Resting in His Arms
Take a deep breath and look around you. Your personal world is hectic, isn't it? The larger world is chaotic too. Right? Quiet vocal...
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HOLY SILENCE
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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
Sep 2, 20153 min read
Asceticism: The Inner Mission of the Church
In a clear and compelling way, Matthew records Christ's command that we pick up our cross as He did and follow Him on a path that leads...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jun 5, 20153 min read
What Kind of Person are You? The Threefold Classification of St. Paul
If someone asked – what kind of person are you – what would you respond? Would you say you are law-abiding and hard-working? Would you...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
May 5, 20153 min read
Silence in Sacred Scripture
Sacred Scripture is imbued with examples of how and why silence and stillness are important. Of the many that can be found in the Old...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
May 5, 20154 min read
Hesychasm: Silence and Stillness as Way of Life
Hesychasm encourages the use of the Jesus Prayer in combination with a series of physical and mental techniques to silence the mind and...
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