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HOLY SILENCE
Reflections on a Journey into God
A Community Committed to
Eastern Christian Contemplation and the
Healing Sacraments of the Church
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Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Feb 20, 20231 min read
A Sick, Sad, Twisted Affair
When was the last time I reflected on The possibility of Eternal punishment? It's such a sick, sad, twisted affair. No, not this thing We...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Feb 14, 20231 min read
Failures and Fire
I digress, I admit, Too often. It is a failure, My failure, To recognize the limits Of my steadfastness. My heart remains fixed on You....
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jan 30, 20231 min read
Release Their Pain
With eyes closed, Hands clasped, and On bended knee It rushes over me... The pain of others Reaching out For love and Forgiveness. How am...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jan 25, 20231 min read
Come Close to the Spirit
Inhumanity reigns Everyone, each and all Climbing and scraping Shouting and reacting! These words are tried, And they're never enough....
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jan 20, 20231 min read
Breathe the Breath of God
Ways shallow that Weigh down. Panes clouded that Pain all around. Minds confused and Mines that are fused. Traps that are lain and Slaps...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Dec 18, 20221 min read
Homily: Seek Healing, Not Fading Fashions
In this brief homily, Fr. Thomas warns us not to "become our own masters" enslaved to pleasures, entertainments, fashions, and cults of...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Dec 2, 20221 min read
Rescue Us from Curses
Do not despise our feeble petitions In times of trouble. Rescue us from the curses that convulse The wretched lips of our enemies. Born...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Oct 8, 20221 min read
Thousands and Millions
Seeking heaven, the Sun the Moon the Clouds, and the Rain. Searching earth, the Mountains, the Oceans, the Desert, and the Ice. Seeing...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
May 13, 20221 min read
Fading from the Light
The sun is setting in your eyes I can see it on your face. Your head is bowed And your back low. The brightness of your Illumination Is...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jan 4, 20221 min read
The Spiritually Dead
Cacophonous and Thunderous, O World of Mine Rending and Reaping with your Screeching and Shrieking, Tending to the Flocks of your Dead...
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