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HOLY SILENCE
Reflections on a Journey into God
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Eastern Christian Contemplation and the
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Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Nov 10, 20181 min read
Unfamiliar Doors
You step up. Your heart quickens. You stare. You fold your hand into a peaceful fist. You lift your newly heavy arm. Your knuckles meet...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Nov 5, 20181 min read
The Tempest of Travel
Traveling can be joyful at this time of year. Airports are filled with festive decorations, trios play smooth jazz, travelers are...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Oct 8, 20181 min read
The Bitter Scroll
Giving your life to God is simple but it is not easy. It is filled with life, but requires death (you must spiritually die to yourself...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Oct 1, 20181 min read
Happiness is a Changeling
Human happiness is a fluid reality when it is based on the flittering fairies of cultural expectation and personal desire. But happiness...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Sep 27, 20181 min read
The Scandal of the Cross
There are those today who preach a version of Christianity that abrogates the cross with codicils and bromides. Drawing from the well of...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Sep 1, 20182 min read
Everything Has Its Time
The end of summer and the beginning of fall. Changes in the weather and a new school year. Stricter focus at work and a preparation for...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Aug 17, 20182 min read
God's Wisdom, Secret and Hidden
When you've been in prayer for a long while, especially if it lasts for days and days, the world can seem peculiar. That's not...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Aug 26, 20152 min read
An Instruction on Spiritual Leadership in Sacred Scripture
The primary purpose of 1 and 2 Timothy, as well as Titus, is to instruct bishops, priests, and deacons how to live. The teaching is...
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...
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