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HOLY SILENCE
Reflections on a Journey into God
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Eastern Christian Contemplation and the
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Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Dec 24, 20242 min read
It's Time for a New Tradition
Let us pray for one another! Now is the time to reorient ourselves to the serious task of intercessory prayer. Nativity, Theophany, and...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
May 3, 20241 min read
Surround us with Your Holy Angels
"The One, Who at all times, and at every hour, both in Heaven and earth, is worshipped, and glorified, O Christ, our God, long-suffering,...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jun 6, 20233 min read
Filled with the Holy Spirit!
This prayer to the Holy Spirit was written by St. Symeon the New Theologian (949–1022) who saw the Spirit before him. "Come, true light...
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
Mar 28, 20231 min read
Transverse the Divide
While we await Our eternal return To fully live in God, It is our job and our joy to commune with Him By entering into the divine...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Mar 22, 20232 min read
The Necessary Infinitude of Contemplation
Humans have a capacity for understanding, and living, within the infinitude of God now and into eternity. It is a fact and a desire deep...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Mar 20, 20231 min read
Tabernacle
A stone door opens Light fades to darkness The space is filled Veils abound. Silence deafens Heads are bent Knees weaken A Body is still....
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Mar 5, 20231 min read
Icons: Diaries of Divine Direction
Icons tell more than a story. They explain the faith As brought to us by God Who came in the flesh Himself. They illustrate the love of...
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...
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