church Archives - Deacon Allen Tatara Catholic Speaker https://deaconallen.com/tag/church/ Catholic Motivational Speaker Fri, 22 May 2026 18:25:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 One Sentence Homilies https://deaconallen.com/one-sentence-homilies/ https://deaconallen.com/one-sentence-homilies/#respond Thu, 07 May 2026 15:00:26 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=3579 The post One Sentence Homilies appeared first on Deacon Allen Tatara Catholic Speaker.

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/rock-solid-faith/feed/ 0 John’s Mission is Our Mission https://deaconallen.com/johns-mission-is-our-mission/ https://deaconallen.com/johns-mission-is-our-mission/#comments Sun, 24 Jun 2018 15:00:31 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=1962 Merry SaintJohntheBaptistmas! “Wait? What did he say?”  I said, Merry SaintJohntheBaptistmas! You heard me right. If we celebrate Christmas, the birth of Christ, on December 25, then six months before that,...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/johns-mission-is-our-mission/feed/ 3 Slow-Roasted for Christ https://deaconallen.com/slow-roasted-for-christ/ https://deaconallen.com/slow-roasted-for-christ/#respond Thu, 10 Aug 2017 13:00:55 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=1845 Saint Lawrence was one of seven deacons who were in charge of giving help to the poor and the needy. When a persecution broke out in the year 258, Pope...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/slow-roasted-for-christ/feed/ 0 Perfectly Imperfect https://deaconallen.com/perfectly-imperfect/ https://deaconallen.com/perfectly-imperfect/#respond Thu, 29 Jun 2017 13:00:39 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=1829 Today we remember Saints Peter and Paul: two men called by God to do great things. Two men who certainly were not born equipped to serve the Lord, but rather,...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/perfectly-imperfect/feed/ 0 Being an Evangelist is Not What You Think https://deaconallen.com/being-an-evangelist-is-not-what-you-think/ https://deaconallen.com/being-an-evangelist-is-not-what-you-think/#respond Sun, 15 Jan 2017 16:00:17 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=1745 Who wants to be an evangelist? Typically when I ask this question when giving a talk somewhere, no one raises their hand. On very few occasions one or two people...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/being-an-evangelist-is-not-what-you-think/feed/ 0 St. Leo the Great https://deaconallen.com/st-leo-the-great/ https://deaconallen.com/st-leo-the-great/#comments Thu, 10 Nov 2016 14:00:30 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=1692 Today, November 10th, is the Roman Catholic Church’s memorial of the fifth-century Pope Saint Leo I, known as “St. Leo the Great.” Reigning for over two decades, he sought to...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/st-leo-the-great/feed/ 1 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 We Need to Go to the Outhouse! https://deaconallen.com/we-need-to-go-to-the-outhouse/ https://deaconallen.com/we-need-to-go-to-the-outhouse/#respond Mon, 03 Nov 2014 15:28:22 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=1138 We took our eldest son out to dinner last night for his birthday. The restaurant that he chose had a Texas/western-style atmosphere, so you can probably imagine what the feel...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/we-need-to-go-to-the-outhouse/feed/ 0 In God We Doubt? https://deaconallen.com/in-god-we-doubt/ https://deaconallen.com/in-god-we-doubt/#respond Sun, 27 Apr 2014 17:15:58 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=958 Have you ever accidentally missed a big moment? It feels terrible! You got distracted right before your child scored a goal. You missed the winning touchdown because your cellphone rang....

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