Fr. Thomas ColyandroDec 24, 20181 min readYour Nativity Shows Us the Kingdom!"Today the Virgin gives birth to the Transcendent One, And the earth offers a cave to the Unapproachable One! Angels with shepherds...
Fr. Thomas ColyandroDec 21, 20181 min readSt. Ambrose, Pray for UsSt. Ambrose, good shepherd of Milan and doctor of the Church, please pray for us so we have the courage to defend the Most Holy Trinity,...
Fr. Thomas ColyandroDec 17, 20181 min readStrangers to the Word of Life"The Virgin's gift to us of 'the Word of God' was different from that of the prophets, and the relationship that was formed and endured...
Fr. Thomas ColyandroDec 14, 20181 min readEmbody Christ, Don't Merely TeachThere is a great difference between teaching about Christ and embodying Him. This is the difference between Mary and the rest of us. She...
Fr. Thomas ColyandroDec 7, 20181 min readLet Your Heart Beat for God Alone"According to this covenant that she took upon herself, she became, as far as she herself was concerned, committed to virginity, and as...
Fr. Thomas ColyandroDec 5, 20181 min readCommit TotallyMary "gave herself to God as His handmaid, or slave, in the sense that she committed herself totally to Him, body, soul, and spirit. By...
Fr. Thomas ColyandroDec 3, 20181 min readGiving Ourselves to GodOverjoyed by God's gift of a daughter, Mary's parents, Joachim and Anna, brought her into the Jerusalem Temple when she was about three...
Fr. Thomas ColyandroSep 14, 20181 min readSt. Thomas and the Miracle of the Belt of the Holy Mother of GodAccording to the Sacred Tradition of the Orthodox Church, at the time of her Dormition, the Theotokos was buried by the Twelve Apostles...
Fr. Thomas ColyandroMar 2, 20182 min readOn Bringing Trouble or HealingChrist asked His Apostles, "But who do you say that I am?" (Mark 8:29). Should we not ask others the same thing about ourselves? We each...