disciple Archives - Deacon Allen Tatara Catholic Speaker https://deaconallen.com/tag/disciple/ Catholic Motivational Speaker Sat, 20 Jan 2024 21:29:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Interruption or Invitation? https://deaconallen.com/interruption-or-invitation/ https://deaconallen.com/interruption-or-invitation/#comments Sun, 21 Jan 2024 16:00:12 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=3293 When our sons were younger, I would play with them after dinner until it was time for bed. One night, after they were in bed, I started doing something that...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/interruption-or-invitation/feed/ 3 Making the Ordinary Extraordinary https://deaconallen.com/making-the-ordinary-extraordinary/ https://deaconallen.com/making-the-ordinary-extraordinary/#respond Sun, 05 Feb 2023 16:00:51 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=3004 Back when I worked in downtown Chicago, I used to take the train every day. Like most people, I sat in my own little world, just minding my own business...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/making-the-ordinary-extraordinary/feed/ 0 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/what-would-you-do/feed/ 0 A No-Doubt, Life-Changing Encounter https://deaconallen.com/a-no-doubt-life-changing-encounter/ https://deaconallen.com/a-no-doubt-life-changing-encounter/#comments Sun, 24 Apr 2022 17:30:37 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=2648 Have you ever wondered what it was like to be in that upper room with the disciples after the death of Jesus? What it must have felt like as they...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/a-no-doubt-life-changing-encounter/feed/ 1 Behold, Your Mother! https://deaconallen.com/behold-your-mother/ https://deaconallen.com/behold-your-mother/#respond Thu, 09 Dec 2021 16:00:04 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=2396 Since we just celebrated the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary yesterday, I thought that this would be an appropriate post. While I was on retreat this past September,...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/behold-your-mother/feed/ 0 Chosen by Jesus https://deaconallen.com/chosen-by-jesus/ https://deaconallen.com/chosen-by-jesus/#respond Sun, 11 Jul 2021 18:00:21 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=2323 I’d like you to imagine this scene. You are in grade school standing with a group of your friends on the school playground. Two people emerge as captains and begin...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/chosen-by-jesus/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 What Are You Looking For? https://deaconallen.com/what-are-you-looking-for/ https://deaconallen.com/what-are-you-looking-for/#comments Sun, 17 Jan 2021 17:00:39 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=2291 I love modern technology! Maybe this is because I have spent the bulk of my career surrounded by its bleeding edge innovations, but I am constantly in awe of the...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/what-are-you-looking-for/feed/ 1 Seeing Clearly https://deaconallen.com/seeing-clearly/ https://deaconallen.com/seeing-clearly/#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2019 14:00:21 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=2054 For those who have not noticed, I am now wearing eyeglasses all the time. This was a Christmas gift from my eye doctor – although, it wasn’t much of a...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/seeing-clearly/feed/ 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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