rest Archives - Deacon Allen Tatara Catholic Speaker https://deaconallen.com/tag/rest/ Catholic Motivational Speaker Wed, 20 May 2026 16:50:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Time to Rest https://deaconallen.com/time-to-rest/ https://deaconallen.com/time-to-rest/#respond Thu, 04 Dec 2025 16:00:05 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=3458 While on retreat a couple of months ago, I flipped through a magazine in my hermitage to see if anything captured my attention. Indeed there was! I found an article...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/time-to-rest/feed/ 0 Fast-ing for Lent https://deaconallen.com/fast-ing-for-lent/ https://deaconallen.com/fast-ing-for-lent/#respond Thu, 23 Mar 2023 15:00:28 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=3086 It is hard to believe that we are in the fourth week of Lent – already. The days seem to be running faster than normal. Perhaps it’s time that we...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/fast-ing-for-lent/feed/ 0 The Power of Perseverance https://deaconallen.com/the-power-of-perseverance/ https://deaconallen.com/the-power-of-perseverance/#respond Thu, 03 Nov 2022 15:00:05 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=2847 “If you’re going through hell, keep going. ~Winston Churchill As all of us have aged, we have learned many valuable lessons that we wish we could have told the ‘younger...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/the-power-of-perseverance/feed/ 0 Write it Down! https://deaconallen.com/write-it-down/ https://deaconallen.com/write-it-down/#comments Fri, 07 Jun 2019 00:15:36 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=2069 A couple in their nineties are both having problems remembering things. During a checkup, the doctor tells them that they’re physically okay, but they might want to start writing things...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/write-it-down/feed/ 1 In the Good Old Summertime https://deaconallen.com/in-the-good-old-summertime/ https://deaconallen.com/in-the-good-old-summertime/#respond Thu, 30 Jul 2015 13:00:09 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=1365 Ah, summertime. A time of rest, relaxation, and recreation; a time of sunshine, warm breezes, high humidity and mosquito’s. Summer is a great time to remove oneself from the ordinary...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/i-am-tired/feed/ 0 Come and Rest in the Lord https://deaconallen.com/come-and-rest-in-the-lord/ https://deaconallen.com/come-and-rest-in-the-lord/#comments Thu, 11 Sep 2014 00:00:23 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=1081 At the end of June, I went on a retreat – something that we as deacons are required to do. It is to take the opportunity to disconnect from our...

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