Eastern Christian Meditation

Fr. Thomas Colyandro

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

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

Christ was Transfigured, We are Illumined!

"...let us make our way towards the radiance of the light of grace, that we may acknowledge and venerate the threefold Godhead, who...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro

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

Christ is Risen!

Truly, He is Risen! This photo of the fresco of the Resurrection (Anastasis) was sourced on April 16, 2023, from the Church of Chora...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro

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...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro

Loved Like Lazarus

When you were ill, Lazarus, Jesus said it would not end you. He transformed your misery, So the Glory of God could be revealed. Pray that...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro

To Love and Be Loved

To love and be loved is The greatest gift In Heaven and on Earth. It's like this... Looking at someone Looking at you with Eyes that see...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro

Transverse the Divide

While we await Our eternal return To fully live in God, It is our job and our joy to commune with Him By entering into the divine...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro

The Necessary Infinitude of Contemplation

Humans have a capacity for understanding, and living, within the infinitude of God now and into eternity. It is a fact and a desire deep...

HOLY SILENCE