Fr. Thomas ColyandroSep 20, 20191 min readMary's Birth Allowed Freedom"By Your Nativity, O Most Pure Virgin, Joachim and Anna are freed from barrenness; Adam and Eve, from the corruption of death. And we,...
Fr. Thomas ColyandroAug 7, 20191 min readWe All Grow Cold, Don't Give UpBelow is a reflection that will help you consider the current state of your spiritual life. All of us drift from God, focusing on our...
Fr. Thomas ColyandroJul 24, 20192 min readPray for Your Own Blessed DeathOur modern culture seems to have an obsession with the macabre, but a serious aversion to understanding the dynamic link between life and...
Fr. Thomas ColyandroJun 24, 20194 min readThird Kneeling Prayer of PentecostThis is a vocal prayer read in the context of Vespers at Pentecost in anticipation of the Feast of the Most Holy Trinity. Along with the...
Fr. Thomas ColyandroJun 22, 20192 min readAddition to the Second Kneeling PrayerThis 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 ColyandroApr 17, 20191 min readAre 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...
Fr. Thomas ColyandroMar 27, 20191 min readThirsty, Anxious, and Troubled"He has fallen away from God, who is the fullness of everything. He is empty in himself. The only thing that remains is to spread himself...
Fr. Thomas ColyandroMar 20, 20191 min readCold and Sleepy"The sinner who is to be renewed through repentance is often described in the Word of God as being submerged in a deep sleep. The...