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HOLY SILENCE
Reflections on a Journey into God
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Eastern Christian Contemplation and the
Healing Sacraments of the Church
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Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Oct 22, 20191 min read
Repent 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 Colyandro
Sep 14, 20191 min read
Fighting Satan in the Heart
"The most important work that a spiritual wrestler can do, is to enter within the heart, there to fight Satan; to hate and repel the...
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 17, 20191 min read
Silence Before God Breaks Scheming
Planning. Contriving. Scheming. This is what we do. Going before God in silence will break us of these habits. He will help us to know...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Aug 15, 20191 min read
Did You Find Time for Silence Today?
There is no way to spend eternity with God without first desiring to be close to Him now. Ask for forgiveness. Desire in your inner heart...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Aug 15, 20191 min read
Tears and Love
On bended knee, With bowed head, and Drenched with tears, I cry out O Lord For your forgiveness. Remove from me All that is not you. In...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Aug 9, 20192 min read
The Simplest, Most Profound Prayer
The Jesus Prayer is the simplest and most profound vocal prayer. It goes like this: "Lord, Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me a...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jun 22, 20192 min read
Addition to the Second Kneeling Prayer
This is a vocal prayer, which is added in after the reading of the Second Kneeling Prayer on Pentecost. It, too, gives us much to...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jun 21, 20194 min read
Second Kneeling Prayer of Pentecost
This is a vocal prayer read in the context of Vespers at Pentecost in anticipation of the Feast of the Most Holy Trinity. It provides us...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Apr 17, 20191 min read
Are You Dead to Everything Spiritual?
"If one looks at a sinner's inward disposition and outward state then it will be found that sometimes he knows much, but is blind with...
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