Fr. Thomas ColyandroAug 20, 20155 min readThe Christian Motive for MonasticismAs Archpriest Georges Florovsky explains, Jesus modeled all of the actions and qualities that the earliest monks tried to emulate. In a...
Fr. Thomas ColyandroAug 19, 20155 min readObjections to MonasticismIn the middle of the fourth century, primarily male Egyptian peasants were leaving their village homes to settle in the desert where they...
Fr. Thomas ColyandroJun 24, 20152 min readFast, Pray and Persevere: The Story of St. Paul the SimpleFasting and perseverance are exceedingly important both to a life of deep prayer that can lead to a mystical encounter with God, and a...
Fr. Thomas ColyandroJun 17, 20153 min readSt. Anthony the Great: The Father of MonksSt. Anthony the Great (ca. 251–356) is the father of all monks. While he was neither the first monk nor the author of a rule for monks,...