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HOLY SILENCE
Reflections on a Journey into God
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Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jan 20, 20231 min read
Breathe the Breath of God
Ways shallow that Weigh down. Panes clouded that Pain all around. Minds confused and Mines that are fused. Traps that are lain and Slaps...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Mar 23, 20221 min read
How do I show them?
When Your Mother took me By the arm and Stared into my eyes, I could not see. When Your Mother Walked with me and Talked with me, I could...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Nov 13, 20211 min read
Suffer the Middle Thing
You are the Alpha and the Omega. I trust you are behind me I trust you are ahead of me. It's this middle thing We call life That I don't...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Oct 23, 20211 min read
Paths of Dark and Light
Why do I take the man-made paths Twisted and turning With fits and stops along the way? Overgrown with brambles Created by a mind Built...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jul 15, 20211 min read
This Life I Give to You
With the rising of the sun, You stretch my soul and breathe into my lungs. In the still heat of the noonday, You close my eyes and...


Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Dec 4, 20201 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
Aug 28, 20201 min read
Mary's Dormition, Death to Self
Mary, the Mother of God, the Most Holy Theotokos, died to herself at a very early age in order to serve God. Have you ever thought about...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Aug 19, 20201 min read
God 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 Colyandro
Jan 19, 20201 min read
Theophany: God Appears to Us
The 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 Colyandro
Jan 6, 20201 min read
A Silent Soul Prefigures Heaven
"The silence of the soul is one of the mysteries of the coming age." - St. Isaac the Syrian, The Four Books of St. Isaac the Syrian,...

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