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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
Oct 30, 20191 min read
Pray Deeply and God Will Dwell in You
We must work to pray and to remember Christ so deeply in our hearts and minds that we experience Him dwelling in us, literally. This...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Aug 30, 20191 min read
Contemplation in St. Gregory Palamas
Creation is a good, which God gave to us out of pure love. But that doesn't mean everything we create is as equally true and beautiful....
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jan 7, 20191 min read
Remove Your Filters
In our modern age, it is quite fashionable to interpret Christ, the sacraments and every bit of prayer through our individual...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Dec 10, 20181 min read
Humility is Everything
Humility is the only way that we grow in union with God. #humility #theosis #ContemplativePrayer
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Sep 11, 20182 min read
Where Have All the Prayers Gone?
In the hours and days that passed after the horror of the attacks on September 11, 2001, when the shock began to wear off and the fear...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Aug 17, 20182 min read
God's Wisdom, Secret and Hidden
When you've been in prayer for a long while, especially if it lasts for days and days, the world can seem peculiar. That's not...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jun 29, 20171 min read
Wasting Precious Time
Do not waste time my loved ones. Do not let the world lull you into a sense of complacency. Do not let the evil one trick you into...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jun 26, 20171 min read
Uncomplicated Lives
For all the talk about the question of what Sacred Scripture says or does not say about being rich (or privileged or educated) and poor...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jun 16, 20171 min read
True Faith Eliminates Anxiety
If we truly believe in God. If we truly believe God is the author of all things (without sinking into a belief in predestination). If we...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jun 14, 20172 min read
Lust for Control Blinds Us to God's Will
Modern culture breeds in us an insatiable quest to control every aspect of our own lives and a rabid lust for any type of mastery over...
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