calling Archives - Deacon Allen Tatara Catholic Speaker https://deaconallen.com/tag/calling/ Catholic Motivational Speaker Wed, 26 Dec 2018 19:10:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Eyewitness for Christ https://deaconallen.com/eyewitness-for-christ/ https://deaconallen.com/eyewitness-for-christ/#respond Thu, 27 Dec 2018 14:00:11 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=2044 Back in college, I spent some time as a reporter for The Daily Herald newspaper. I covered village board meetings, park district meetings and the like. But every now and...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/eyewitness-for-christ/feed/ 0 We All Were Sent by God https://deaconallen.com/we-all-were-sent-by-god/ https://deaconallen.com/we-all-were-sent-by-god/#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2018 13:00:11 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=1932 “Whoever receives the one I send receives me, and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me.” Sara was a college senior playing for the championship of the Great...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/we-all-were-sent-by-god/feed/ 2 Second Chances https://deaconallen.com/second-chances/ https://deaconallen.com/second-chances/#respond Sun, 28 Feb 2016 18:30:19 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=1503 I was in 6th grade and about to take a big science test. But this test was not with just any teacher. It was with Sister Bernadette – the holy...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/second-chances/feed/ 0 Is It Soup Yet? https://deaconallen.com/is-it-soup-yet/ https://deaconallen.com/is-it-soup-yet/#respond Thu, 28 Jan 2016 14:15:38 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=1476 On Wednesday, I whipped up a batch of homemade Sweet Corn and Crab Soup for dinner. There’s nothing like a good pot of soup on a cold, winter evening. So...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/is-it-soup-yet/feed/ 0 I Am Tired! https://deaconallen.com/i-am-tired/ https://deaconallen.com/i-am-tired/#respond Thu, 16 Jul 2015 13:00:27 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=1354 Last week, I was with a group of teens from our parish on a mission trip in Detroit, Michigan. There we lived in community and helped the people of Detroit...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/i-am-tired/feed/ 0 Naked I Stand https://deaconallen.com/naked-i-stand/ https://deaconallen.com/naked-i-stand/#respond Thu, 02 Jul 2015 13:00:56 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=1343 Recently, when praying the Liturgy of the Hours, I read a verse from the Book of Job that suddenly reminded me of something that I was taught in one of my...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/naked-i-stand/feed/ 0 Love, Serve, Transform https://deaconallen.com/love-serve-transform/ https://deaconallen.com/love-serve-transform/#respond Sun, 27 Jul 2014 18:00:36 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=1041 What would you like to own more than anything else in the entire world? Would it be a sports car, a yacht, a beautiful mansion? What are these things worth...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/love-serve-transform/feed/ 0 The New “Me” https://deaconallen.com/the-new-me/ https://deaconallen.com/the-new-me/#respond Wed, 07 Aug 2013 20:07:40 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=523 There are two mistakes one can make along the road to truth…not going all the way, and not starting. ~Buddha It’s funny how the voice of the Lord is heard...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/the-new-me/feed/ 0 It’s Time to Leave our Upper Room! https://deaconallen.com/its-time-to-leave-our-upper-room/ https://deaconallen.com/its-time-to-leave-our-upper-room/#respond Sun, 27 May 2012 20:20:00 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/its-time-to-leave-our-upper-room/ The apostles were commissioned by Jesus to be his witnesses to the world. But as soon as Jesus leaves them, they go to their upper room and hide themselves. And...

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