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 ColyandroJan 41 minThe Spiritually Dead Cacophonous and Thunderous, O World of Mine Rending and Reaping with your Screeching and Shrieking, Tending to the Flocks of your Dead...
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 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 ColyandroJul 15, 20211 minThis Life I Give to YouWith 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 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 19, 20211 minFire and Water that BreathesYou fill me With Divine Love You surround me With Divine Fire You sustain me With Divine Waters You lead me With Divine Light I am not...
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 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 23, 20211 minPraying in the RainHead bowed And hair soaked, My fingers grasp The woolen rope on my hand. Ebb of sin Flow of prayer, My mind in heart The knots move my...
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 ColyandroJan 7, 20211 minDawn of the Light of Knowledge"Your birth, O Christ our God, dawned the light of knowledge upon the earth. For by Your birth those who adored stars were taught by a...
Fr. Thomas ColyandroAug 28, 20201 minMary's Dormition, Death to SelfMary, the Mother of God, the Most Holy Theotokos, died to herself at a very early age in order to serve God. Have you ever thought about...
Fr. Thomas ColyandroAug 25, 20201 minPeace RequiredIn order for a person to serve others authentically, they must first be at peace with God and themselves. An icon of Moses at the Burning...
Fr. Thomas ColyandroJul 25, 20201 minGod is With YouPandemics, protests, storms, and stress, no matter what you are personally facing right now, please know in your heart that God is with...