death Archives - Deacon Allen Tatara Catholic Speaker https://deaconallen.com/tag/death/ Catholic Motivational Speaker Wed, 20 May 2026 16:50:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 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/goodbyes-are-never-easy/feed/ 3 Something Strange is Happening https://deaconallen.com/something-strange-is-happening/ https://deaconallen.com/something-strange-is-happening/#respond Sat, 08 Apr 2023 14:00:34 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=3106 Something strange is happening today. Holy Saturday is one of the quietest days of the year, this time between Jesus’ death and his resurrection. It’s a day when, as Pope...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/look-at-these-palms/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 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 Identifying the Christ https://deaconallen.com/identifying-the-christ/ https://deaconallen.com/identifying-the-christ/#respond Thu, 16 Feb 2017 14:00:44 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=1757 Peter experiences a moment of clarity in today’s Gospel (Mark 8:27-33). Briefly the clouds part and he speaks from the heart: “You are the Christ.” It is the discovery of one...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/the-cost-of-discipleship/feed/ 0 The Vision https://deaconallen.com/the-vision/ https://deaconallen.com/the-vision/#comments Thu, 18 Jun 2015 13:00:55 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=1322 This poem is dedicated to my father who went home to meet his Savior last November. Rest in peace, Dad… The Vision Midnight falls to unspoken depths, quiet is noisy...

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