thoughts Archives - Deacon Allen Tatara Catholic Speaker https://deaconallen.com/tag/thoughts/ Catholic Motivational Speaker Wed, 20 May 2026 16:50:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Don’t Let Doubt Hold Us Back https://deaconallen.com/dont-let-doubt-hold-us-back/ https://deaconallen.com/dont-let-doubt-hold-us-back/#respond Sun, 17 May 2026 15:00:55 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=4226 Can I be real with you? I have issues. Seriously, I have issues. For as long as I can remember, my mind has been in this constant state of chaos...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/bathe-in-the-lord/feed/ 0 Did You Think to Pray? https://deaconallen.com/did-you-think-to-pray/ https://deaconallen.com/did-you-think-to-pray/#comments Thu, 18 Sep 2025 15:00:41 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=3413 If you have a bunch of “stuff” going on in your life right now, let me pose this question to both you and me: Did you think to pray? It’s...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/did-you-think-to-pray/feed/ 3 What Worries You Masters You https://deaconallen.com/what-worries-you-masters-you/ https://deaconallen.com/what-worries-you-masters-you/#comments Thu, 30 Jan 2025 16:00:07 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=3346 Thoughts are a funny thing. In fact, the average person can have up to 60,000 thoughts per day. (I know, that’s crazy!) That means that our brains are constantly producing...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/what-worries-you-masters-you/feed/ 3 Random Thoughts from the Road https://deaconallen.com/random-thoughts-from-the-road/ https://deaconallen.com/random-thoughts-from-the-road/#comments Thu, 01 Sep 2022 15:00:21 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=2785 I spent this past weekend in Villa Maria, Pennsylvania where I was blessed to lead a retreat for deacons and their wives from the Diocese of Youngstown, Ohio. Here are...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/random-thoughts-from-the-road/feed/ 4 Random Thoughts from a Wandering Mind https://deaconallen.com/random-thoughts-from-a-wandering-mind/ https://deaconallen.com/random-thoughts-from-a-wandering-mind/#respond Thu, 05 May 2022 15:00:43 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=2661 There are quite a few random thoughts running through this wandering mind of mine this week, and it seems to be taking me in a variety of directions. I’m feeling...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/random-thoughts-from-a-wandering-mind/feed/ 0 Here Comes the Judg(ing) https://deaconallen.com/here-comes-the-judging/ https://deaconallen.com/here-comes-the-judging/#respond Thu, 27 Jul 2017 20:00:02 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=1837 For some reason, I woke up this morning not praising God, but judging others. You may think that this is difficult because I haven’t even “seen” anyone yet. But for...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/here-comes-the-judging/feed/ 0 Listening to God’s Voice https://deaconallen.com/listening-to-gods-voice/ https://deaconallen.com/listening-to-gods-voice/#respond Thu, 27 Mar 2014 12:15:22 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=940 Have you ever wondered what God is saying to us? Are we even listening? Many of us feel as if we can’t hear God, and as a result we walk...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/listening-to-gods-voice/feed/ 0 What if Dogs Could Think? https://deaconallen.com/what-if-dogs-could-think/ https://deaconallen.com/what-if-dogs-could-think/#respond Thu, 29 Mar 2012 01:04:00 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/what-if-dogs-could-think/ As I was driving on my way to work this morning, I was saying my morning prayers as my usual custom when driving to work early in the morning. It...

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