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Fr. Thomas Colyandro
7 days ago1 min read
Your Warmth Will Carry Me
We whisper before I sleep And embrace as I awake. We walk hand in hand along the wooded paths And sip the cool breezes bathed in the sun....
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Dec 31, 20241 min read
Life is too Cheap: Come, Be Healed, and Filled with Hope! (Homily)
In this homily from 29 December 2024, Fr. Thomas compares the biblical account of Herod's slaughter of the 14,000 innocent children in...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Dec 29, 20241 min read
Remember the Unknown Martyrs
On December 29, the Church commemorates the unknown martyrs. This day of remembrance is focused on those who died for the sake of Christ...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Dec 27, 20242 min read
Embrace the Sacrificial Journey to Eternal Life
Christ is Born! Glorify Him! "The Journey of the Magi" By TS Eliot A cold coming we had of it, Just the worst time of the year For a...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Dec 24, 20242 min read
It's Time for a New Tradition
Let us pray for one another! Now is the time to reorient ourselves to the serious task of intercessory prayer. Nativity, Theophany, and...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Dec 15, 20241 min read
No More Excuses (Homily)
In this homily, Fr. Thomas speaks about the great banquet from Luke 14:16-24 in which we are reminded that Jesus invites us to be with...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Dec 5, 20242 min read
The Sand of Kairos
There was an hourglass Filled with two kinds of sand The first was named Chronos. The second, Kairos. When I came into the world I...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Nov 28, 20242 min read
A Hill to Die (and Rise) On
Catherine, my Catherine! You waited until the exact moment To call me forth to that Place of death and Life Upon which crucifixions and...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Nov 8, 20242 min read
Commanders of God’s Armies
You leaders of the bodiless powers ... you divine ministers ...you guardians ...you protectors of mankind ...we humbly ask you to...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Oct 28, 20241 min read
Protect Us
Place us under the protection of your veil Theotokos Like all those caves, grottos, and underground churches Which heard all the prayers...
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