Fr. Thomas ColyandroMay 131 minFading from the LightThe sun is setting in your eyes I can see it on your face. Your head is bowed And your back low. The brightness of your Illumination Is...
Fr. Thomas ColyandroMar 91 minSpine-Chilling MysteryHow can this be? Pouring Your love into my heart? Filling my mind with Your knowledge? How can You want me before you in prayer? Such a...
Fr. Thomas ColyandroDec 12, 20211 minDriftingDrifting can be floating free, at ease, falling asleep, And dreamy, too. Drifting can be wandering afar, listless, and confused. It can...
Fr. Thomas ColyandroNov 13, 20211 minSuffer the Middle Thing You are the Alpha and the Omega. I trust you are behind me I trust you are ahead of me. It's this middle thing We call life That I don't...
Fr. Thomas ColyandroOct 29, 20211 minSound Familiar?Society screams And people demand. I search for words And nothing is heard. But why try? There was a Word Filled with light. Given in...
Fr. Thomas ColyandroOct 23, 20211 minPaths of Dark and LightWhy do I take the man-made paths Twisted and turning With fits and stops along the way? Overgrown with brambles Created by a mind Built...
Fr. Thomas ColyandroJun 30, 20211 minHeal Me, O SilenceI try to understand How it is That You are So near to me? I want to know why? I want to know how? But why do I want to know? Is it so...
Fr. Thomas ColyandroJun 3, 20211 minThe Divine RefugeIt is getting late and My head hangs low. It is darker now and My tears begin to flow. It is desperate all round so My hands grasp...
Fr. Thomas ColyandroMay 23, 20211 minThe Inexhaustible CupWith head bowed, Back bent, and tired feet, I crawl to you on hands and knees. With eyes swollen, Parched mouth, and Prayer rope in hand,...
Fr. Thomas ColyandroMay 8, 20211 minThe Life-Giving SpringMary, Most Holy, and Mother of my God. My model, My refuge, and My love. I seek, and With humility, I ask To approach your Life-Giving...
Fr. Thomas ColyandroApr 23, 20211 minLiving or Dying Water?Empty and loveless is the world founded by man, Built for his own edification. Angry and hopeless is the world fueled by man, Possessed...
Fr. Thomas ColyandroApr 16, 20211 minWatching for the CloudSeeing darkness, I watch the clouds build on the horizon. Assuming rain, I wait for the clouds to whip up the sea and the sand. What...
Fr. Thomas ColyandroMar 29, 20211 minGazing Upon Still WatersWhen I gaze upon the still waters, I feel the breeze of your loving insistence. When I gaze upon the still waters, I hear the calm from...
Fr. Thomas ColyandroMar 13, 20211 minThe Water's EdgeI walk along the water’s edge, Aware that I live in liminal spaces. One foot seemingly on solid ground, Relying on what’s familiar....
Fr. Thomas ColyandroJul 6, 20204 minTurn and Live"1. Blessed Abba Paul the Simple, the disciple of Abba Anthony, told the Fathers that which follows: "One day he went to a monastery to...
Fr. Thomas ColyandroApr 4, 20203 minDescending Deep in the Heart"I am descending deep into my heart, to see who is dwelling in it besides me and You, O Eternal God. "And I am filled with fear as I find...
Fr. Thomas ColyandroFeb 27, 20201 minFeeling VulnerableThere can be any number of reasons that we feel susceptible to emotional harm. Whether we recall experiences of the past that have taught...
Fr. Thomas ColyandroFeb 26, 20201 minFace the Difficult TasksDo not be afraid to do what is difficult in order to get on the path of completing the will of God. If you avoid those tasks, you will...
Fr. Thomas ColyandroJan 14, 20202 minHoly Spirit Heals and IlluminatesSt. Basil the Great (329-379), one of the Early Church Fathers who lived in the Cappadocian Region (which today is central Turkey),...