will Archives - Deacon Allen Tatara Catholic Speaker https://deaconallen.com/tag/will/ Catholic Motivational Speaker Sat, 17 Jan 2026 18:42:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Resolution to Recognize and Respond https://deaconallen.com/resolution-to-recognize-and-respond/ https://deaconallen.com/resolution-to-recognize-and-respond/#respond Sun, 18 Jan 2026 17:30:53 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=3481 How many of you made New Year’s resolutions? How many of you abandoned these already? Don’t feel bad. Statistics show that only 9% of us keep our resolutions throughout the...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/resolution-to-recognize-and-respond/feed/ 0 Take Up Our Cross https://deaconallen.com/take-up-our-cross/ https://deaconallen.com/take-up-our-cross/#respond Thu, 15 Feb 2018 14:00:09 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=1909 What did Jesus mean when He said, “If anyone wishes to come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.”  (Luke 9:22-25) What does...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/take-up-our-cross/feed/ 0 Persistence in Prayer https://deaconallen.com/persistence-in-prayer/ https://deaconallen.com/persistence-in-prayer/#comments Thu, 12 Oct 2017 13:00:37 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=1859 Today, Jesus teaches that we should pray with persistence (Luke 11:5-13). Of course, the question comes to mind: if God is such a loving and caring parent who will only...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/persistence-in-prayer/feed/ 1 Nothing for the Journey https://deaconallen.com/nothing-for-the-journey/ https://deaconallen.com/nothing-for-the-journey/#respond Thu, 04 Feb 2016 14:15:33 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=1487 Over the years, I’ve met several people who have decided to temporarily leave their everyday lives in order to travel. They would travel to Europe, moving from town to town...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/nothing-for-the-journey/feed/ 0 I Am So Stressed (Blessed)! https://deaconallen.com/i-am-so-stressed-blessed/ https://deaconallen.com/i-am-so-stressed-blessed/#respond Thu, 29 Oct 2015 13:20:13 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=1426 I am so stressed! I am stressed out beyond belief! In fact, if stress burned calories, I’d be a supermodel. I am being bombarded from so many different directions that...

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]]> https://deaconallen.com/i-am-so-stressed-blessed/feed/ 0 Thy Will Be Done https://deaconallen.com/thy-will-be-done/ https://deaconallen.com/thy-will-be-done/#respond Thu, 19 Jun 2014 12:30:17 +0000 https://deaconallen.com/?p=1005 In today’s Gospel (Matthew 6:7-15), Jesus teaches us how to pray. The Lord’s Prayer beautifully reflects God’s wishes when Jesus says, “When praying, do not babble.” In other words, quantity...

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