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HOLY SILENCE
Reflections on a Journey into God
A Community Committed to
Eastern Christian Contemplation and the
Healing Sacraments of the Church
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Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Apr 24, 20191 min read
Help Us to Put Away the Old Self
We pray, Most Holy Trinity, that you help us to die to our old self. Help us to escape from desperation, desolation, dysfunction, sin,...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Apr 19, 20191 min read
Resuscitate Us, O Lord
Resuscitate us, O Lord, from our spiritual death. Lift us out of our obstructed, dark, and decayed tombs. Wash us, hold us, and awaken...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Mar 18, 20191 min read
The Frigid, Empty Center
What good is a smile, if you make others grimace? What good is talking, if you make others cry? What good is sharing, if you deceive...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Mar 15, 20191 min read
Those Who Play God
People who try to play God are distorted, sick, chaotic, and evil. They bully, overpower, demand, pressure, and deceive. They put...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Mar 8, 20191 min read
He Will Lift You Up from Hell
God wants you to know He will not abandon you in your sorrow. Meditate on this irmos (a miniature hymn), from Ode 6 of The Great Canon of...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Feb 25, 20191 min read
Light Reveals the Path
It is dark. I am blind. The enemy encompasses me. My enemies encamp against me. Why am I here? What do I do? Help me close my eyes. Help...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Feb 20, 20191 min read
False Dichotomies
Constantly in church. Bickering committees. Avoiding church. Pursuing hobbies. Where is the want to commune with God? Spiritual but not...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Feb 4, 20191 min read
Seek Unity with the Trinity
Do not separate yourself from God, but seek intimate union with the Most Holy Trinity. This is what Christ prayed for us. "I ask not only...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jan 18, 20191 min read
St. John the Baptist, Pray for Us
St. John the Baptist, Prophet and Forerunner of Christ, pray for us that we too may become burning and shining lights (John 5:35). You...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jan 16, 20191 min read
Gifts that Quench the Desert Within
When we lift up our hearts, minds, and souls to the Most Holy Spirit of God and ask to be saved from ourselves by His sanctification, He...
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