mercy Archives - Deacon Allen Tatara Catholic Speaker https://deaconallen.com/tag/mercy/ 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 Walking our Tightrope https://deaconallen.com/walking-our-tightrope/ https://deaconallen.com/walking-our-tightrope/#respond Thu, 28 Jul 2022 15:00:41 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=2754 A huge crowd was watching the famous tightrope walker Charles Blondin cross Niagara Falls one day in 1860. He crossed it numerous times – a 1,100-foot trip, 160 feet above...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/the-only-thing-that-matters/feed/ 0 A No-Doubt, Life-Changing Encounter https://deaconallen.com/a-no-doubt-life-changing-encounter/ https://deaconallen.com/a-no-doubt-life-changing-encounter/#comments Sun, 24 Apr 2022 17:30:37 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=2648 Have you ever wondered what it was like to be in that upper room with the disciples after the death of Jesus? What it must have felt like as they...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/a-no-doubt-life-changing-encounter/feed/ 1 A Scary Thought https://deaconallen.com/a-scary-thought/ https://deaconallen.com/a-scary-thought/#respond Thu, 31 Oct 2019 13:00:51 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=2088 Halloween is an ancient Celtic festival that dates back some 2,000 years ago when the worlds of the living and the dead became blurred. It was believed that on the...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/a-scary-thought/feed/ 0 Cool Hand (St.) Luke https://deaconallen.com/cool-hand-st-luke/ https://deaconallen.com/cool-hand-st-luke/#respond Thu, 18 Oct 2018 13:00:29 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=2020 In 1967, Paul Newman starred in the prison drama Cool Hand Luke. Luke Jackson (Paul Newman) knows how to win at poker, even with bad cards, by using his smarts...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/cool-hand-st-luke/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 All Souls’ Day https://deaconallen.com/all-souls-day/ https://deaconallen.com/all-souls-day/#respond Thu, 02 Nov 2017 13:00:40 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=1864 Today we remember those who have passed from this life with faith, hope and trust in the promise of eternal life. Life is a gift from God and nothing that...

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