gift Archives - Deacon Allen Tatara Catholic Speaker https://deaconallen.com/tag/gift/ Catholic Motivational Speaker Mon, 22 Jun 2026 16:34:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 The Holy, Golden, Narrow Gate https://deaconallen.com/the-holy-golden-narrow-gate/ https://deaconallen.com/the-holy-golden-narrow-gate/#respond Tue, 23 Jun 2026 16:00:50 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=4355 Today’s gospel is taken from The Sermon on the Mount, and there are three key, yet difficult teachings that Jesus directs to his followers. Do not give what is holy...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/give-us-your-peace/feed/ 0 The Best Gift Ever! https://deaconallen.com/the-best-gift-ever/ https://deaconallen.com/the-best-gift-ever/#respond Fri, 03 Dec 2021 01:00:26 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=2393 It was a cold, crisp December morning as I ventured down the stairs to follow my weekly routine of watching Saturday morning cartoons. A commercial came on the air, and...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/the-best-gift-ever/feed/ 0 A Friend in Need – Indeed! https://deaconallen.com/a-friend-in-need-indeed/ https://deaconallen.com/a-friend-in-need-indeed/#respond Thu, 28 Oct 2021 15:00:47 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=2370 As I was cleaning out some old papers, I came across this anonymous heart-warming story from many years ago and thought I would share it with all of you. One...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/a-friend-in-need-indeed/feed/ 0 Repping Jesus https://deaconallen.com/repping-jesus/ https://deaconallen.com/repping-jesus/#respond Thu, 16 May 2019 13:00:07 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=2064 If you follow the contemporary rap music scene, you may recall hearing the word “represent” quite frequently. For example, “You gotta represent” means that one should be publicly candid about...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/repping-jesus/feed/ 0 All Souls’ Day https://deaconallen.com/all-souls-day/ https://deaconallen.com/all-souls-day/#respond Thu, 02 Nov 2017 13:00:40 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=1864 Today we remember those who have passed from this life with faith, hope and trust in the promise of eternal life. Life is a gift from God and nothing that...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/all-souls-day/feed/ 0 Persistence in Prayer https://deaconallen.com/persistence-in-prayer/ https://deaconallen.com/persistence-in-prayer/#comments Thu, 12 Oct 2017 13:00:37 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=1859 Today, Jesus teaches that we should pray with persistence (Luke 11:5-13). Of course, the question comes to mind: if God is such a loving and caring parent who will only...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/forgiveness-is-a-tough-job/feed/ 1 We Need to be Poked! https://deaconallen.com/we-need-to-be-poked/ https://deaconallen.com/we-need-to-be-poked/#respond Thu, 26 Jan 2017 14:00:49 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=1751 I was looking through some old photos of our past family camping vacations not too long ago. It was fun looking back on all of those vacations that we took,...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/we-need-to-be-poked/feed/ 0 Thanksgiving Day Prayer https://deaconallen.com/thanksgiving-day-prayer/ https://deaconallen.com/thanksgiving-day-prayer/#respond Thu, 24 Nov 2016 14:00:20 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=1702 Father, all of Creation rightly owes you thanks and praise. Your justice, love and mercy abound. We thank you this day for all that you have given us: For the...

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