obedience Archives - Deacon Allen Tatara Catholic Speaker https://deaconallen.com/tag/obedience/ Catholic Motivational Speaker Wed, 20 May 2026 16:50:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 The Obedience of St. Joseph https://deaconallen.com/the-obedience-of-st-joseph/ https://deaconallen.com/the-obedience-of-st-joseph/#comments Thu, 19 Mar 2026 15:00:19 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=3536 The post The Obedience of St. Joseph appeared first on Deacon Allen Tatara Catholic Speaker.

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/im-all-in/feed/ 0 Rules to Live By https://deaconallen.com/rules-to-live-by/ https://deaconallen.com/rules-to-live-by/#respond Thu, 13 Dec 2018 14:00:39 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=2032 After going on a couples retreat at the Benedictine monastery St. Meinrad, I wanted to learn more about the Rule of St. Benedict. I bought a book that described the...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/rules-to-live-by/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 To Boldly Preach in Jesus’ Name https://deaconallen.com/to-boldly-preach-in-jesus-name/ https://deaconallen.com/to-boldly-preach-in-jesus-name/#respond Thu, 12 Apr 2018 13:00:16 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=1926 After having been miraculously released from jail and returned to the Temple to continue their preaching in the name of Jesus, the apostles were re-arrested and brought again before the...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/to-boldly-preach-in-jesus-name/feed/ 0 Off the Rails https://deaconallen.com/off-the-rails/ https://deaconallen.com/off-the-rails/#respond Thu, 27 Apr 2017 13:00:32 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=1792 In 1980, Ozzy Osbourne released a song called “Crazy Train.” In this song, Ozzy asks when we can all learn to love in a world gone mad: Crazy, but that’s...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/off-the-rails/feed/ 0 Behold! https://deaconallen.com/behold/ https://deaconallen.com/behold/#comments Sun, 21 Dec 2014 15:15:55 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=1184 Our Gospel today was “the Annunciation”, the same Gospel we used for the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception. Very often, you will see Annunciation in a painting or stained glass...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/behold/feed/ 2 St. Joseph: Model of Obedience https://deaconallen.com/st-joseph-model-of-obedience/ https://deaconallen.com/st-joseph-model-of-obedience/#respond Thu, 20 Mar 2014 00:00:37 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=937 Prayer to St. Joseph: Model of Obedience Saint Joseph, one of the most visible traits of your soul is obedience to God. Woven into your entire life is faithfulness, obedience,...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/st-joseph-model-of-obedience/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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