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HOLY SILENCE
Reflections on a Journey into God
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Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Aug 30, 20191 min read
Contemplation in St. Gregory Palamas
Creation is a good, which God gave to us out of pure love. But that doesn't mean everything we create is as equally true and beautiful....
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
May 15, 20191 min read
Awakening Can Come in Two Ways
God will sometimes grant a person external manifestations of the Divine Order, which are quite often visions that are revealed while...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
May 13, 20191 min read
Fear Can Accompany Awakening
"It is remarkable that this grace-given awakening is always accompanied by a startling and by some kind of fright. This startling and...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
May 9, 20191 min read
New Ways of Understanding
Even though we can never truly grasp God's brilliant complexity and awestriking luminosity, He is always inviting us onto a pathway of...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
May 7, 20192 min read
A New Laying-On of Hands
In the post-Resurrection Gospel (John 20:26-29) that is read on what is known as the Sunday of St. Thomas, God tells us a story of a new...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Apr 22, 20191 min read
Let us Dine with You, O Lord
We beg you, O Lord, to let us dine with you at the Mystical Supper; not because we are worthy, but because we love you and desire to...
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
Feb 27, 20191 min read
I Love You
I love you, Jesus. You are my Lord. You are my Savior. I love you, Jesus. You are my Messiah. You are my Redeemer. I love you, Jesus. You...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Feb 16, 20191 min read
Who?
You. And only you. You are the Christ, the Son of the Living God. Lead me to you. Teach me to shun everything that is not of you. There...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Nov 28, 20181 min read
Christ Crucified Himself in Life
"The Lord crucified Himself for the world before the world crucified Him. He carried out the offering of His body, His self, as a...
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