Deacon Allen Tatara Catholic Speaker https://deaconallen.com/ Catholic Motivational Speaker Fri, 24 Jul 2026 20:57:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 All In and Risking It All https://deaconallen.com/all-in-and-risking-it-all/ https://deaconallen.com/all-in-and-risking-it-all/#respond Sun, 26 Jul 2026 15:00:09 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=4364 (Groaner alert!) A man walks into a butcher shop and says to the butcher, “I’ll bet you $100 you can’t reach that meat you’ve got hanging from the top shelf...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/the-holy-golden-narrow-gate/feed/ 0 Do Not Fear: God’s Got Our Back https://deaconallen.com/do-not-fear-gods-got-our-back/ https://deaconallen.com/do-not-fear-gods-got-our-back/#respond Sun, 21 Jun 2026 15:00:16 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=4348 Stephanie and I were babysitting our two grandkids a couple of weeks ago, and we took the boys to a park so they would burn off some energy. The 2-year-old...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/do-not-fear-gods-got-our-back/feed/ 0 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/one-sentence-homilies/feed/ 0 Drinking From My Saucer https://deaconallen.com/drinking-from-my-saucer/ https://deaconallen.com/drinking-from-my-saucer/#respond Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:00:20 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=3571 The post Drinking From My Saucer appeared first on Deacon Allen Tatara Catholic Speaker.

]]> https://deaconallen.com/drinking-from-my-saucer/feed/ 0 Searching for Proof https://deaconallen.com/searching-for-proof/ https://deaconallen.com/searching-for-proof/#respond Sun, 12 Apr 2026 16:30:04 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=3560 The post Searching for Proof appeared first on Deacon Allen Tatara Catholic Speaker.

]]> 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 Works of Mercy https://deaconallen.com/works-of-mercy/ https://deaconallen.com/works-of-mercy/#respond Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:00:13 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=3544 The post Works of Mercy appeared first on Deacon Allen Tatara Catholic Speaker.

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