struggles Archives - Deacon Allen Tatara Catholic Speaker https://deaconallen.com/tag/struggles/ Catholic Motivational Speaker Wed, 20 May 2026 16:50:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Lenten Endurance https://deaconallen.com/lenten-endurance/ https://deaconallen.com/lenten-endurance/#respond Thu, 26 Feb 2026 16:00:51 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=3512 I realize that we are only one week into Lent, but some of us may be feeling a bit of pressure, especially if we gave up something that was really...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/lenten-endurance/feed/ 0 L’eggo my ego! https://deaconallen.com/leggo-my-ego/ https://deaconallen.com/leggo-my-ego/#comments Sun, 20 Oct 2024 16:00:55 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=3329 A very shy priest greeted the wedding guests as they entered the church. He was very nervous, so he didn’t say much. As the couple approached the altar and after...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/leggo-my-ego/feed/ 4 Our Trials Lead to Something More https://deaconallen.com/our-trials-lead-to-something-more/ https://deaconallen.com/our-trials-lead-to-something-more/#comments Thu, 19 Sep 2024 15:00:53 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=3322 As I began settling in on my annual retreat, I slowly started the process of withdrawal from the busyness of my life to the peace, silence, and tranquility of this...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/our-trials-lead-to-something-more/feed/ 1 A Love Story https://deaconallen.com/a-love-story/ https://deaconallen.com/a-love-story/#respond Thu, 12 May 2022 15:00:41 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=2667 I read this story from a post on LinkedIn written by Hiram Figueroa Jr. It’s a love story – and it will truly touch your heart. He is 85 and...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/a-love-story/feed/ 0 4 Ways to Get Through Hard Times https://deaconallen.com/4-ways-to-get-through-hard-times/ https://deaconallen.com/4-ways-to-get-through-hard-times/#comments Sat, 12 Mar 2022 00:00:44 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=2599 There is a great deal of stuff happening in our world right now – the lasting effects of the pandemic, economic inflation, rampant hatred of others, and global power struggles....

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/4-ways-to-get-through-hard-times/feed/ 2 We All Need a Heavenly Bear-Hug https://deaconallen.com/we-all-need-a-heavenly-bear-hug/ https://deaconallen.com/we-all-need-a-heavenly-bear-hug/#respond Thu, 14 Oct 2021 15:00:57 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=2357 When you were growing up as a child, what was your go-to object when you needed comfort, safety, or security? Was it a snuggly blanket, a pillow, a doll, or...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/we-all-need-a-heavenly-bear-hug/feed/ 0 We Are All in This Together https://deaconallen.com/we-are-all-in-this-together/ https://deaconallen.com/we-are-all-in-this-together/#respond Thu, 21 May 2020 13:00:00 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=2127 The post We Are All in This Together appeared first on Deacon Allen Tatara Catholic Speaker.

]]> https://deaconallen.com/we-are-all-in-this-together/feed/ 0 Groping, Hoping and Waiting https://deaconallen.com/groping-hoping-and-waiting/ https://deaconallen.com/groping-hoping-and-waiting/#respond Tue, 18 Dec 2018 01:30:16 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=2036 Not too long ago, I was at the grocery story waiting in line to check out. All was good with the world when suddenly I noticed that the checker ran...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/groping-hoping-and-waiting/feed/ 0 Hanging On https://deaconallen.com/hanging-on/ https://deaconallen.com/hanging-on/#respond Thu, 15 Jun 2017 12:15:10 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=1819 I was sorting through a bunch of papers recently when I came upon a quote from a silent retreat that I had taken a number of years ago. Here is...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/hanging-on/feed/ 0 God is with Us https://deaconallen.com/god-is-with-us-2/ https://deaconallen.com/god-is-with-us-2/#respond Sun, 18 Dec 2016 18:30:22 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=1728 We are Emmanuelites…God is with us! We used this call and response in Youth Ministry many years ago. And it had two purposes: first, to gain the attention of the...

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