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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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The Life-Giving Spring
Mary, Most Holy, and Mother of my God. My model, My refuge, and My love. I seek, and With humility, I ask To approach your Life-Giving...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
May 8, 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


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...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Apr 16, 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...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Mar 29, 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....
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Mar 13, 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

The Caves of Cappadocia
Standing at the base of an old, graying, wooden ladder I didn’t know what I would find in that mountain-cave turned church. As I ascended...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jun 3, 20094 min read

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