Healing 4/5

Apr 23, 20211 min read

Living or Dying Water?

Empty and loveless is the world founded by man, Built for his own edification. Angry and hopeless is the world fueled by man, Possessed...

Apr 16, 20211 min read

Watching for the Cloud

Seeing darkness, I watch the clouds build on the horizon. Assuming rain, I wait for the clouds to whip up the sea and the sand. What...

Mar 29, 20211 min read

Gazing Upon Still Waters

When I gaze upon the still waters, I feel the breeze of your loving insistence. When I gaze upon the still waters, I hear the calm from...

Mar 23, 20211 min read

Praying in the Rain

Head bowed And hair soaked, My fingers grasp The woolen rope on my hand. Ebb of sin Flow of prayer, My mind in heart The knots move my...

Mar 13, 20211 min read

The Water's Edge

I walk along the water’s edge, Aware that I live in liminal spaces. One foot seemingly on solid ground, Relying on what’s familiar....

Feb 21, 20211 min read

Homily: Be As You Truly Are

As recent storms and power outages jolted us into remembering, we are much more than the noises and distractions that surround us. And we...

Aug 28, 20201 min read

Mary's Dormition, Death to Self

Mary, the Mother of God, the Most Holy Theotokos, died to herself at a very early age in order to serve God. Have you ever thought about...

Jul 25, 20201 min read

God is With You

Pandemics, protests, storms, and stress, no matter what you are personally facing right now, please know in your heart that God is with...

Jul 6, 20204 min read

Turn and Live

"1. Blessed Abba Paul the Simple, the disciple of Abba Anthony, told the Fathers that which follows: "One day he went to a monastery to...

Jun 9, 20201 min read

Podcast: Being a Normal Human & Taking Stillness into a Distracted World

Mary Kochan (1955-2022) interviews Fr. Thomas about the need for silence in our distracted world, how the spiritual community we build...

HOLY SILENCE