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HOLY SILENCE
Reflections on a Journey into God
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Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Nov 20, 20191 min read
Be Watchful While the World is Blind
Where your eyes are focused, your mind is trained to see; and surely your heart is fixed to follow. What do you look at every day? Your...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Oct 25, 20191 min read
Don't Let Pain Take a Permanent Hold
Sadness, difficulty, anger, and fear seem to be a part of life. But from where do these arise? Setting aside illness and death for the...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Oct 23, 20191 min read
I Beg You, Lord, Do Not Be Far From Me
"...I am a worm, and not human; scorned by others, and despised by the people. All who see me mock at me; they make mouths at me, they...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Oct 21, 20191 min read
Remember Death or Die Spiritually
"Our mind is so darkened by the fall that unless we force ourselves to remember death we can completely forget about it. When we forget...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Sep 12, 20191 min read
Spiritual Thieves
"Just as thieves do not lightly attack a place where they see royal weapons prepared against them, so he who has grafted prayer into his...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Aug 8, 20191 min read
All of Us are Weak, Don't Lose Heart
Do not lose heart dear ones, we are all weak! If we seek comfort and courage in the Lord and in each other, we can work through the...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Aug 7, 20191 min read
We All Grow Cold, Don't Give Up
Below 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 Colyandro
Jul 17, 20192 min read
A Prayer for Change
We have a tendency to shy away from prayer when we feel bad about ourselves. Sometimes we think we can't talk to God or ask Mary and the...
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
Jul 1, 20191 min read
Divine and Human
Frequently in our time, we hear the refrain: "I am spiritual, but not religious." As confounding as that is - for the simple reason that...
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