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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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People are What They Do with Silence
No matter how hard we may try, it is impossible to avoid silence altogether. Aside from the natural silences that come with sleep,...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Oct 1, 20212 min read

Heal Me, O Silence
I try to understand How it is That You are So near to me? I want to know why? I want to know how? But why do I want to know? Is it so...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jun 30, 20211 min read


Fire and Water that Breathes
You fill me With Divine Love You surround me With Divine Fire You sustain me With Divine Waters You lead me With Divine Light I am not...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jun 19, 20211 min read

Ascending
When in the morning A light breeze awakens my mind, I remember You walked the earth. When in the afternoon A hot gust shutters my senses,...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jun 10, 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
May 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...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Apr 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...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Mar 23, 20211 min read


Christ is Born!
"Today the Virgin gives birth to the Transcendent One, And the earth offers a cave to the Unapproachable One! Angels with shepherds...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jan 6, 20211 min read


This Woman is the Abode of Heaven
The Great Feast of the Entrance of the Theotokos is the celebration of the presentation of Mary, the Mother of God, who was brought by...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Dec 4, 20201 min read

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