The TAMS Shares Podcast

By Tamu Leonard

Becoming the best version of yourself is simply becoming the person God intended you to be — a saint.

I’m Tamu Leonard, and in this podcast, I share and reflect on the things I find worth noting from... more

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September 06, 2026 Love 101 | SVQ Series S1E29
One of my strongest core beliefs is that if we all understood what love truly is, we would have better relationships, better marriages, a better church, a better society, and a better world.
The Verse that stood out the most to me from all of today’s Sunday Mass Readings (Rom 13:10) & The Quote from St. Thomas Aquinas that I share in this episode help to give us an understanding of what love truly is.
The Verse: “Love does no wrong to a neighbour; therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.” —Romans 13:10
The Quote: “Love is willing the good of another.” —St. Thomas Aquinas
LINKS:
Readings for the 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A: https://www.ewtn.com/daily-readings/2026-09-06#focus=calendar-button
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August 30, 2026 The Worst of Worsts | SVQ Series S1E28
We’ve all had bad things happen to us, and some stood out as the worst of them all. But there is one thing far worse than any of the worst things that have ever happened to us.
The Verse that stood out the most to me from all of today’s Sunday Mass Readings (Matthew 16:26) and The Quote from St. John Chrysostom that I share in this episode, tell us what the worst thing that can ever happen to any human being is.
The Verse: “For what will it profit a man, if he gains the whole world and forfeits his life? Or what shall a man give in return for eternal life?” —Matthew 16:26
The Quote: “The loss of wealth is not a loss, but the loss of the soul is the greatest of losses.
Compared with eternity, this present life is as a grain of sand, or as a drop of water to the boundless ocean.” —St. John Chrysostom
LINKS:
Readings for the 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A: https://www.ewtn.com/daily-readings/2026-08-30#focus=calendar-button
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August 23, 2026 God’s Ways | SVQ Series S1E27
We’ve all been in situations where we’ve questioned God. God why? God when? God how? We expected things to go a certain way, but they unfolded in a completely different and unexpected way.
The Verse that stood out the most to me from all of today’s Sunday Mass Readings (Rom 11:33) and The Quote from St. Augustine that I share in this episode, tell us why things don’t always go the way we expect them to go.
The Verse: “How rich are the depths of God – how deep his wisdom and knowledge – and how impossible to penetrate his motives or understand his ways! —Romans 11:33
The Quote: “If you could understand Him completely, He would not be God.” —St. Augustine of Hippo
LINKS:
Readings for the 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A: https://www.ewtn.com/daily-readings/2026-08-23#focus=calendar-button
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August 16, 2026 Tested Desires | SVQ Series S1E26
Ever been at that point where you are praying fervently to God for something but nothing is happening? No progress, no results. What do you do during moments like this?
The Verse that stood out the most to me from all of today’s Sunday Mass Readings(Mt 15:23) and The Quote from Pope St. Gregory I that I share today, guide us on why we sometimes feel like God is not responding to our prayers and what to do during such times.
The Verse: “But Jesus did not answer her a word.
And his disciples came and begged him, saying, “Give her what she wants, for she is crying after us.”” —Matthew 15:23
The Quote: “Perseverance is essential to any good deed. When our desires are not satisfied, they grow stronger, and becoming stronger they take hold of their object.” —Pope St. Gregory the Great
LINKS:
Readings for the 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A: https://www.ewtn.com/daily-readings/2026-08-16#focus=calendar-button
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August 09, 2026 To Err Is Human | SVQ Series S1E25
So you resolved to stop doing a particular thing you know is bad, but after some time you found yourself doing it again. You made up your mind to start doing something you know would be for your good, but after some time you stopped. So the big question: what do I do???
The Verse that stood out the most to me from all of today’s Sunday Mass Readings (Mt 14:30) and The Quote from St. Elizabeth Ann Seton that I share in this episode—tell us why we keep falling short and what we can do about it.
The Verse: “but when he saw how strong the wind was, he became afraid, and beginning to sink he cried out, “Lord, save me.” - Matthew 14:30
The Quote: “Do what we can and God will do the rest. What seems so impossible to nature is quite easy to grace.” - St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
