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HOLY SILENCE
Reflections on a Journey into God
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Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Sep 23, 20191 min read
Be Fully Alive: Unite Mind and Heart
"May the Lord help you to be fully alive and to preserve sobriety. But do not forget the chief thing, to unite the attention and mind...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Sep 18, 20191 min read
Jesus Prayer Unites Mind and Heart
"All your inner disorder is due to the dislocation of your powers, the mind and the heart each going their own way. You must unite the...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Sep 16, 20191 min read
Concentrate Within Yourself
"Be concentrated within yourself and try not to leave the heart, for the Lord is there. Seek this state and work for it. When you have...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Sep 12, 20191 min read
Spiritual Thieves
"Just as thieves do not lightly attack a place where they see royal weapons prepared against them, so he who has grafted prayer into his...
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
Aug 23, 20191 min read
Simplicity is Always the Answer
Everyone asks questions of God all the time. Why am I here? What is my purpose? Are you there? Are you listening? Can you help me?...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Aug 16, 20191 min read
Find a Place Alone to Pray
Jesus found places to pray alone. This is what He taught the Apostles and disciples to do too. This is an integral part of the process of...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Aug 5, 20191 min read
Using Moments of Solitude
"You should devote your moments of solitude exclusively to working for God - to prayer and the thought of God. These practices, if...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jul 29, 20191 min read
Pray for Your Guardian Angel to Help
"O angel of Christ, holy guardian and protector of my soul and body, forgive me everything wherein I have offended you every day of my...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jul 24, 20192 min read
Pray for Your Own Blessed Death
Our modern culture seems to have an obsession with the macabre, but a serious aversion to understanding the dynamic link between life and...
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