Blameless in Holiness
With today being the Memorial of The Passion of St. John the Baptist, the line…
Deacon AllenAugust 29, 2013
Pitching a Tent
I can remember going camping a lot when my boys were young. It was always…
Deacon AllenAugust 1, 2013
It’s All About Showing Up
I spent the day on Saturday with about 800 teens from across the Midwest as…
Deacon AllenJuly 28, 2013
One Returns; One Departs
I have returned from my week of silence and solitude, peace and prayer. There was…
Deacon AllenFebruary 27, 2013
Prayer, Silence and Solitude
The past three weeks have been mentally challenging for me, and I find the need…
Deacon AllenFebruary 16, 2013
The Importance and Power of Prayer
This article comes from fellow blogger Fr. Dwight Longenecker. I am re-posting this because it…
Deacon AllenFebruary 5, 2013
Shortest Sermon Ever!!!
Sunday's Gospel reading from Luke (Luke 4:14-21) is a hard text to get your head…
Deacon AllenJanuary 29, 2013
Beautiful Prayer
Here is a prayer often attributed to Oscar Romero, but actually written by the late…
Deacon AllenJanuary 9, 2013
Happy New Year!
We say this all the time, but do you ever stop to think what we…
Deacon AllenJanuary 1, 2013
Refreshed on a Hot Summer Day
It's the fifth of July, and it's going to be another hot summer day. After…
Deacon AllenJuly 5, 2012
