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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 and Death at the Water's Edge
I live at the end of the road Literally. I live at the far end of an island Where the land gives way to water And that water stretches far and wide. First through a gulf Then to a sea Onward into an ocean. Every day I watch that water Lap at the sand, Break onto the rocks, and Rush over my feet I think a lot about where those waters come from And where they're going. They make me think of my own origins, My comings, my goings, and my destiny too. In that ebb and flow I hear a

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Oct 29, 20251 min read


Holy Spirit Mondays: Fire and Forgiveness
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 : "O radiant children of the Church, receive the fiery dew of the Spirit, the cleansing of sins which brings deliverance; for now from Sion has the law gone forth: the grace of the Spirit in tongues of fire" ( Canon to the Divine, Worshipful & All-Holy Spirit, the Paraclete , St. Maximos the Greek, Ode 5, Irmos). Po

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Oct 27, 20252 min read


Slaughterhouse Century
1,200,000,000 abortions globally since 1980 200,000,000 war dead since 1915 3,000,000 drug deaths per year 700,000 suicides per year. We...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Oct 11, 20251 min read


The Death Machine
We built it and We've been so proud of it. The machine, I mean. The efficient, soul-crushing Machine that has become our life. And no, I'm not talking about the Incessant whine about the marginalized or the Aggressive inanities of any number of Theories espoused, processes employed, and Practices pursued. I'm talking about a culture of noise, of Constant activity, and the Superficial distractions that led to a Deep spiritual disconnection and the Deliberate denial of the Divi

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Sep 12, 20251 min read


Holy Spirit Gives Life, Grace, and Glory
"In the Holy Spirit is all the wealth of glory. From Him issue grace and life to all creation. And He is extolled with the Father and the...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jun 7, 20251 min read


Wings of Intense Love
"Blessed is the life of those who dwell in the desert, as they mount up with wings of the intense love of God." - Anavathmoi: Antiphon 1....

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Apr 28, 20251 min read


Elusive Peace
Sweet, succulent peace. We want you. We desire you. We yearn for you. Savory, satisfying peace. We hunger for you. We thirst for you. We even crave you. But do we know you? Can we find you? How do you work? Safety Stability Consistency Care Kindness Calm Simplicity Generosity Quietude We pray for you. We hope for you. We have faith in you. Keep us close Show us the way Stay with us forever... Magnificent view of ocean beneath light pink sky ยท Free Stock Photo

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Apr 12, 20251 min read


Rain and Eternity
I know of the rain Its droughts and its drenches Its drops and its drizzles. I know of the rain It's soft and it's subtle It's hard and...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Oct 14, 20241 min read
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