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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
5 days ago1 min read
There is Never Enough Sky
There is never enough sky for the contemplative And no mountain tall enough for the hesychast. There is never enough sand in the desert...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jan 102 min read
Amazon, Me, and Gregory of Nyssa
I remember the early days of Amazon, when it wasn't much more than an online bookstore. A lot has changed since then. In fact, the other...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Dec 25, 20241 min read
What Do You Ask of Me? (Homily + Post)
God loves. And creates us. Christ came in the flesh. And Transfigured before our eyes. He trampled down death. And ascended too. Hence...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Dec 17, 20241 min read
A Still Presence, Transfiguring
There is a river lying deep in the soul. Its waters flow from the Jordan and through Every Baptism since. There is also a light shining...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Apr 29, 20241 min read
Living While the World is Dying
Just in case you haven't heard the news, The world is dying and There's nothing we can do to stop it. But not in the ways you think....
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Aug 7, 20231 min read
Christ was Transfigured, We are Illumined!
"...let us make our way towards the radiance of the light of grace, that we may acknowledge and venerate the threefold Godhead, who...
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
Mar 10, 20231 min read
The Waters that Lie Between Us
An inestimable gulf exists Between what I am And what You made me to be. That is why I stare with longing Across the waters That lie...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Mar 3, 20231 min read
The Chaotic Maze
I pretend and pretend and pretend To want what others want. But the truth is I don't. I don't care about status or trends I don't care...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Feb 20, 20231 min read
A Sick, Sad, Twisted Affair
When was the last time I reflected on The possibility of Eternal punishment? It's such a sick, sad, twisted affair. No, not this thing We...
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