cross Archives - Deacon Allen Tatara Catholic Speaker https://deaconallen.com/tag/cross/ Catholic Motivational Speaker Sat, 04 Apr 2026 15:00:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 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 Our Trials Lead to Something More https://deaconallen.com/our-trials-lead-to-something-more/ https://deaconallen.com/our-trials-lead-to-something-more/#comments Thu, 19 Sep 2024 15:00:53 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=3322 As I began settling in on my annual retreat, I slowly started the process of withdrawal from the busyness of my life to the peace, silence, and tranquility of this...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/our-trials-lead-to-something-more/feed/ 1 Today, I Ponder https://deaconallen.com/today-i-ponder/ https://deaconallen.com/today-i-ponder/#respond Sat, 30 Mar 2024 15:00:25 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=3307 Today, I ponder. I ponder over all that has happened over the past few days – how an innocent man, sent by God, could have been treated like a common...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/today-i-ponder/feed/ 0 He Did It All for Me https://deaconallen.com/he-did-it-all-for-me/ https://deaconallen.com/he-did-it-all-for-me/#respond Sat, 03 Apr 2021 13:30:32 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=2307 I’m a disciple of Jesus and I’ll tell you my view, Of the events that took place, the events that are true. These past few days were filled with such...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/he-did-it-all-for-me/feed/ 0 Let’s Choose to Be Transformed https://deaconallen.com/lets-choose-to-be-transformed/ https://deaconallen.com/lets-choose-to-be-transformed/#respond Sun, 30 Aug 2020 15:30:00 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=2145 The post Let’s Choose to Be Transformed appeared first on Deacon Allen Tatara Catholic Speaker.

]]> https://deaconallen.com/lets-choose-to-be-transformed/feed/ 0 Take Up Our Cross https://deaconallen.com/take-up-our-cross/ https://deaconallen.com/take-up-our-cross/#respond Thu, 15 Feb 2018 14:00:09 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=1909 What did Jesus mean when He said, “If anyone wishes to come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.”  (Luke 9:22-25) What does...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/take-up-our-cross/feed/ 0 Hanging On https://deaconallen.com/hanging-on/ https://deaconallen.com/hanging-on/#respond Thu, 15 Jun 2017 12:15:10 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=1819 I was sorting through a bunch of papers recently when I came upon a quote from a silent retreat that I had taken a number of years ago. Here is...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/hanging-on/feed/ 0 Announcing a Birth https://deaconallen.com/announcing-a-birth/ https://deaconallen.com/announcing-a-birth/#comments Sat, 24 Dec 2016 16:00:07 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=1735 The Witness of the Candymaker How can a candy treat be a birth announcement? Many years ago a candymaker had an idea. He wanted to show, through the candy he...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/announcing-a-birth/feed/ 1 The Cost of Discipleship https://deaconallen.com/the-cost-of-discipleship/ https://deaconallen.com/the-cost-of-discipleship/#respond Sun, 04 Sep 2016 15:00:03 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=1653 So who wants to be a disciple of Jesus? He certainly doesn’t pull any punches about what it takes (Luke 14:25-33). First, hate your father and mother, wife and children,...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/the-cost-of-discipleship/feed/ 0 The Trouble Tree https://deaconallen.com/the-trouble-tree/ https://deaconallen.com/the-trouble-tree/#respond Thu, 17 Mar 2016 00:00:45 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=1514 Tonight, I want to share with you a powerful story: I hired a carpenter to help me restore an old farmhouse.  After he had just finished a rough first day...

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