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Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Oct 19, 20241 min read
You Must Choose
When the night sinks with a rising moon Silence illumines the universe In it is found the flame of the Spirit And all those angels...

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
Apr 19, 20241 min read
Starting Over
Sunrises and sunsets Holidays and Holy Days Births and deaths. Years turn into decades as Life fills with millions of Moments of change....


Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jan 7, 20241 min read
Tears for Tabor
My mountain My mountain My poor, dear mountain, How I weep for you! You who bowed under The feet of Our Lord. You who lifted up Moses and...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jun 6, 20233 min read
Filled with the Holy Spirit!
This prayer to the Holy Spirit was written by St. Symeon the New Theologian (949–1022) who saw the Spirit before him. "Come, true light...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Mar 10, 20231 min read
The Waters that Lie Between Us
An inestimable gulf exists Between what I am And what You made me to be. That is why I stare with longing Across the waters That lie...

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
Feb 14, 20231 min read
Failures and Fire
I digress, I admit, Too often. It is a failure, My failure, To recognize the limits Of my steadfastness. My heart remains fixed on You....

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jan 30, 20231 min read
Release Their Pain
With eyes closed, Hands clasped, and On bended knee It rushes over me... The pain of others Reaching out For love and Forgiveness. How am...


Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jan 25, 20231 min read
Come Close to the Spirit
Inhumanity reigns Everyone, each and all Climbing and scraping Shouting and reacting! These words are tried, And they're never enough....

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