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Intercede for Me Holy Apostle Thomas
My Dearest Thomas, You followed Christ You disregarded the world You hid His teachings in your inner room. You were illumined by the...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Oct 6, 20241 min read


The Dormition Feast is about Hope (Homily)
The Dormition of the Theotokos is one of the Great Feasts of the Church, which commemorates the death, resurrection, and glorification of...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Aug 15, 20241 min read


Don't Be Paralyzed, Pursue the Will of God with Passion (Homily)
Jesus shows the way to forgiveness and healing. As He brought up the paralytic from his bed, He chastised the scribes for lacking faith....
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Aug 4, 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 28, 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
Jul 20, 20241 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
Mar 5, 20231 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
Nov 13, 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
Oct 30, 20221 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
Apr 9, 20224 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
Mar 5, 20222 min read

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