As I was driving to church for a meeting, I passed some workers trimming trees along the roadway to avoid the electrical lines. This got me thinking of how we should be doing our own Lenten pruning. Read More
Lent | Deacon Allen Tatara Catholic Speaker
On the Inside; On the Outside
Focus on One Thing Only during Lent
Posted by Deacon Allen | Emotions/Feelings, Everyday Life, Prayer | No CommentsHere we are, another Ash Wednesday. Lent has officially begun, and we as Catholic Christians begin thinking of all the things that we would like give up or do during these 40 days. But maybe, we just need to focus on one thing only during Lent. Read More
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 Fr. Oswald has joined our parish, you know that he always begins his homilies with this same phrase. But it’s more than just the start of a homily or a call to attention. It is a reminder to us to praise the goodness of God – all the time – throughout our lives. Read More
I found this in my file cabinet and wanted to share it as our Lenten season begins today.
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Fast-ing for Lent
Posted by Deacon Allen | Emotions/Feelings, Everyday Life, Hodgepodge | No CommentsIt is hard to believe that we are in the fourth week of Lent – already. The days seem to be running faster than normal. Perhaps it’s time that we start fast-ing for Lent. Read More
If I Can Do It, So Can You!
Posted by Deacon Allen | Emotions/Feelings, Everyday Life, Prayer | 2 CommentsOne of the things I like to do during Lent is read spiritual books. This always seems to put me on the right path toward learning more about my faith and how I can improve my prayer life. Read More
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 hearts, our hands we shall raise. Read More
Holy Thursday always seems to trigger a host of memories from my childhood. I remember how we attended this evening’s Mass as a family, and afterwards how we would visit other neighboring churches. But I never fully understood what was going on and why we did these things.
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In light of ‘The Academy Award’ incident that has been all over the news and social media, we should be reminded of this beautiful and timely quote from Scripture:
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Sometimes, certain things in life touch your heart right when you need it most. That happened to me this week as I was looking up some information on the Internet. An image of a T-shirt popped up on my screen, but it wasn’t the shirt that caught my attention. It was the anonymous quote that was on it:
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