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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
Feb 20, 20191 min read
False Dichotomies
Constantly in church. Bickering committees. Avoiding church. Pursuing hobbies. Where is the want to commune with God? Spiritual but not...
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
Aug 22, 20182 min read
When the Church Disappoints
Why do some priests turn their back on God? Why do they ignore the flocks they were given to tend? Why do they hurt people? Why do...
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
Aug 1, 20182 min read
Discern, Discern, Discern
If you've ever experienced a quiet moment under a tree, alone in a taxi cab sitting in bumper-to-bumper traffic, or simply staring out of...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Feb 4, 20181 min read
Two Rocks or One?
When tears and blood landed like seeds in the sandy soil at the foot of an olive tree those many nights ago, humanity could not conceive...
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
Feb 24, 20171 min read
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...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jul 15, 20153 min read
To Forsake All Things is to Journey as the Wise Men
Our world is not too different than the world of the first century. Then, as now, people agonized over the powerful forces impacting...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jul 14, 20152 min read
“Who do you say that I am?”
There is only one question in all of human history that every single person has to answer: “But who do you say that I am?” No matter who...
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