darkness Archives - Deacon Allen Tatara Catholic Speaker https://deaconallen.com/tag/darkness/ Catholic Motivational Speaker Sat, 21 Jan 2023 21:57:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 What Would You Do? https://deaconallen.com/what-would-you-do/ https://deaconallen.com/what-would-you-do/#respond Sun, 22 Jan 2023 17:00:02 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=2983 What would you do if Jesus asked you to follow him? Would you go? Would you hesitate? Or would you push back like this: Sorry, I need to get back...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/peace-be-with-you/feed/ 2 A Womb with a View https://deaconallen.com/a-womb-with-a-view/ https://deaconallen.com/a-womb-with-a-view/#comments Sun, 23 Dec 2018 14:30:29 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=2041 Over the course of my life, there have been many times when I have leaped for joy. For example: When my parents agreed to let me play the guitar as...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/a-womb-with-a-view/feed/ 2 And Now, I Wait https://deaconallen.com/and-now-i-wait/ https://deaconallen.com/and-now-i-wait/#comments Sat, 15 Apr 2017 14:00:53 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=1786 I am one of the disciples of Jesus. I’m ashamed to admit it, but I am in hiding because of the events that have recently taken place. After what had...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/and-now-i-wait/feed/ 2 The Light in the Dark https://deaconallen.com/the-light-in-the-dark/ https://deaconallen.com/the-light-in-the-dark/#comments Wed, 08 Jun 2016 00:00:39 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=1557 A few years ago, Stephanie and I were on vacation when it took an unexpected turn, leaving behind a memory that neither one of us expected. We headed off to...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/the-light-in-the-dark/feed/ 2 Here I Am, Lord https://deaconallen.com/here-i-am-lord/ https://deaconallen.com/here-i-am-lord/#respond Sun, 29 Nov 2015 16:00:40 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=1442 Last weekend, my wife Stephanie and I along with our pastor took a group of 11 teens to the National Catholic Youth Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana. Today, I wanted to...

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