Fr. Thomas ColyandroOct 22, 20191 min readRepent and Acquire a Haven of Peace"Do not fritter away the time given you for repentance. Do not rivet your eyes to the earth on which you are a momentary actor, on which...
Fr. Thomas ColyandroOct 18, 20191 min readHelp Others, Die to Your Old SelfTo truly help others - to intercede for them - one must love. To truly love - to sacrifice for them - one must know God. To know God - to...
Fr. Thomas ColyandroSep 2, 20191 min readLess of the World, More of GodHave 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 ColyandroJul 8, 20191 min readWhy 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 ColyandroJul 5, 20191 min readWith Prayer, We ReceiveSpiritual 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 ColyandroJun 25, 20194 min readAddition to the Third Kneeling PrayerThis is a vocal prayer, which is added in after the reading of the Third Kneeling Prayer on Pentecost. It, too, gives us some passages on...
Fr. Thomas ColyandroJun 10, 20192 min readGod Breaks the Bondage of the World"This world - with its ideas, principles, rules, and in general, with all its order, which has been elevated to the status of an...
Fr. Thomas ColyandroMay 17, 20191 min readAre you preparing yourself?The days and weeks after Pascha (Easter) are ripe with opportunity to open yourself to God in a new and more complete way. Look to the...
Fr. Thomas ColyandroMay 15, 20191 min readAwakening Can Come in Two WaysGod will sometimes grant a person external manifestations of the Divine Order, which are quite often visions that are revealed while...
Fr. Thomas ColyandroMay 3, 20191 min readA 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...