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HOLY SILENCE
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Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Aug 22, 20231 min read
Disappointing People
I am human. I sin. I disappoint people. And I hate that reality. I am human. I live. I fail me. And I hate that reality. I am human. I...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Aug 15, 20231 min read
She Who is Constant in Prayer
Oh, how the Apostles must have cried! When she, whose soul magnified the Lord, tasted death. Oh, how the Apostles must have been stunned!...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Apr 9, 20231 min read
Loved Like Lazarus
When you were ill, Lazarus, Jesus said it would not end you. He transformed your misery, So the Glory of God could be revealed. Pray that...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Feb 19, 20231 min read
Homily: Mercy and Peace
Fr. Thomas' homily exhorts God's people to seek healing and spiritual growth, beseeching mercy and peace from God and granting the same...
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
Oct 23, 20211 min read
Paths of Dark and Light
Why do I take the man-made paths Twisted and turning With fits and stops along the way? Overgrown with brambles Created by a mind Built...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
May 23, 20211 min read
The Inexhaustible Cup
With head bowed, Back bent, and tired feet, I crawl to you on hands and knees. With eyes swollen, Parched mouth, and Prayer rope in hand,...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
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...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Mar 28, 20201 min read
A Prayer During Devastating Pestilence
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia approved texts of prayerful supplications in view of the threat of the spreading...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Mar 27, 20201 min read
A Prayer for the Sick
You can help during this Covid-19 Pandemic. Pray for those who are sick and suffering. Here's a short and effective prayer you can use....
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