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HOLY SILENCE
Reflections on a Journey into God
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Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Aug 8, 20162 min read
When Anger Wells Up, Evil Takes Over
When we get hurt by someone we love, an anger wells up from deep within us. Sometimes it takes over us by surprise. Sometimes we want it...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Aug 5, 20161 min read
Prayer is Our Everything
Prayer is our touch. Prayer is our site. Prayer is our hearing. Prayer is our smelling. Prayer is our tasting. Prayer is our breathing....
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Aug 15, 20152 min read
A Prayer for a Home Troubled by Evil Spirits
Let us pray to the Lord. Lord, have mercy. Oh God of our salvation, Son of the living God, Who is borne on the Cherubim, being above all...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Aug 14, 20151 min read
Inflict Anguish on the Evil One
"We are aware of the torment that the enemy frequently inflicts upon us visibly or invisibly. But we do not perceive the torment and...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Aug 12, 20151 min read
Prayer is Our Weapon Against the Enemy
"The enemy knows that prayer is our invisible weapon against him, and so he tries to keep us from praying. He fills us with a desire for...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Aug 3, 20151 min read
Prayer is Useless without Fear and Trembling
"If you are disheartened, pray, as the Apostle says (cf. James 5:13). Pray with fear, trembling, effort, with inner watchfulness and...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jul 20, 20152 min read
The Kingdom of Heaven Suffers Violence
In the eleventh chapter of the Holy Gospel According to St. Matthew we not only read where Jesus confirms for John the Baptist that He is...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jul 14, 20152 min read
“Who do you say that I am?”
There is only one question in all of human history that every single person has to answer: “But who do you say that I am?” No matter who...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jul 8, 20153 min read
Have We Forgotten How to Worship God?
With all of the fervent discussion in recent years about the veracity of certain theological movements, the connections between prayer...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jul 3, 20154 min read
God Wants Us to Become Like Angels
Holiness is not merely faith, it is not merely virtuous behavior, it is not merely serving others, and it is not merely acts of piety. ...
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