Vocal Prayer

Fr. Thomas Colyandro

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....

Fr. Thomas Colyandro

Breathe the Breath of God

Ways shallow that Weigh down. Panes clouded that Pain all around. Minds confused and Mines that are fused. Traps that are lain and Slaps...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro

Fading from the Light

The 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 Colyandro

Drifting

Drifting can be floating free, at ease, falling asleep, And dreamy, too. Drifting can be wandering afar, listless, and confused. It can...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro

Suffer 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 Colyandro

Paths of Dark and Light

Why 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 Colyandro

This Life I Give to You

With the rising of the sun, You stretch my soul and breathe into my lungs. In the still heat of the noonday, You close my eyes and...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro

Heal Me, O Silence

I 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 Colyandro

Ascending

When in the morning A light breeze awakens my mind, I remember You walked the earth. When in the afternoon A hot gust shutters my senses,...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro

The Divine Refuge

It 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...

HOLY SILENCE