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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pray | Deacon Allen Tatara Catholic Speaker - Part 7
On the Inside; On the Outside
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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How Is Your Lent Going?
Posted by Deacon Allen | Discipleship, Emotions/Feelings, Prayer | No CommentsLent is the time when we seek the Lord through prayer, by giving alms through service, and by practicing self-control through fasting. Each of us is called to a true inner conversion of heart as we try to follow God’s will more faithfully in our day-to-day lives. Read More
4 Ways to Get Through Hard Times
Posted by Deacon Allen | Emotions/Feelings, Everyday Life | 2 CommentsThere is a great deal of stuff happening in our world right now – the lasting effects of the pandemic, economic inflation, rampant hatred of others, and global power struggles. It’s enough to stress one out. Here are four ways to get through hard times.
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Name It, Claim It, Change It
Posted by Deacon Allen | Emotions/Feelings, Everyday Life, Prayer | 2 CommentsThis past Christmas, my son and daughter-in-law gave me something called ‘Your Desktop Confessional.’ It looks just like one of those old-fashioned confessionals that you would find in an old, city church.
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5 Faith Lessons from a Fallen Tree
Posted by Deacon Allen | Emotions/Feelings, Everyday Life, Hodgepodge | 2 CommentsThere’s nothing better than sitting in the shade of a tree on a hot summer day, sipping on a cold beverage while contemplating God’s beautiful creation. We often take these enormous, leafy landscape-enhancers for granted – until these are gone.
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Paying It Forward, Wet Pants and All
Posted by Deacon Allen | Emotions/Feelings, Everyday Life, Hodgepodge | 4 CommentsThis story was shared with me by a priest a few years back and is a great reminder for all of us to ask ourselves if we are paying it forward, wet pants and all.
I thought it was going to be just an ordinary, everyday haircut, but it ended up being a faith-filled encounter with God. Here are the 5 ways I found God at the hair salon.
As you got up this morning, I watched you and hoped you would talk to me even if it was just a few words, asking my opinion or thanking me for something good that happened in your life yesterday – but I noticed you were too busy to find the right outfit to put on and wear. I waited again.
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If It Weren’t for Bad Luck…
Posted by Deacon Allen | Emotions/Feelings, Everyday Life, Prayer | No CommentsAs the saying goes, “If it weren’t for bad luck, I’d have no luck at all.”
