Meditating on the Icon of the Mother of God, Joy of All Who Sorrow
On October 24, the Church commemorates the icon of the Mother of God, Joy of All Who Sorrow (of Moscow). This icon depicts the Theotokos...
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Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Sep 23, 20151 min read
I Am the Good Shepherd
For your understanding and use in prayer: John 10:11-18 "I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. The...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Sep 18, 20152 min read
Sacred Scripture on the Holy Spirit
For your understanding and use in prayer, the following is a partial selection of verses about the Holy Spirit. “But now I go away to him...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Sep 15, 20153 min read
God's Compassion
Compassion for Orthodox Christians –whether you are Russian, Greek, Serbian, or something other -- begins with the very nature of God...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Sep 11, 20153 min read
Why We Can't Ignore Spiritual Activity
"From this it follows that all methods or exercises for kindling and preserving the spirit of zeal can be briefly stated thus: after...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Sep 9, 20152 min read
Learning to Pray Like a Hesychast
To grow in spirituality, we cannot allow the mind and/or the lips to be external from us. Hesychasm means "to keep stillness." Control...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Aug 20, 20155 min read
The Christian Motive for Monasticism
As Archpriest Georges Florovsky explains, Jesus modeled all of the actions and qualities that the earliest monks tried to emulate. In a...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Aug 19, 20155 min read
Objections to Monasticism
In the middle of the fourth century, primarily male Egyptian peasants were leaving their village homes to settle in the desert where they...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Aug 4, 20153 min read
Psalm 50 (51): The Sacrifice Acceptable to God is a Broken Spirit
We are called to union with God and the only way to do this is through silence, stillness, and unceasing prayer. Psalm 50 (51) is a...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jul 26, 20153 min read
Enemies of the Lord and Intercessory Prayer
When we think of intercessory prayer, we normally think of it as praying for someone in dire need, which usually means praying for...
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