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HOLY SILENCE
Reflections on a Journey into God
A Community Committed to
Eastern Christian Contemplation and the
Healing Sacraments of the Church
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Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Dec 19, 20181 min read
St. Nicholas, Pray for Us
St. Nicholas, please pray for us so that we can contemplate the gift of God incarnate. Help us to shun unnecessary activity, resist...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Nov 14, 20181 min read
Meeting the Spirit in Intimate Love
"The Holy Spirit is by nature meek and calm; His voice is never heard and His form never seen except by those that meet with one accord...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Nov 8, 20181 min read
Unexpected People
Sometimes you meet people who immediately impact your life in a positive way. It's not that they've given a material thing to you. It's...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Sep 24, 20181 min read
God Waits for Us
God waits for us to come to Him by seeking a deeper and deeper solitude. There we learn to reside in the desert of sensory deprivation,...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Aug 18, 20182 min read
Silence and the Presence of Holiness
We cannot imagine what it was like for the Apostles to witness, walk, learn, and listen to Jesus in person. The shear presence of His...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jan 29, 20181 min read
Fading Toward Opaque
When sin interrupts our communion with God, it is as if the glass of the mirror we already see through dimly (1 Cor 13:12) fades toward...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jul 2, 20152 min read
Enter God's Illuminated Darkness
To fail to grasp the importance of the 'cloud' or the 'overshadowing' of God in the New Testament not only deprives man of a richer...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jun 19, 20154 min read
'God in the Darkness' in the New Testament
The presence of God in darkness in the New Testament is vitally important to our understanding of our mystical relationship with God....
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
May 22, 20153 min read
The Cloud of the Ascension
The glory and power of God can weigh on us sometimes. But not for the reason you might think. You see: most people assume that because...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
May 8, 20153 min read
Understanding Light and Dark in Sacred Scripture
The light that emanates from the triune God is what draws man into faith, hope, and love. It causes man to know that God exists; it...
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