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Pleasing me – it should not be!

Deacon Allen — Thu, 07 Oct 2021 15:15:58 +0000

“Love God greatly; be always united to God; do everything for God; love everything for God.” ~St. Gerard Majella While on retreat, my lodging accommodations found me in the St....

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St. Albert the Great

Deacon Allen — Thu, 15 Nov 2018 14:00:00 +0000

Albertus Magnus, or St. Albert the Great, was born in Germany in 1206. He was fascinated by the relationship between faith and science so he studied astronomy and biology and...

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We Need More, Not Less

Deacon Allen — Thu, 04 Jan 2018 14:00:10 +0000

Welcome to 2018! We are now four days into the New Year and we begin the annual tradition or ritual of the New Year’s Resolution. You know what I’m talking...

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The God with a Plan

Deacon Allen — Thu, 21 Sep 2017 13:00:13 +0000

We don’t much like tax collectors today. But in first century Israel, they were held in even lower regard. Many of them were corrupt – lining their own pockets in a...

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Slow-Roasted for Christ

Deacon Allen — Thu, 10 Aug 2017 13:00:55 +0000

Saint Lawrence was one of seven deacons who were in charge of giving help to the poor and the needy. When a persecution broke out in the year 258, Pope...

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You’ve Got a Saint-Maker!

Deacon Allen — Thu, 17 Nov 2016 14:00:47 +0000

Have you ever encountered someone who was difficult to work with or was challenging to be around? For the most part, we always seem to get along or even become...

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St. Leo the Great

Deacon Allen — Thu, 10 Nov 2016 14:00:30 +0000

Today, November 10th, is the Roman Catholic Church’s memorial of the fifth-century Pope Saint Leo I, known as “St. Leo the Great.” Reigning for over two decades, he sought to...

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Saint Barnabas

Deacon Allen — Wed, 11 Jun 2014 23:30:45 +0000

Today is the feast day of St. Barnabas. He is the patron saint of Cyprus, Antioch, and against hailstorms. He is also invoked as a peacemaker. But who was St....

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St. Ignatius of Antioch

Deacon Allen — Thu, 17 Oct 2013 13:09:47 +0000

Today is the feast day of St Ignatius of Antioch. He was the bishop of Antioch in Syria and was the second successor of St. Peter. He was a disciple...

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