A huge crowd was watching the famous tightrope walker Charles Blondin cross Niagara Falls one day in 1860.
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trust | Deacon Allen Tatara Catholic Speaker - Part 3
On the Inside; On the Outside
The Only Thing That Matters
Posted by Deacon Allen | Discipleship, Emotions/Feelings, Everyday Life | No CommentsAccording to an ancient legend, a king who had no son to succeed him posted a notice inviting young men to come and apply for adoption into his family. The two qualifications were love of God and love of neighbor.
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When you are feeling down or beating yourself up for whatever the reason, my hope is that this prayer will help when you most need it.
All of us seem to struggle with an angry temper from time to time. If you fall into this category, this prayer just may be exactly what you need.
There I was, digging through my archives of articles and meditations when I came across this beautiful story. On the road of life, do you have trust issues?
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Sometimes, certain things in life touch your heart right when you need it most. That happened to me this week as I was looking up some information on the Internet. An image of a T-shirt popped up on my screen, but it wasn’t the shirt that caught my attention. It was the anonymous quote that was on it:
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Blessing or Woe? Which Way Do We Go?
Posted by Deacon Allen | Discipleship, Everyday Life, Prayer | No CommentsIf you were to search the Internet for the word “paradox,” you would get a couple of different definitions: a paradox is when two things are both true, but the two things seem to contradict each other; or a paradox is a statement that may sound contradictory but upon further reflection, reveals a deeper spiritual truth through the comparison of their parts. Confused? Let me give you a few examples:
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I thought it was going to be just an ordinary, everyday haircut, but it ended up being a faith-filled encounter with God. Here are the 5 ways I found God at the hair salon.
If It Weren’t for Bad Luck…
Posted by Deacon Allen | Emotions/Feelings, Everyday Life, Prayer | No CommentsAs the saying goes, “If it weren’t for bad luck, I’d have no luck at all.”
Surprise! We Are All Pregnant!
Posted by Deacon Allen | Discipleship, Emotions/Feelings, Everyday Life | No CommentsI believe that there are two types of people in this world: those who like surprises and those who don’t. I, for one, do not like surprises. And I think the reason why is that the surprise usually doesn’t end well for me. Let me give you a perfect example.
