Praying

Fr. Thomas Colyandro

Filled with the Holy Spirit!

This prayer to the Holy Spirit was written by St. Symeon the New Theologian (949–1022) who saw the Spirit before him. "Come, true light...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro

Loved Like Lazarus

When you were ill, Lazarus, Jesus said it would not end you. He transformed your misery, So the Glory of God could be revealed. Pray that...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro

Transverse the Divide

While we await Our eternal return To fully live in God, It is our job and our joy to commune with Him By entering into the divine...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro

The Necessary Infinitude of Contemplation

Humans have a capacity for understanding, and living, within the infinitude of God now and into eternity. It is a fact and a desire deep...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro

Tabernacle

A stone door opens Light fades to darkness The space is filled Veils abound. Silence deafens Heads are bent Knees weaken A Body is still....

Fr. Thomas Colyandro

Icons: Diaries of Divine Direction

Icons tell more than a story. They explain the faith As brought to us by God Who came in the flesh Himself. They illustrate the love of...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro

Failures and Fire

I digress, I admit, Too often. It is a failure, My failure, To recognize the limits Of my steadfastness. My heart remains fixed on You....

Fr. Thomas Colyandro

Release Their Pain

With eyes closed, Hands clasped, and On bended knee It rushes over me... The pain of others Reaching out For love and Forgiveness. How am...

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

Thousands and Millions

Seeking heaven, the Sun the Moon the Clouds, and the Rain. Searching earth, the Mountains, the Oceans, the Desert, and the Ice. Seeing...

HOLY SILENCE