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Holy Spirit Mondays: Saying 'Yes'
Each week I send a short reflection to help you deepen your relationship with the Holy Spirit. If you have a question or a prayer request, please reach out here . Read: “And the angel said to her, 'The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy, the Son of God'" (Luke 1:35). Ponder: The actual fact of an Archangel visiting a person is, in and of itself, worthy of great study and deep m

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Dec 22, 20252 min read


Holy Spirit Mondays: A Shock at Christmas
Each week I send a short reflection to help you deepen your relationship with the Holy Spirit. If you have a question or a prayer request, please reach out here . Read: "Because Joseph her husband was faithful to the law and yet did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly. But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, 'Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, be

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Dec 15, 20252 min read


Holy Spirit Mondays: Giver of Life
Each week I send a short email to help you deepen your relationship with the Holy Spirit. If you have a question or a prayer request, please reach out here . Read : "It is the spirit that gives life, the flesh is of no avail; the words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life." (John 6:63). Ponder: In John 6:56, Jesus declared that "He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood abides in me, and I in him." Some of the disciples, like many people today, either did not understa

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Nov 10, 20251 min read


Life is a Pilgrimage to God (Homily)
Commemorating the building of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Sept 13) - which people visit to pay homage where Jesus was crucified and buried - reminds all of us to think of life itself as a pilgrimage to God. What does this mean? While life is filled with many responsibilities, our greatest focus each day should always be paid to our journey with God who creates, redeems, and sanctifies us.

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Sep 14, 20251 min read


Intercede for me St. Leoluca
You who prayed without ceasing, healed the sick, and guided the lost towards the path of salvation, I beg of you to intercede for me...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Mar 1, 20251 min read


Celebrate! And Learn a Simple, New Prayer
Today is the Feast of Theophany (January 6) when, at the baptism of Christ in the Jordan, the Holy Trinity appeared clearly to humanity. Think about it like this: the Father's voice is heard from Heaven, the Son of God is incarnate, and the Holy Spirit descends on Him in the form of a dove (cf. Matthew 3:16-17). As you ponder this glorious event that takes place simultaneously in history and eternity, take the time to learn this simple, new prayer that the Holy Spirit reveals

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jan 6, 20251 min read


What Do You Ask of Me?
God loves. And creates us. Christ came in the flesh. And Transfigured before our eyes. He trampled down death. And ascended too. Hence came the Spirit. Moses said yes. Elijah too. So did Joachim and Anna. And don't forget about Elizabeth and Zacharias. Then there was Mary. Her yes was one for the ages. Joseph agreed. And the shepherds were in awe. The Magi went on a journey and discovered the Savior. What about you and me? We have to choose too. Is it a, yes? A, no? Or a "Som

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Dec 25, 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 their censers and Lead the services While they look with scorn At the people who light their candles And close their eyes to pray and prepare. You know that you know them. They laugh loudly in the enjoyment of the pain they inflict. And feast on the manipulations of Jezebel. They drink from the cup of Baal's blood And tear at the cornerstone of

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jul 20, 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 Elijah. You who witnessed the Transfigured Christ and Sheltered the Apostles, Who could not bear His light. I wail for our people. These children of Abraham Who suffer and hate.... As much as they love and celebrate. How do I know? I see it. I hear it. I live it. I will not forget that birthday When I set my eyes on you. After 3 days A tomb

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jan 7, 20241 min read


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 shines with a single indescribable radiance from one nature in three persons. "Let us lift up the eyes of our understanding to the Word who now sits, with His body, above the vaults of heaven. And He who sits in divine splendour on the right hand of majesty, utters these words to us as if from afar, 'If anyone wants to stand in the presence of th

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Aug 7, 20231 min read
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