn, as our family expands, the table and its simple pleasures – never just the food- but the food and the talk, the food and the laughter, the tears, the jokes, the memories, the hopes – still hold us in place, well anchored in a safe harbor. There may very well be another depression or endless other troubles, big or small, lying in wait for us. But rather than freezing in fear about what may come, we try our best to live and enjoy the lives we’ve been served forth.

    • 9 min
    Gone Fishin'

    Gone Fishin'

    Podcast #156
    “People who don’t fish think that fishing is lazy or boring, but it is the complete opposite. There are 100 little decisions to be made; variables to be considered and you’re never quite sure what made the difference. Did I cast too high, too far to the left? Did I reel it in too slow or too fast? Is the lure too shiny or too dull? Should I stay here, or should I go over there?
    And you know it’s not luck, but you do not know by how much."

    • 8 min
    Moms Love - No Charge

    Moms Love - No Charge

    ...I sat there witnessing a moment in time, a moment that looked much differently a year ago when my mother-in-laws health was very different. She celebrated this Mother’s Day meal with us in this wonderful place due to the heaviness of this life and we celebrated with her due to the promise of this life to love – always.

    • 9 min

Customer Reviews

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11 Ratings

11 Ratings

ahernadam ,

I was fed

Every time I listen to Deacon Tom’s words he feeds me the bread of life and uplift my soul.

jgrenshaw13 ,

Solid Catholic Theology

I’ve listened to half a dozen of these in the last few days. Deacon Tom has put a lot of thought into these reflections and I have found them very helpful during these days. Challenging and encouraging. Exactly what we need.

amyleebrown ,

Great way to start my day!

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