LINKS:
Readings for the 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A: https://www.ewtn.com/daily-readings/2026-08-02#focus=calendar-button
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August 02, 2026 An Offer From God | SVQ Series S1E24
Becoming rich, happy, fulfilled, and satisfied is everyone’s dream; not a bad dream though. The only problem is the means by which we realise this dream.
The Verse that stood out the most to me from all of today’s Sunday Mass Readings (Isaiah 55:2) & The Quote from St. Alphonsus Liguori that I share in this episode—present to us the safest & most reliable means to being rich, happy, satisfied and fulfilled.
The Verse: “Why spend your money for what is not bread; your wages for what does not satisfy? Only listen to me, and you shall eat well, you shall delight in rich fare.” —Isaiah 55:2
The Quote: “He who desires nothing but God is rich and happy.” —St. Alphonsus Liguori
LINKS:
Readings for the 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A: https://www.ewtn.com/daily-readings/2026-08-02#focus=calendar-button
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July 26, 2026 Prayer Intention 101 | SVQ Series S1E23
Are there prayer intentions that God always says YES to? What do such prayer intentions contain that make them always be granted by God?
The Verse that stood out the most to me from all of today’s Sunday Mass Readings (1 Kings 3:11) & The Quote from Mother Angelica that I share in this episode—help us to unlock a secret that lies beneath every answered prayer request.
The Verse: “So God said to him: Because you asked for this—not for a long life for yourself, nor for riches, nor for the life of your enemies-but you asked for understanding so that you may know what is right—I now do as you request.”—1 Kings 3:11
The Quote: “If you are asking for something, and it isn’t for good, His Love will say, No. But if you are asking for something that will bring about good, His Providence moves events in your favor, and the Lord allows it.”—Mother Angelica
LINKS:
Readings for the 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A. https://www.ewtn.com/daily-readings/2026-07-26#focus=calendar-button
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July 19, 2026 The Puzzling Puzzle | SVQ Series S1E22
If God is good and all-powerful, why then does evil and wickedness prevail in the world?
The Verse that stood out the most to me from all of today’s Sunday Mass Readings (Mt 13:29) & The Quote from St. Thomas Aquinas that I share in this episode tell us why evil prevails in a world that was created by a good and all-powerful God.
The Verse: “He replied, ‘No, if you pull up the weeds you might uproot the wheat along with them. Let them grow together until harvest.” —Matthew 13:29
The Quote: “Since God is the highest good, He would not allow any evil to exist in His works unless His omnipotence and goodness were such as to bring good even out of evil.” —St. Thomas Aquinas
LINKS:
Readings for the 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A. https://www.ewtn.com/daily-readings/2026-07-12#focus=calendar-button
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July 12, 2026 A Well-Disposed Heart | SVQ Series S1E21
Do you want the word of God to bear fruit in you each time you read or listen to it? What does it mean for ‘the word of God to bear fruit in us?’
The Verse that stood out the most to me from all of today’s Sunday Mass Readings (Mt 13:23) and The Quote from St. Cyril of Alexandria that I share in this episode, tell us what you need in order for the word of God to bear fruit in you.
The Verse: But the seed sown on rich soil is the one who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and yields a hundred or sixty or thirtyfold. - Matthew‬ ‭13‬:‭23‬
The Quote: “Those who retain the Word in a humble and good heart, and patiently nourish it, produce the fruits of virtue.” -St. Cyril of Alexandria
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Readings for the 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A
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July 05, 2026 An Invitation From Christ | SVQ Series S1E20
Are you going through a lot of difficulties in your life right now that are weighing you down, & the weight is so much that it seems to be draining life out of you?
The Verse that stood out the most to me from all of today’s Sunday Mass Readings and The Quote from St. Padre Pio that I share today—tell us what to do if u are currently going through a lot in your life right now.
The Verse: Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest. -Matthew 11:28
The Quote: “Pray, hope, and don’t worry. Worry is useless. God is merciful and will hear your prayers.” -St. Padre Pio
Readings for the 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A.
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