Fr. Thomas ColyandroMar 5, 20231 min readIcons: Diaries of Divine DirectionIcons 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 ColyandroMar 9, 20221 min readSpine-Chilling MysteryHow can this be? Pouring Your love into my heart? Filling my mind with Your knowledge? How can You want me before you in prayer? Such a...
Fr. Thomas ColyandroJun 3, 20211 min readThe Divine RefugeIt is getting late and My head hangs low. It is darker now and My tears begin to flow. It is desperate all round so My hands grasp...
Fr. Thomas ColyandroAug 19, 20201 min readGod Offers Us Transfiguration The Divine nature of Jesus was revealed on Mt. Tabor; Peter, James. and John were transfigured because of it. These three Apostles saw...
Fr. Thomas ColyandroJul 6, 20204 min readTurn 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 ColyandroApr 16, 20201 min readGet Rid of All ObstaclesDuring this time of isolation, I encourage you to learn more about your inner life with God. If you do so in all earnest, you will taste...
Fr. Thomas ColyandroJan 19, 20201 min readTheophany: God Appears to UsThe Holy Feast of Theophany is that greatest of days in which we celebrate the presence of the entirety of the Most Holy Trinity. "In...
Fr. Thomas ColyandroJan 14, 20202 min readHoly Spirit Heals and IlluminatesSt. Basil the Great (329-379), one of the Early Church Fathers who lived in the Cappadocian Region (which today is central Turkey),...