good Archives - Deacon Allen Tatara Catholic Speaker https://deaconallen.com/tag/good/ Catholic Motivational Speaker Thu, 03 Apr 2025 20:06:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 God is Good! https://deaconallen.com/god-is-good/ https://deaconallen.com/god-is-good/#respond Fri, 04 Apr 2025 00:00:38 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=3355 If you have ever heard me preach before, you know that sometimes I will begin with the phrase, “God is good.” Then you would respond, “All the time.” And since...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/god-is-good/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 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 St. Francis’ Favorite Words https://deaconallen.com/st-francis-favorite-words/ https://deaconallen.com/st-francis-favorite-words/#respond Thu, 04 Oct 2018 13:00:31 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=1999 As you may know, St. Francis started a religious order after his conversion. He and his brothers, known as the Lesser Brothers, lived a life of poverty and the brothers...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/st-francis-favorite-words/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 The Light in the Dark https://deaconallen.com/the-light-in-the-dark/ https://deaconallen.com/the-light-in-the-dark/#comments Wed, 08 Jun 2016 00:00:39 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=1557 A few years ago, Stephanie and I were on vacation when it took an unexpected turn, leaving behind a memory that neither one of us expected. We headed off to...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/the-light-in-the-dark/feed/ 2 Our God is Amazing! https://deaconallen.com/our-god-is-amazing/ https://deaconallen.com/our-god-is-amazing/#respond Thu, 15 Oct 2015 13:00:32 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=1415 About three weeks ago, Stephanie and I returned from a well-needed (and deserved) vacation in the Canadian Rockies. We spent about 10 days hiking, sightseeing, and taking in the beautiful scenery....

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/our-god-is-amazing/feed/ 0 When We Forgive, We Love https://deaconallen.com/when-we-forgive-we-love/ https://deaconallen.com/when-we-forgive-we-love/#respond Thu, 14 Aug 2014 12:45:30 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=1056 Why is forgiving someone so difficult? How do you forgive someone when every fiber of your being resists? How do you look at them lovingly when you still have the...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/when-we-forgive-we-love/feed/ 0 Christ in Us https://deaconallen.com/christ-in-us/ https://deaconallen.com/christ-in-us/#respond Sat, 10 Mar 2012 00:09:00 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/christ-in-us/ This reflection comes from Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis:   A live body is not one that never gets hurt, but one that can to some extent repair itself. In...

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