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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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On Bloody Trees and Bright Resurrections
I fixated on the many shades set against The yellow, late afternoon sun as I was staring out the window. I hadn't planned to be there,...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
20 hours ago1 min read

Ferocious Desolation
Mountains call me Deserts too And don't forget about the oceans It's their clarity, I suppose Rock Sand Water Reaching upward and outward...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Feb 151 min read

Broken Angel
You gave me my wings before I was born And now they have seen a lot of life Broken as they are I ask and I cry - Restore my wings With...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Feb 21 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
Jan 261 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 31, 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 29, 20241 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 27, 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 24, 20242 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 15, 20241 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
Dec 5, 20242 min read

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