doubt Archives - Deacon Allen Tatara Catholic Speaker https://deaconallen.com/tag/doubt/ 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/that-difficult-5-letter-word/feed/ 2 Unlock the Door https://deaconallen.com/unlock-the-door/ https://deaconallen.com/unlock-the-door/#comments Sun, 27 Apr 2025 17:30:58 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=3363 One morning while at my mother-in-law’s house in Iowa, I stepped outside to feed her cat at 5am while everyone was still asleep. The door blew shut and locked me...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/beware-the-yucky-stuff/feed/ 1 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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