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Fr. Thomas Colyandro
May 21, 20241 min read
Give me Strength to Carry Your Love to Others
My Lord and my God I wake up each day Praising You Loving You Asking forgiveness from You. Today, as every other day before and after, I...


Fr. Thomas Colyandro
May 12, 20241 min read
Accused 2,000 Times
Oh Thomas, my Thomas! We've accused you almost 2,000 times (Each year since our Lord Ascended) Of having no faith Of having no courage....

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
May 3, 20241 min read
Surround us with Your Holy Angels
"The One, Who at all times, and at every hour, both in Heaven and earth, is worshipped, and glorified, O Christ, our God, long-suffering,...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Apr 22, 20241 min read
One Wave at a Time
Beginning a new phase of life, Especially if the old one was filled with strife, Takes a new approach. We just can't keep doing the same...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Mar 16, 20242 min read
An Elegy to My Father
I was 26 when you died and Today marks 26 years since. It's surreal. Almost unbelievable. Half my life with you and half my life without...


Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Feb 20, 20241 min read
Without the Holy Spirit
"Without the Holy Spirit: God is far away, Christ stays in the past, the Gospel is a dead letter, the Church is simply an organization,...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jan 1, 20241 min read
When the Clock Strikes 12
A lot of life is lived between 11:59 on December 31 and 12:01 on January 1. An entire year is burned in effigy. Another holds every hope...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Aug 22, 20231 min read
Disappointing People
I am human. I sin. I disappoint people. And I hate that reality. I am human. I live. I fail me. And I hate that reality. I am human. I...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Aug 15, 20231 min read
She Who is Constant in Prayer
Oh, how the Apostles must have cried! When she, whose soul magnified the Lord, tasted death. Oh, how the Apostles must have been stunned!...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Apr 14, 20231 min read
Forgiven Like Peter
No doubt you had doubts Dear Fisherman and Apostle Peter. It is clear you had fear When accused by crowds, Leader of Twelve. You could...

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