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HOLY SILENCE
Reflections on a Journey into God
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Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Nov 29, 20191 min read
You Are Not Forever Broken
You are not forever broken. You are not permanently stuck. If you simply look up, you will see that Christ is near. If you simply open...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Nov 20, 20191 min read
Be Watchful While the World is Blind
Where your eyes are focused, your mind is trained to see; and surely your heart is fixed to follow. What do you look at every day? Your...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Oct 30, 20191 min read
Pray Deeply and God Will Dwell in You
We must work to pray and to remember Christ so deeply in our hearts and minds that we experience Him dwelling in us, literally. This...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Oct 22, 20191 min read
Repent and Acquire a Haven of Peace
"Do not fritter away the time given you for repentance. Do not rivet your eyes to the earth on which you are a momentary actor, on which...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Oct 21, 20191 min read
Remember Death or Die Spiritually
"Our mind is so darkened by the fall that unless we force ourselves to remember death we can completely forget about it. When we forget...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Oct 18, 20191 min read
Help Others, Die to Your Old Self
To truly help others - to intercede for them - one must love. To truly love - to sacrifice for them - one must know God. To know God - to...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Oct 16, 20191 min read
Be Born from Above: Follow the Spirit
"The wind blows where it chooses, and you hear the sound of it, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Oct 14, 20191 min read
Meditate on Mary as Protector and Intercessor
"Today the faithful celebrate the feast with joy illumined by your coming, O Mother of God. Beholding your pure image we fervently cry to...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Sep 30, 20191 min read
Lay Aside All Earthly Cares
"Woe betide us if He finds us overcharged with the cares and sorrows of this life! For who will be able to bear His anger, who will bear...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Sep 25, 20191 min read
Prayer is Always Possible for Everyone
"Of course, every good deed done for Christ's sake gives us the grace of the Holy Spirit, but prayer gives us this grace most of all, for...
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