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HOLY SILENCE
Reflections on a Journey into God
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Eastern Christian Contemplation and the
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Fr. Thomas Colyandro
May 13, 20191 min read
Fear Can Accompany Awakening
"It is remarkable that this grace-given awakening is always accompanied by a startling and by some kind of fright. This startling and...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Mar 13, 20191 min read
Weep for Your Hatred
Do not disturb our ignorance. Do not distrust our lies. You are not like us. We are not like you. Be gone on your own. Or we will send...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Mar 11, 20191 min read
We Have Chosen Disunity
You prayed, O Lord. "I ask not only on behalf of these, but also on behalf of those who will believe in me through their word, that they...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Feb 19, 20191 min read
Fix Your Gaze
Thieves, one and all. Repentant? Unrepentant? I choose to fix my gaze. The cross is steady while the world is turning. Stat crux dum...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Feb 14, 20191 min read
Where, O Lord?
Where will they find you, O Lord? With their money? By their status? Through their opinions? In their power? The illusiveness of life....
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Feb 9, 20191 min read
Why, O Lord?
Why, O Lord, do they turn from you? Their eyes shut. Their ears closed. Their mouths clamoring. Teach us to be better examples. Command...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jan 30, 20191 min read
Do this...
Meditate on the Most Holy Trinity every day. Sleep, eat, and exercise well. Study Sacred Scripture and the writings of the spiritual...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jan 25, 20193 min read
A Ladder Rising Wondrously to Heaven
"The first step is that of purest prayer. From this there comes a warmth of heart, And then a strange, a holy energy, Then tears wrung...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Nov 26, 20181 min read
Offer Yourself Totally or Forfeit Christ
"...if we offer anything in place of ourselves it is rejected. If we look around in search of a ram to offer instead of the self, we...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Nov 23, 20181 min read
Apostles Inherited Everything of Christ
"The Apostles inherited the entire life of Christ, and were eyewitnesses and partakers of His works and acts. They inherited the lengthy...
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