almsgiving Archives - Deacon Allen Tatara Catholic Speaker https://deaconallen.com/tag/almsgiving/ Catholic Motivational Speaker Wed, 20 May 2026 16:50:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Here’s Mud in Your Eye https://deaconallen.com/heres-mud-in-your-eye/ https://deaconallen.com/heres-mud-in-your-eye/#respond Sun, 15 Mar 2026 15:00:49 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=3527 The post Here’s Mud in Your Eye appeared first on Deacon Allen Tatara Catholic Speaker.

]]> https://deaconallen.com/heres-mud-in-your-eye/feed/ 0 Lenten Pruning https://deaconallen.com/lenten-pruning/ https://deaconallen.com/lenten-pruning/#respond Thu, 05 Mar 2026 16:00:53 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=3519 The post Lenten Pruning appeared first on Deacon Allen Tatara Catholic Speaker.

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/the-joy-of-lent/feed/ 1 How Is Your Lent Going? https://deaconallen.com/how-is-your-lent-going/ https://deaconallen.com/how-is-your-lent-going/#respond Thu, 17 Mar 2022 15:00:42 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=2605 Lent is the time when we seek the Lord through prayer, by giving alms through service, and by practicing self-control through fasting. Each of us is called to a true...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/how-is-your-lent-going/feed/ 0 Ashes are for People like Us https://deaconallen.com/ashes-are-for-people-like-us/ https://deaconallen.com/ashes-are-for-people-like-us/#comments Wed, 14 Feb 2018 23:00:37 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=1903 Just in case anyone’s stressing over this, getting ashes doesn’t mean we’re holy. In fact, getting ashes means we’re not holy. Ashes are for sinners, for people like me who...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/ashes-are-for-people-like-us/feed/ 1 We Need a Lenten “Unselfie” https://deaconallen.com/we-need-a-lenten-unselfie/ https://deaconallen.com/we-need-a-lenten-unselfie/#comments Wed, 18 Feb 2015 23:57:49 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=1232 Ah, the “selfie.” We just can’t seem to get enough of ourselves. So much so, that we need to constantly take pictures of ourselves in order to show everyone where...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/we-need-a-lenten-unselfie/feed/ 7 Choose Life https://deaconallen.com/choose-life/ https://deaconallen.com/choose-life/#respond Thu, 14 Feb 2013 15:04:00 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/choose-life/ If you have been following my blog, you have noticed that I lost my job three weeks ago today. Along with that, there have been additional health concerns that have...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/choose-life/feed/ 0 Our One Great Big "I" https://deaconallen.com/our-one-great-big-i/ https://deaconallen.com/our-one-great-big-i/#respond Thu, 14 Feb 2013 01:14:00 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/our-one-great-big-i/ Everybody knows what a Cyclops is, right? It’s that strange monster with one big eye in the middle of its forehead. And we think, what a bizarre creature, this Cyclops,...

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