hope Archives - Deacon Allen Tatara Catholic Speaker https://deaconallen.com/tag/hope/ Catholic Motivational Speaker Fri, 08 May 2026 18:19:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Lenten Pruning https://deaconallen.com/lenten-pruning/ Thu, 05 Mar 2026 16:00:53 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=3519 The post Lenten Pruning appeared first on Deacon Allen Tatara Catholic Speaker.

]]> 4 Practices to Help Break Through the Noise https://deaconallen.com/4-practices-to-help-break-through-the-noise/ https://deaconallen.com/4-practices-to-help-break-through-the-noise/#comments Thu, 29 Jan 2026 16:00:02 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=3488 I recently read an article on how today’s youth and young adults have experienced traumatic events throughout their entire lives (e.g., invasions, wars, global financial meltdowns, climate change, global warming,...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/4-practices-to-help-break-through-the-noise/feed/ 2 Goodbyes Are Never Easy https://deaconallen.com/goodbyes-are-never-easy/ https://deaconallen.com/goodbyes-are-never-easy/#comments Thu, 11 Sep 2025 15:00:04 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=3403 This past weekend, I had to say my final goodbye to my Mother as she passed away after 96 years of life on this planet. Through my many tears, I...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/goodbyes-are-never-easy/feed/ 3 The Coming of the Lord is at Hand https://deaconallen.com/the-coming-of-the-lord-is-at-hand/ https://deaconallen.com/the-coming-of-the-lord-is-at-hand/#respond Thu, 05 Dec 2024 01:00:17 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=3340 When you really think about it, we are people who don’t like to wait – for anything. Like standing in a long line at the store because someone in front...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/the-coming-of-the-lord-is-at-hand/feed/ 0 Today, I Ponder https://deaconallen.com/today-i-ponder/ https://deaconallen.com/today-i-ponder/#respond Sat, 30 Mar 2024 15:00:25 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=3307 Today, I ponder. I ponder over all that has happened over the past few days – how an innocent man, sent by God, could have been treated like a common...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/today-i-ponder/feed/ 0 Doe, A Deer, A Female Deer https://deaconallen.com/doe-a-deer-a-female-deer/ https://deaconallen.com/doe-a-deer-a-female-deer/#respond Thu, 02 Nov 2023 15:00:31 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=3270 What is it about deer? Whenever you see one, you almost automatically exclaim, “Oh, look. A deer!” Funny how that always seems to be the case. (And then that song...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/doe-a-deer-a-female-deer/feed/ 0 Does Your Fence Need Mending? https://deaconallen.com/does-your-fence-need-mending/ https://deaconallen.com/does-your-fence-need-mending/#comments Thu, 05 Oct 2023 15:00:53 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=3253 Did you ever stop and think about fences? Fences are quite interesting because its reason for existence is twofold: it either keeps things in or keeps things out. But what...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/does-your-fence-need-mending/feed/ 2 Everything is Going to Be Just Fine https://deaconallen.com/everything-is-going-to-be-just-fine/ https://deaconallen.com/everything-is-going-to-be-just-fine/#respond Sun, 14 May 2023 17:00:45 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=3176 When I was a young child, I had a tendency to wander off. I was never one to stay in one spot for very long. Case in point: one Saturday,...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/walking-our-tightrope/feed/ 0 My Hope https://deaconallen.com/my-hope/ https://deaconallen.com/my-hope/#respond Thu, 30 Jun 2022 15:00:29 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=2723 When you are feeling down or beating yourself up for whatever the reason, my hope is that this prayer will help when you most need it. I hope that I...

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