Discipleship Archives - Deacon Allen Tatara Catholic Speaker https://deaconallen.com/category/discipleship/ Catholic Motivational Speaker Wed, 20 May 2026 16:50:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Don’t Let Doubt Hold Us Back https://deaconallen.com/dont-let-doubt-hold-us-back/ https://deaconallen.com/dont-let-doubt-hold-us-back/#respond Sun, 17 May 2026 15:00:55 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=4226 Can I be real with you? I have issues. Seriously, I have issues. For as long as I can remember, my mind has been in this constant state of chaos...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/searching-for-proof/feed/ 0 Holy Saturday Lament https://deaconallen.com/holy-saturday-lament/ https://deaconallen.com/holy-saturday-lament/#comments Sat, 04 Apr 2026 15:00:26 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=3552 On this Holy Saturday, I wanted to reshare something I wrote a few years back specifically for this special day. This Holy Saturday Lament is written from the point of...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/holy-saturday-lament/feed/ 1 The Obedience of St. Joseph https://deaconallen.com/the-obedience-of-st-joseph/ https://deaconallen.com/the-obedience-of-st-joseph/#comments Thu, 19 Mar 2026 15:00:19 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=3536 The post The Obedience of St. Joseph appeared first on Deacon Allen Tatara Catholic Speaker.

]]> https://deaconallen.com/the-obedience-of-st-joseph/feed/ 1 Resolution to Recognize and Respond https://deaconallen.com/resolution-to-recognize-and-respond/ https://deaconallen.com/resolution-to-recognize-and-respond/#respond Sun, 18 Jan 2026 17:30:53 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=3481 How many of you made New Year’s resolutions? How many of you abandoned these already? Don’t feel bad. Statistics show that only 9% of us keep our resolutions throughout the...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/resolution-to-recognize-and-respond/feed/ 0 Here’s Our Sign https://deaconallen.com/heres-our-sign/ https://deaconallen.com/heres-our-sign/#comments Sun, 21 Dec 2025 16:00:48 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=3465 Many years ago, Bill Engvall came out with a comedy bit he called, “Here’s Your Sign,” which was based on his funny observations about everyday life, often involving people asking obvious questions....

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/heres-our-sign/feed/ 1 Things Are Not Always What They Seem https://deaconallen.com/things-are-not-always-what-they-seem/ Sun, 16 Nov 2025 16:00:18 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=3443 In the year 1910, the Earth passed through the tail of Halley’s Comet for six hours. Leading up to this event, French Catholic astronomer Camille Flammarion said that all life...

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]]> How Much is in Your Tank? https://deaconallen.com/how-much-is-in-your-tank/ https://deaconallen.com/how-much-is-in-your-tank/#comments Sun, 05 Oct 2025 16:30:17 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=3421 There was a nun who worked for a local home health care agency who was out making her rounds when she ran out of gas. As luck would have it...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/how-much-is-in-your-tank/feed/ 1 What Do We Do with Our Leftovers? https://deaconallen.com/what-do-we-do-with-our-leftovers/ https://deaconallen.com/what-do-we-do-with-our-leftovers/#comments Sun, 22 Jun 2025 17:30:07 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=3379 Let me begin by taking a poll, and raise your hands good and high: How many of you like leftovers? How many of you do not care for leftovers? (My...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/what-do-we-do-with-our-leftovers/feed/ 1 The Beginning of Something New https://deaconallen.com/the-beginning-of-something-new/ https://deaconallen.com/the-beginning-of-something-new/#comments Sun, 18 May 2025 17:30:44 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=3372 This past week, Stephanie and I were participating in our weekly tradition of ‘Friday Date Night’ at the grocery store (exciting, I know). We remembered that we needed to buy...

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