humility Archives - Deacon Allen Tatara Catholic Speaker https://deaconallen.com/tag/humility/ Catholic Motivational Speaker Wed, 20 May 2026 16:50:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Resolution to Recognize and Respond https://deaconallen.com/resolution-to-recognize-and-respond/ https://deaconallen.com/resolution-to-recognize-and-respond/#respond Sun, 18 Jan 2026 17:30:53 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=3481 How many of you made New Year’s resolutions? How many of you abandoned these already? Don’t feel bad. Statistics show that only 9% of us keep our resolutions throughout the...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/resolution-to-recognize-and-respond/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 There is None Greater https://deaconallen.com/there-is-none-greater/ https://deaconallen.com/there-is-none-greater/#respond Thu, 14 Dec 2017 14:00:10 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=1873 What does it take to be great? According to the Lord, it takes humility. “The Lord is gracious and merciful; slow to anger, and of great kindness.”(Ps 145:8) Let’s dive into...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/there-is-none-greater/feed/ 0 Lifting Your Little Foot https://deaconallen.com/lifting-your-little-foot/ https://deaconallen.com/lifting-your-little-foot/#respond Thu, 01 Oct 2015 13:15:18 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=1410 Today, we celebrate the Feast of St. Thérèse of Lisieux. At the age of 14, on Christmas Eve in 1886, Thérèse had a conversion that transformed her life. From then...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/lifting-your-little-foot/feed/ 0 I Am a Sinner! https://deaconallen.com/i-am-a-sinner/ https://deaconallen.com/i-am-a-sinner/#respond Sun, 27 Oct 2013 21:45:02 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=730 If you haven’t had a chance to read the America Magazine interview of Pope Francis, I have included the link here. It is a wonderful insight to our Pope. (http://www.americamagazine.org/pope-interview) One...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/i-am-a-sinner/feed/ 0 The Original 12-Step Program https://deaconallen.com/the-original-12-step-program/ https://deaconallen.com/the-original-12-step-program/#respond Thu, 11 Jul 2013 14:14:00 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/the-original-12-step-program/ Today is the feast of St. Benedict. He was born in 480 within a wealthy family in the Roman town of Norcia, east of Rome. He eventually responded to a...

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