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 ColyandroJul 17, 20192 min readA Prayer for ChangeWe 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 ColyandroJul 15, 20192 min readAsk for Mary's ProtectionThere are parts of Christianity, which tend to diminish - if not completely deny - the role of the Mother of God in the salvation of the...
Fr. Thomas ColyandroDec 26, 20181 min readFind Your CaveThe Savior was offered a cave in which He was born. This is scandalous, of course, because the child Christ, His Mother Mary, and His...
Fr. Thomas ColyandroDec 24, 20181 min readYour Nativity Shows Us the Kingdom!"Today the Virgin gives birth to the Transcendent One, And the earth offers a cave to the Unapproachable One! Angels with shepherds...
Fr. Thomas ColyandroDec 21, 20181 min readSt. Ambrose, Pray for UsSt. Ambrose, good shepherd of Milan and doctor of the Church, please pray for us so we have the courage to defend the Most Holy Trinity,...
Fr. Thomas ColyandroDec 17, 20181 min readStrangers to the Word of Life"The Virgin's gift to us of 'the Word of God' was different from that of the prophets, and the relationship that was formed and endured...
Fr. Thomas ColyandroDec 14, 20181 min readEmbody Christ, Don't Merely TeachThere is a great difference between teaching about Christ and embodying Him. This is the difference between Mary and the rest of us. She...
Fr. Thomas ColyandroDec 7, 20181 min readLet Your Heart Beat for God Alone"According to this covenant that she took upon herself, she became, as far as she herself was concerned, committed to virginity, and as...
Fr. Thomas ColyandroDec 5, 20181 min readCommit TotallyMary "gave herself to God as His handmaid, or slave, in the sense that she committed herself totally to Him, body, soul, and spirit. By...