sin Archives - Deacon Allen Tatara Catholic Speaker https://deaconallen.com/tag/sin/ Catholic Motivational Speaker Wed, 04 Oct 2023 21:31:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Does Your Fence Need Mending? https://deaconallen.com/does-your-fence-need-mending/ https://deaconallen.com/does-your-fence-need-mending/#comments Thu, 05 Oct 2023 15:00:53 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=3253 Did you ever stop and think about fences? Fences are quite interesting because its reason for existence is twofold: it either keeps things in or keeps things out. But what...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/does-your-fence-need-mending/feed/ 2 The Woman in the Lake https://deaconallen.com/the-woman-in-the-lake/ https://deaconallen.com/the-woman-in-the-lake/#respond Thu, 18 Nov 2021 16:00:53 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=2389 Once upon a time there was a peasant woman, and a very wicked woman she was. When the woman died, she did not leave a single good deed behind. The...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/the-woman-in-the-lake/feed/ 0 Look at these Palms https://deaconallen.com/look-at-these-palms/ https://deaconallen.com/look-at-these-palms/#respond Sun, 25 Mar 2018 23:15:55 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=1922 When I was a kid, Holy Week was always a busy week. We were getting the food ready for the Polish Easter Basket blessing next Saturday and planning for the...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/look-at-these-palms/feed/ 0 Ashes are for People like Us https://deaconallen.com/ashes-are-for-people-like-us/ https://deaconallen.com/ashes-are-for-people-like-us/#comments Wed, 14 Feb 2018 23:00:37 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=1903 Just in case anyone’s stressing over this, getting ashes doesn’t mean we’re holy. In fact, getting ashes means we’re not holy. Ashes are for sinners, for people like me who...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/ashes-are-for-people-like-us/feed/ 1 Forgiveness is a Tough Job https://deaconallen.com/forgiveness-is-a-tough-job/ https://deaconallen.com/forgiveness-is-a-tough-job/#comments Sun, 17 Sep 2017 15:00:30 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=1849 Just the other day I was flipping through TV channels and came across a show about a guy who picks up road kill for a living. I thought, “Why in...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/forgiveness-is-a-tough-job/feed/ 1 The Cocoon of Self-Absorption https://deaconallen.com/the-cocoon-of-self-absorption/ https://deaconallen.com/the-cocoon-of-self-absorption/#respond Thu, 16 Mar 2017 13:00:11 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=1770 One of the many wonders of nature is a cocoon. A caterpillar encloses itself in a type of tomb and then emerges transformed and flies through the air in the form...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/the-cocoon-of-self-absorption/feed/ 0 A Little Man Meets a Big God https://deaconallen.com/a-little-man-meets-a-big-god/ https://deaconallen.com/a-little-man-meets-a-big-god/#comments Sun, 30 Oct 2016 15:00:22 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=1684 October 4, 1979: I remember it well, for it was a day like none other. On this particular crisp autumn afternoon, my family and I headed to Chicago to see...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/a-little-man-meets-a-big-god/feed/ 1 Giving Without Cost https://deaconallen.com/giving-without-cost-2/ https://deaconallen.com/giving-without-cost-2/#respond Thu, 07 Jul 2016 13:00:33 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=1596 We are now several months into the Year of Mercy, and I believe that it’s a good time for us to check-in and see how we are doing. Perhaps it...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/giving-without-cost-2/feed/ 0 The Trouble Tree https://deaconallen.com/the-trouble-tree/ https://deaconallen.com/the-trouble-tree/#respond Thu, 17 Mar 2016 00:00:45 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=1514 Tonight, I want to share with you a powerful story: I hired a carpenter to help me restore an old farmhouse.  After he had just finished a rough first day...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/the-trouble-tree/feed/ 0 God Understands https://deaconallen.com/god-understands/ https://deaconallen.com/god-understands/#respond Mon, 14 Mar 2016 12:43:16 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=1510 A farmer painted a sign advertising puppies for sale and was nailing it to a post on the edge of his yard. As he was driving the last nail into...

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