persistence Archives - Deacon Allen Tatara Catholic Speaker https://deaconallen.com/tag/persistence/ Catholic Motivational Speaker Wed, 05 Nov 2025 23:34:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Invasion of the Stink Bugs https://deaconallen.com/invasion-of-the-stink-bugs/ https://deaconallen.com/invasion-of-the-stink-bugs/#comments Thu, 06 Nov 2025 16:00:58 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=3436 Ah, Autumn! That wonderful time of year when the leaves turn colors, temperatures cool, and the stink bugs multiply in numbers. While sitting in my hermitage on retreat, I’ve lost...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/invasion-of-the-stink-bugs/feed/ 1 Persistence Pays Off https://deaconallen.com/persistence-pays-off/ https://deaconallen.com/persistence-pays-off/#respond Thu, 13 Feb 2020 14:00:36 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=2108 Today, we meet a Syrophoenician woman (Mark 7:24-30), which means she was from the area near Tyre and Sidon, just north of Galilee. These were cities truly lacking in faith,...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/persistence-pays-off/feed/ 0 Remain in Christ https://deaconallen.com/remain-in-christ/ https://deaconallen.com/remain-in-christ/#comments Thu, 02 Jan 2020 14:00:14 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=2100 In our first reading (1 John 2:22-28), John tells us that as we have received the anointing from Christ, that anointing must remain in us. When the anointing remains in...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/remain-in-christ/feed/ 2 Persistence in Prayer https://deaconallen.com/persistence-in-prayer/ https://deaconallen.com/persistence-in-prayer/#comments Thu, 12 Oct 2017 13:00:37 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=1859 Today, Jesus teaches that we should pray with persistence (Luke 11:5-13). Of course, the question comes to mind: if God is such a loving and caring parent who will only...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/persistence-in-prayer/feed/ 1 An Opportunity of a Lifetime https://deaconallen.com/an-opportunity-of-a-lifetime/ https://deaconallen.com/an-opportunity-of-a-lifetime/#respond Thu, 26 May 2016 13:00:10 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=1546 Have you ever encountered a once in a lifetime opportunity you knew you couldn’t pass up? You just knew it was something so incredible that you just had to act...

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