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Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jul 28, 20241 min read
Demons Prefer Swine, Fight them with Faith, Sacraments, Prayer (Homily)
On this Sunday, when the two demoniacs recognized Jesus and the Gergesenes asked Him to leave their city because they were afraid, we are...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jul 20, 20241 min read
Beware of the Priests of Baal
Beware of those kinds of priests. The ones who really worship Baal While they pretend to serve Christ. They wear their cassocks Swing...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Mar 5, 20231 min read
Icons: Diaries of Divine Direction
Icons tell more than a story. They explain the faith As brought to us by God Who came in the flesh Himself. They illustrate the love of...


Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Nov 13, 20221 min read
Homily: The Rich Man, the Golden Calf, and the Crucified Christ
Reflecting on the Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus, Fr. Thomas reminds us of the centrality of repentance and sacrifice in the...


Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Oct 30, 20221 min read
Homily: Ourselves and the World... or Christ and His Church?
In this brief yet wide-ranging homily, Fr. Thomas urges us to avoid the passionate distractions of our modern world. For salvation is not...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Apr 9, 20224 min read
The Agony of Holiness
Holiness for humans is based in our love for God and our determination to do everything we can to draw ever closer to Him who loves us...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Mar 5, 20222 min read
The Mystical in the World
As I continually read, watch, and listen to the multitudinous stories of the atrocities committed against Christians around the world...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jan 31, 20223 min read
How Generous is God?
God is generous beyond our imagination: not only in the sense of creating the universe, giving us life, and offering us the gift of...


Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Dec 15, 20211 min read
Talk: Fear, Faith, & Hope in the Nativity
If you're feeling exhausted, anxious, fearful, or tired this Christmas season, remember that Jesus, his mother, Joseph, and even the...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Dec 7, 20212 min read
Death, Faith, and Pure Light
God – the eternal light – is both the source and the summit of all existence. This is not only the key to understanding the meaning of...

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