disciples Archives - Deacon Allen Tatara Catholic Speaker https://deaconallen.com/tag/disciples/ Catholic Motivational Speaker Wed, 20 May 2026 16:50:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Don’t Let Doubt Hold Us Back https://deaconallen.com/dont-let-doubt-hold-us-back/ https://deaconallen.com/dont-let-doubt-hold-us-back/#respond Sun, 17 May 2026 15:00:55 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=4226 Can I be real with you? I have issues. Seriously, I have issues. For as long as I can remember, my mind has been in this constant state of chaos...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/give-us-your-peace/feed/ 0 The Practice of Humility https://deaconallen.com/the-practice-of-humility/ https://deaconallen.com/the-practice-of-humility/#respond Tue, 12 Jan 2021 14:00:53 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=2286 Last night while sifting through some old notes and quotes of mine, I found this paragraph in the chapter about self-conceit from the book “The Imitation of Christ” by Thomas...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/the-practice-of-humility/feed/ 0 In God I Trust https://deaconallen.com/in-god-i-trust/ https://deaconallen.com/in-god-i-trust/#comments Thu, 23 Jan 2020 14:00:53 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=2104 Today is the feast of St. Vincent, Deacon and Martyr. Vincent was ordained a deacon by his friend and bishop St. Valerius. The Roman emperors had published their edicts against the...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/in-god-i-trust/feed/ 2 For the Love of Scripture https://deaconallen.com/for-the-love-of-scripture/ https://deaconallen.com/for-the-love-of-scripture/#respond Thu, 03 Oct 2019 13:00:55 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=2085 When I train lectors, I always stress the importance of loving Scripture as it helps us to proclaim better and deepen our relationship with God. And that is really the...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/for-the-love-of-scripture/feed/ 0 Love One Another https://deaconallen.com/love-one-another/ https://deaconallen.com/love-one-another/#respond Sun, 06 May 2018 18:00:32 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=1937 I am fascinated by how fascinated we are with the topic of love. Theologians, philosophers, poets, songwriters, novelists, film makers, sociologists, anthropologists, and psychologists have all dealt with this topic....

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/love-one-another/feed/ 0 Don’t Trust Your Baggage https://deaconallen.com/dont-trust-your-baggage/ https://deaconallen.com/dont-trust-your-baggage/#respond Thu, 01 Feb 2018 14:00:09 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=1898 In today’s Gospel (Mark 6:7-13) we read how Jesus sent out his closest friends with special instructions and powers. Like Jesus, they were to go out preaching and teaching the...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/dont-trust-your-baggage/feed/ 0 What Are You Doing on Earth? https://deaconallen.com/what-are-you-doing-on-earth/ https://deaconallen.com/what-are-you-doing-on-earth/#respond Mon, 17 Nov 2014 00:00:01 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=1162 A young woman from another country was working, as many immigrant women do, caring for the children of an upper-middle class family. One day she heard the children yelling and...

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