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HOLY SILENCE
Reflections on a Journey into God
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Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Nov 18, 20191 min read
Noise of the World Deafens Us to God
Are you trying to listen to God? Are you sad or angry that it seems like He doesn't respond to you? Maybe you're not able to hear Him...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Nov 8, 20191 min read
Preserving the Inner Life When You're Exhausted
All of us get tired and frustrated. It is in those moments of fatigue that we resort to our sins, losing our zeal for God and the desire...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Sep 2, 20191 min read
Less of the World, More of God
Have you started working on letting go of those things, which the world imprints on you? Those things, which are not of God? Examine your...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jul 8, 20191 min read
Why is Praying So Hard?
Mainly because we run from God. At one level, we're comfortable in our delusions and we don't want to disavow ourselves of them. At...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jul 5, 20191 min read
With Prayer, We Receive
Spiritual gifts are freely available to us all. But we must be spiritual in order to receive them. What does that mean? Prayer is the...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
May 3, 20191 min read
A Self-Made Life is Not Christian
"The true Christian life is the grace-given life. Self-made life - however beautiful in appearance it may be and to whatever outward...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Apr 24, 20191 min read
Help Us to Put Away the Old Self
We pray, Most Holy Trinity, that you help us to die to our old self. Help us to escape from desperation, desolation, dysfunction, sin,...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Mar 6, 20191 min read
Enlighten, Guide and Teach Me
The Great Canon of St. Andrew, Bishop of Crete, is a long hymn used over the first few days of Great Lent. St. Andrew himself composed...
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...
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