An Alarming Discovery
Retreat flashback from October 2025: I woke this morning not by hearing birds singing, but…
Deacon AllenFebruary 12, 2026
Welcome 2026
Welcome 2026! How quickly did you arrive - and I honestly don’t know what happened…
Deacon AllenJanuary 8, 2026
Time to Rest
While on retreat a couple of months ago, I flipped through a magazine in my…
Deacon AllenDecember 4, 2025
Random Thoughts from the Road
I spent this past weekend in Villa Maria, Pennsylvania where I was blessed to lead…
Deacon AllenSeptember 1, 2022
Pleasing me – it should not be!
“Love God greatly; be always united to God; do everything for God; love everything for…
Deacon AllenOctober 7, 2021
Rules to Live By
After going on a couples retreat at the Benedictine monastery St. Meinrad, I wanted to…
Deacon AllenDecember 13, 2018
What a Surprise!
My wife and I spent this past weekend with 13 teenagers on a Peer Ministry…
Deacon AllenSeptember 1, 2016
In the Silence of the Stillness
Sabbath Place Hermitage This past weekend, I went away on retreat to a place called…
Deacon AllenAugust 6, 2015
Come and Rest in the Lord
At the end of June, I went on a retreat – something that we as…
Deacon AllenSeptember 10, 2014
