Praying is a Desire to be Close to God
Praying is a desire for intimacy with God. It is the pursuit of deep union. Praying is a yearning to be in God. It is a loving request...
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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
Sep 21, 20181 min read
Nativity of the Mother of God
Meditate on and celebrate the birth of Mary. For she is the person who, in saying "yes", showed us what it means to give our entire body,...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jun 5, 20181 min read
Holy Fire and You
Pentecost is, among other things, a time when we are reminded of the presence of the Holy Spirit. It came upon the apostles as Holy Fire...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Feb 8, 20181 min read
Of Deserts and Desertion
Footprints. They ask and tell all. "In the morning, while it was still very dark, he got up and went out to a deserted place, and there...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Aug 11, 20162 min read
When Discernment Gets Confusing
Today, we hear from a lot of supposed spiritual experts who tell you that you need to take charge of your life. They use catch words like...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Aug 9, 20162 min read
You Are Not Alone
No matter what is going on in your life right now, chances are that you have gone through a period of time when you felt like the entire...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Aug 5, 20161 min read
Prayer is Our Everything
Prayer is our touch. Prayer is our site. Prayer is our hearing. Prayer is our smelling. Prayer is our tasting. Prayer is our breathing....
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Oct 27, 20151 min read
Meditating on the Feast of St. Claudia Procles (Pontius Pilate's Wife)
The Orthodox Church celebrates the feast of St. Claudia Procles of Judea, who was Pontius Pilate's wife. We know of her only from the...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Oct 18, 20151 min read
Meditating on the Feast of the Holy, Glorious, Apostle and Evangelist Luke (Founder of Iconography)
The holy, glorious and all-laudable Apostle and Evangelist Luke is the author of the Gospel of Luke, the companion of the Apostle Paul...
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