joy Archives - Deacon Allen Tatara Catholic Speaker https://deaconallen.com/tag/joy/ Catholic Motivational Speaker Wed, 20 May 2026 16:50:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Works of Mercy https://deaconallen.com/works-of-mercy/ https://deaconallen.com/works-of-mercy/#respond Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:00:13 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=3544 The post Works of Mercy appeared first on Deacon Allen Tatara Catholic Speaker.

]]> https://deaconallen.com/works-of-mercy/feed/ 0 Time to Rest https://deaconallen.com/time-to-rest/ https://deaconallen.com/time-to-rest/#respond Thu, 04 Dec 2025 16:00:05 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=3458 While on retreat a couple of months ago, I flipped through a magazine in my hermitage to see if anything captured my attention. Indeed there was! I found an article...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/time-to-rest/feed/ 0 What A Beautiful Day https://deaconallen.com/what-a-beautiful-day/ https://deaconallen.com/what-a-beautiful-day/#respond Thu, 23 Oct 2025 15:00:15 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=3428 “What a beautiful day,” I thought as I ventured out on a nature walk. The October sun was bright and warm while an autumn breeze gently blew through the trees,...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/what-a-beautiful-day/feed/ 0 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 If You’re Happy and You Know It https://deaconallen.com/if-youre-happy-and-you-know-it/ https://deaconallen.com/if-youre-happy-and-you-know-it/#respond Sun, 17 Dec 2023 18:30:06 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=3283 If you’re happy and you know it clap your hands. If you’re happy and you know it clap your hands. If you’re happy and you know it and you really...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/if-youre-happy-and-you-know-it/feed/ 0 How Big is Your “But?” https://deaconallen.com/how-big-is-your-but/ https://deaconallen.com/how-big-is-your-but/#respond Thu, 13 Jul 2023 15:00:29 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=3214 Have you ever gazed at yourself in a mirror and wondered who was looking back at you? Have you ever questioned if you were following the path of God’s will?...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/how-big-is-your-but/feed/ 0 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/everything-is-going-to-be-just-fine/feed/ 0 The Joy of Lent https://deaconallen.com/the-joy-of-lent/ https://deaconallen.com/the-joy-of-lent/#comments Thu, 02 Mar 2023 16:00:35 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=3043 Here we are in this season of Lent, A time for reflection, a time to be spent In prayer to our Father in thanksgiving and praise To lift up our...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/the-joy-of-lent/feed/ 1 The Joy of the (Grand) Father https://deaconallen.com/the-joy-of-the-grand-father/ https://deaconallen.com/the-joy-of-the-grand-father/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2023 16:00:02 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=3021 Last week, my wife and I had the pleasure of babysitting our grandson while his parents took a well-deserved mini get-away respite. After years of not having toddlers around, I...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/the-joy-of-the-grand-father/feed/ 2 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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